Events

ArtSpace in the City Art Centre

Free Family Activity Space in the Heart of the Gallery

Family Activity Area in Museum of Edinburgh

Free Family Activity Space in the Heart of the Museum

Christmas at the Castle

Museum Collections Centre Store Tour

Take a look behind the scenes

Gallery Tour with artist Rhona Taylor

Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'

‘Maister Cunyeours’ – the sixteenth-century Acheson Goldsmiths of the Burgh of Canongate

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Industry

Mary Queen of Scots- Femme Fatale or a Victim of Circumstance?

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict

Gallery Tour with Artist Susan Mowatt

Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'

Described Tour for our Visually Impaired Visitors

Described Tour to Complement the exhibition ‘Through Line’

Edinburgh: The Birthplace of Printing in Scotland

A National Library of Scotland Partnership Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict

Museum Collections Centre Store Tour

Take a look behind the scenes!

Two Ways of Drawing

Artist’s Talk to accompany the exhibition ‘Through Line’

Making an Impression: Printmaking in Edinburgh

Lecture to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’

In Conversation with Michael Walton, Frances Priest, Rhona Taylor and Charles Poulsen

Artists' In Conversation to accompany the exhibition ‘Through Line’

Line and Leaves - Exploring Plant Forms in Drawing

Adult Creative Workshop to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'

Adventures in Banking: The Scandals and Stories behind the Bank of Scotland’s First Investors.

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Finance

BSL Interpreted Tour of ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’

Tour to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’

Gallery Tour with Artist Lara Scobie

Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'

I’ve an Angel in the Oven: The sublime art of William Wilson

Lecture to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’

Etching in Scotland, 1765 – 1924: Seen through the collection at the National Galleries of Scotland

Lecture to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’

Gallery Tour with Artist Frances Priest

Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'

Pop Art, Pop Fashion: Exploring Contemporary Culture Through Line

Edinburgh College Annual Student Fashion Shows Inspired by 'Pop Life' and 'Through Line'

A different way of working : The prints of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Lecture to Accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’

So, you think you know your National Covenant?

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict

Descriptive Tour for Visually Impaired Visitors of Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Tours Programme

Gallery Tour with Artist Michael Walton

Gallery Tour to accompany the exhibition 'Through Line'

Emerging from the shadows - the Women of Lauriston

A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance

Described Tour for our Visually Impaired Visitors

Described Tour to Complement the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’

Emerging from the shadows - the Women of Lauriston

A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance

BSL Interpreted Tour of Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Tours Programme

BSL Interpreted Tour of Museum of Edinburgh

BSL Tour to Celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas

Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Women of Lauriston

Lauriston Castle Themed Tours

Modroc Mirrors

Lauriston Castle Family Workshops

Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard

Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

Spring Wreaths

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Space Day / Into Infinity and Beyond

Lauriston Castle Family Workshops

Spring Mosaics

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Lauriston before the Reids

Lauriston Castle Themed Tours

The Duke's Visit

A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance

The Duke's Visit

A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance

Edinburgh's New Town

A Digital Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas

Easter Outdoor Fun

Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events

Easter Outdoor Fun

Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events

Easter Day Eggstravaganza!

Lauriston Castle Special Family Events

Easter Outdoor Fun

Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events

Japan Sakura at Lauriston Castle -

Lauriston Castle Family Events (Two day event)

Audacious Women of the Enlightenment

Edinburgh City Walking Tour to Celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas

Wild Food: What to forage in spring

Family Nature Foraging Workshop in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

Thomas Muir and the Martyrs’ Monument on Calton Hill

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas

The Library of the Faculty of Advocates in the Scottish Enlightenment: A Locus for the Exchange of Ideas

A National Library of Scotland Partnership Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas

Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard

Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

The Mezzotint – Storytelling

Lauriston Castle Family Events

Edinburgh and the Act of Union 1707

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas

Paper Daffodils

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Paper Daffodils

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Architecture of Lauriston

Lauriston Castle Themed Tours

The return of visitors from the past

A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance

The return of visitors from the past

A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance

Patterns of Fashion: Exploring pattern in the dress history and textiles collection of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Edinburgh Enlightened Golfers

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure

A welcome to Lauriston Castle Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Thursday 15 May)

Step-free access events at Lauriston Castle

In Conversation with Sara Sheridan and Leslie Hills

An In Conversation to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Ideas

A welcome to Lauriston Castle Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Thursday 15 May)

A step-free access event at Lauriston Castle

World Bee Day at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events

Growing up in Corstorphine in the 1950s

Lauriston Castle Lectures

The birth of football in Edinburgh

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure

Life and leisure in Victorian Edinburgh

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure

Finding Nature in the City: An Introduction to Urban Forest Bathing in the Museum Courtyard

Exploring Mindfulness in Nature to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at Museum of Edinburgh

Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle

A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre

Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Special Events

Welcome to Dollyland

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Willie Rodger: Impressions of my Father

Lecture to accompany the exhibition ‘Inked Up: Printmaking in Scotland’

The birth of rugby in Edinburgh

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure

The Bombing of Edinburgh

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Conflict

Happy Hands and Happy Faces, Happy Play in Grassy Places

Lecture in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’

Remembering the Gardens of Childhood

Family Nature Workshop in association with the ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

Dizzy Dinosaurs

Lauriston Castle Family Events

Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard

Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

Children’s Books at the Museum of Childhood: Through the Ages

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Finding Nature in the City: An Introduction to Urban Forest Bathing in the Museum Courtyard

Exploring Mindfulness in Nature to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at Museum of Edinburgh

Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Women of Lauriston

Lauriston Castle Themed Tours

Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Special Events

The Festival in the 60s

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Celebration

The Legacy of Edinburgh's Victorian Swimming Baths

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure

Watercolour Fairies and Storybook Creatures

Adult Creative Workshop in association with 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books'

The Forth Bridge

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Leisure

Film Screening of 'Maurice'

Lauriston Castle Special Events

Death Pays A Visit!

A Lauriston Castle Murder Mystery

Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle

A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre

Edinburgh in the 1920s

Lauriston Castle Lectures

The Most Perilous Comedie of Elizabeth I

Lauriston Castle Family Theatre with The Three Inch Fools

The Origins of the Edinburgh Festival

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Celebration

Fairy Day!

Lauriston Castle Family Workshops

Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard

Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

They All Wore Blue – The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force In World War II

Lauriston Castle Lectures

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Lauriston Castle Family Theatre with The Three Inch Fools

Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Special Events

Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Implementation Group

A Discussion to mark Edinburgh900: City of Diversity

The Art of Feltmaking

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Minibeasts and Insects / A Bug's Life

Lauriston Castle Family Workshops

Petticoats and Pinnacles: Scotland's Pioneering Mountain Women

Lauriston Castle Lectures

The Evolution of Edinburgh’s Ghosts

Lauriston Castle Lectures

The Lauriston Castle Teddy Bear's Picnic

Lauriston Castle Special Family Events

Lavender Menace: Queer Bookselling in Edinburgh

A Lecture to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity

Lauriston before the Reids

Lauriston Castle Themed Tours

Petticoats and Plants - The Untold Story of Scotland’s Gardening Women 1800-1930

Lecture in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’

Summer Flowers Botanical Watercolours

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Characters from Nature

Family Folklore Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh

Music Encounters

Music at Lauriston Castle to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity

Characters from Nature

Family Folklore Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh

If you can't see it, you can't be it: In Conversation with Sara Sheridan and Amina Shah

A National Library of Scotland Partnership 'In Conversation' to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity

Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle

A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre

Stop Animation Folklore Character Workshop

Adult Creative Workshop in association with ‘Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books’ at Museum of Edinburgh

Sports Day

Lauriston Castle Family Events

Terrible Tales from the Castle!

