Edinburgh is known as the Athens of the North, not Venice. But Edinburgh does have buildings influenced by the architecture of Venice and the Veneto countryside as will be shown in this virtual walk across the Old Town to the New Town led by retired town planner Gordon McFarlane, previously in Edinburgh Council’s conservation planning team, a member of the …
The Great Pox was rarely talked about in the nineteenth century but its effects were everywhere. Primarily sexually transmitted, it’s devastating effects could last a lifetime, leading to the saying “One night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury”. Human Remains Conservator Cat Irving will show specimens from Surgeons’ Hall’s collections demonstrating what this dreaded disease does to the body, how …
Dr. Robert Knox is often associated with Burke and Hare. Join the Surgeons’ Halls Museums as they delve a little deeper and uncover some of his lesser known tales. Most people’s opinion of Robert Knox is entirely one-dimensional, superficial and prejudiced by the standard narrative of the Burke and Hare affair. Knox was vilified in the press yet the 10 …
Have you ever wondered how the Surgeons’ Hall Museums maintain their vast collection of specimens? Join Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator, as she explains how anatomical specimens are prepared and preserved, through different methods of treatment. You’ll see first-hand, maintenance work taking place on the Supernumerary limb in our Wohl Pathology Museum. The conservation drop-in is included in the price …
The closing event at the successful SpACE exhibition will be Vol-43 COP(yer whack)…what’s next! Retrofit/policy review/procurement shift/green revolution or evolution? Guest Presenters at this FREE Pecha Kucha event will talk about the issues presented by the Climate Emergency and the built environment. Confirmed presenters so far: Architype, Architects Denise Bennetts, Architect Buro Happold, Engineers Gordon Duffy, Architect Malcolm Fraser, Architect Aythan Lewes, Surveyor Alex Liddell, Architect Joanne …
In 1854 an inventory of Mary Queen of Scots’ rich collection of jewellery, annotated in her handwriting with bequests to her relatives and courtiers, was discovered in General Register House. This talk will look at the contents of the inventory and what it says about Mary’ style during her personal reign and the personal networks she valued and relied on. …
There are those who say that science supersedes religion, rendering faith redundant. But reverence for the natural world, finding the answers to help humanity flourish and sustain the earth community, in all its diversity, are spiritual pursuits too and many scientists attest urgent questions cannot be answered by science alone. As we look forward to the 26th UN Climate Change …
For Hallowe’en, Prof Penny Fielding will give an online talk for Museums & Galleries Edinburgh about ghosts, visions and prophecies in Scott’s novels and poetry. We will learn how Scott included traditional folklore beliefs in his ballad collection The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, and how different kinds of apparitions feature in his novels, including Waverley and The Bride of Lammermoor. …
In this first Old Edinburgh Club talk in a physical venue since early 2020 Prof Roger Jeffery will discuss “India in Edinburgh in the long 19th century.” Formerly Professor of Sociology of South Asia at the University of Edinburgh (from 1997-2020) Prof Jeffery was also a co-founder of of the University’s Centre for South Asia Studies and is Associate Director …
The Edinburgh Association of Community Councils aims to provide support, advice and give a collective voice for community councils when facing the challenges community councillors encounter on an almost daily basis. All of Edinburgh’s Community Councils are invited to send a representative to the Association’s regular meetings. Booking information and other details can be found at the link below.
