Edinburgh Museums

Nine Museums & Galleries | 200 Monuments | 250,000 Objects | Owned by @Edinburgh_CC we share Edinburgh’s stories and more with over 800,000 visitors each year.

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Our new City Art Centre summer show opens today.
Sandra George: Start from the Level
27 June – 27 September
City Art Centre
We are open daily 10am - 5pm

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We’re delighted to be welcoming back The Three Inch Fools to perform in our gardens this summer at Lauriston Castle
Get ready for King Arthur and the Holy Fail - a brand new comedy packed to the brim with medieval mayhem. Tue, 30 June 7pm
Book: https://t.co/R9OxtKIVJN

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Just one day to go.......
Sandra George: Start from the Level
27 June – 27 September
City Art Centre
Part of @edartfest @CraigmillarNow

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It's #InternationalFairyDay
Have a Fairy wonderful sunny Wednesday with your friends!
One of our gorgeous #books from #museum of #childhood #reading #fairy #illustration #art #fairytale

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#Summer is in the air with our digital exhibition featuring sun-soaked paintings from our City Art Centre Collection featuring #spring & #summer. Here’s ‘Swanston Farm, Edinburgh' by Robert Hope ‘ exuding warmth and light. Exhibition here: https://t.co/OhHCnW6Yxk

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When you sit at your window and look out into the heat and think - "nope I am just going to sit right here........"
Dreams
David Simpson Foggie (1878–1948)
City Art Centre
#heatwave2026 #heatwave #edinburgh

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Our current City Art Centre exhibition 'Jean F. Watson: An Artistic Legacy runs from Saturday 16 May until Sunday 4 October.
Just a small selection of works on show:

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The City Art Centre will present an exciting new exhibition which celebrates the life and legacy of Edinburgh photographer Sandra George.
'Start from the Level' brings together photographs spanning more than two decades.
Events programme to explore here: https://t.co/fNNgfdD39P

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Fantastic new job opportunity with us:

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We’re delighted to be welcoming back The Three Inch Fools to perform in our gardens this summer at Lauriston Castle
Get ready for King Arthur and the Holy Fail - a brand new comedy packed to the brim with medieval mayhem. Tue, 30 June 7pm
Book: https://t.co/R9OxtKIVJN

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Showcasing the City Art Centre's historical painting collection to celebrate #Edinburgh in a digital exhibition.
'Nine Views of the Old Town of Edinburgh: Main Point, West Port '
Explore full exhibition here: https://t.co/KfUzr1I9gt

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This summer, the City Art Centre will present an exciting new exhibition which celebrates the life and legacy of Edinburgh photographer Sandra George.

'Start from the Level' brings together photographs spanning more than two decades.
More here: https://t.co/rABcZRxxTj

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Today we take you back to the 18th century. Prince Charles Edward Stewart was in town.
Prince Charles Edward Stuart in Edinburgh, 1745
William Brassey Hole (1846–1917)
City Art Centre

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#Summer is in the air with our digital exhibition featuring sun-soaked paintings from our City Art Centre Here’s 'Edinburgh from Craiglockhart' by Robert Hope (1869–1936) - a distant view of the tantalising skyline of #Edinburgh. Full exhibition here: https://t.co/OhHCnW6Yxk

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Where oh where is our summer so we can head to the beach! Here's the light of summer in a painting.
A Rocky Shore, Iona
Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935)
City Art Centre
#summervibes #summer #summer2026 #beach #Scotland #Edinburgh

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Visit this digital curation on Art UK by Curator Dr Helen Scott to see some highlights of our City Art Centre #Collection.
#art #artist #painting
Visit here: https://t.co/27CzN35PcH

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Showcasing the City Art Centre's historical painting collection in a digital exhibition.
'Cardinal Beaton's House, Cowgate, Edinburgh', John Le Conte (1816–1887)
Explore full exhibition here: https://t.co/KfUzr1I9gt
#Edinburgh #Scotland #lostedinburgh

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A little corner of Lauriston Castle. The dining room at the Castle is one of our favourite rooms. …
For a full events programme explore: https://t.co/qmvU0dK9d9

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Gather your finest knights, ready your picnics, and join the quest-to-end-all-quests!
Join us for our family theatre adventure at the end of the month.
(@janeherbertphoto)Photography: https://t.co/lNX7B2WNVS
Book here for the adventure of your life:
https://t.co/R9OxtKIVJN

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We have a digital exhibition celebrating #spring & #summer from our collection at the #cityartcentre. The very sunny 'Crail, Fife' by John McNairn is included which just makes us want to take to the coast. For full exhibition: https://t.co/OhHCnW6Yxk