Lauriston Castle Special Family Events

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe

Summer Mosaics

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe

Dandelions and Other Lost Words: Family Storytelling

Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

Dandelions and Other Lost Words: Family Storytelling

Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe

Edinburgh's Festival of Faiths

A Three Day Festival to celebrate Edinburgh900: City of Diversity

Off the Beaten Path: A Storytelling Journey into Childhood’s Imagined Worlds

Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

Off the Beaten Path: A Storytelling Journey into Childhood’s Imagined Worlds

Family Storytelling session in association with the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe

The Secret Room at Lauriston Castle

MagicFest at Lauriston Castle for the Fringe

Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard

Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

The Lost Plans

Outdoor Family Escape Room Experience at Lauriston Castle

One Night with Venus, A Lifetime with Mercury: Sex and Syphilis

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Braxton's 'Threads of the Universe’: Wellbeing Sessions in the Museum Courtyard

Somatic Yogic Movement, Breathwork & Meditation to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh

Delicate paper bird sculptures

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Finding Nature in the City: An Introduction to Urban Forest Bathing in the Museum Courtyard

Exploring Mindfulness in Nature to accompany the 'Nurture through Nature with Children’s Books' exhibition at Museum of Edinburgh

Sketching Nature and Architecture at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Special Events

Architecture of Lauriston

Lauriston Castle Themed Tours

Pirate Day / Shiver Me Timbers

Lauriston Castle Family Workshops

Ruxton: The First Modern Murder

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Ghosts! Tales of Terror at Lauriston Castle

A unique tour of the castle, mixed with tales of terror, ghosts stories, and the bizarre

Socialites to servants: the women behind Lauriston

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Forest Bathing at Lauriston: An Introduction to Mindfulness in Nature and Shinrin Yoku in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Wellbeing Sessions in Lauriston Castle Gardens

Highlights tour of the Castle

Silver Sunday at Lauriston Castle

Step-free access tour of the Castle

Silver Sunday at Lauriston Castle

Emily Pankhurst and The Suffragettes

Lauriston Castle Lectures

A Decade through Page and Place

Lauriston Castle Lectures

The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events

The Big Draw at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Family Drop-in events

Magical Autumn Wreaths

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Magical Autumn Wreaths

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

The World's End Murders: The Inside Story

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Witches and Wizards' School

Lauriston Castle Family Workshops

Hallowe'en Magic School

With Edinburgh International Magic Festival

Hallowe'en at Lauriston

A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance

Hallowe'en at Lauriston

A Lauriston Castle Costumed Performance

Scotland’s Herstory

Lauriston Castle Lectures

John Law - Swindler or Prophet?

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Film Screening of 'Clue'

Lauriston Castle Special Events

Noble Intentions: The History of the Scottish Modern Arts Association

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Embossed Metal Foil Garlands and Decorations

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

War on the Fashion Front: Getting dressed as a civilian in World War 2

Lauriston Castle Lectures

The East of Scotland Witch Trials

Lauriston Castle Lectures

Christmas Botanical Watercolour Workshop

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Edinburgh's Magical Christmas

A Special Lauriston Castle Christmas Magic show with acclaimed Edinburgh Magician Kevin Quantum

Edinburgh's Magical Christmas

A Special Lauriston Castle Christmas Magic show with acclaimed Edinburgh Magician Kevin Quantum

Christmas Paper Poinsettias

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Christmas Paper Poinsettias

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Lauriston Castle step-free access events

A welcome to Lauriston Castle on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Lauriston Castle step-free access events

Natural Wreaths and Country Garlands

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Christmassy Fun

Lauriston Castle Family Workshops

Cranberry Wreaths

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

Peg Doll Fairies and Victorian Delights

Lauriston Castle Adult Creative Workshops

A Family Edwardian Christmas at Lauriston Castle

Lauriston Castle Special Family Events