This exhibition marks the culmination of Auld Reekie Retold, the largest collections inventory project ever undertaken in the organisation’s history.
Over the past three years, this ambitious project has recorded, catalogued and revealed thousands of items housed in stores and venues across the City. Auld Reekie Retold connects objects in the collection, which has been growing steadily since the 1870’s, with people and places in the city, uncovering new stories from Edinburgh and its residents. Perhaps you’ve seen some of the stories online, or joined one of our digital events; this exhibition will be a chance to see some of the highlight objects uncovered by the team, and also to find out about the behind the scenes work involved in maintaining the collection.
Visitors will see objects they may recognise from their own lives. Other objects are much older, showing the long span of Edinburgh's story. The exhibition also looks at the work of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh behind the scenes to ensure the collections are well looked after.
Bring your own device
Throughout this exhibition there are QR codes to scan with your phone. The QR codes are part of an experiment by Museums & Galleries Edinburgh to share more stories from our collection digitally within exhibitions. Bring a smart phone or tablet with you, and dive deeper into the stories of Edinburgh!
Auld Reekie Retold
