The Edinburgh International Science Festival is held in April each year and it is one of the most exciting festivals of its kind in the...

Perched high on Calton Hill, at the east end of the city centre, sits the monument to Admiral Lord Nelson’s Victory, and death at the...

The Museum on the Mound documents the history of Scotland's first and oldest bank. The exhibition also includes information on the building's architecture, the Union...

Located at the very heart of Edinburgh, this world-class gallery brings together some of the most important photography by Scottish artists and relating to Scotland....

The People’s Story uses oral history, reminiscence and written sources to tell the story of the lives, work and leisure of the ordinary people of...

John Knox House is part of the Scottish Storytelling Centre. It is the oldest “Royal Mile Mansion”, dating back to 1472, and was the final...

The Scottish Poetry Library was founded in 1984 and has in a relatively short time amassed an incredible collection of poetic works from many hundreds...

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is situated in the heart of the New Town on Queen Street. It provides a unique visual history of...

Once described as the “Noisiest museum of the world”, the Museum of Childhood is a treasure house, crammed full of objects telling of childhood past...

The Brass Rubbing Centre occupies Trinity Apse, the sole surviving fragment of the 15th Century Trinity College church and hospital. The original Trinity church was...

This beautiful piece of architecture is sadly not complete, and today forms a ruined abbey in the great Scottish capital. The ruins are thought...

Our Dynamic Earth is a fantastic journey of discovery through the story of our planet. Travel back in time and witness the big bang from...

The official Scottish residence of Her Majesty the Queen is based in the huge public Holyrood Park at the end of the Royal Mile, opposite...

The Queen's Gallery is a purpose-built modern art gallery and museum in the shell of the former Holyrood Free Church and Duchess of Gordon's School....

Recognised as one of the leading contemporary art spaces in Scotland, the Fruitmarket Gallery is committed to presenting international and Scottish artists in a light...