Welcome
Edinburgh has always been a city of ideas and creativity. Today, Scotland’s capital is a world-leading centre for the arts, and a treasury of living history. Culture Edinburgh, part of The City of Edinburgh Council, manages, preserves and promotes some of the most important places and cultural riches of our city. We’re responsible for 16 venues, including world-famous performance spaces, museums and galleries, 200 historic monuments and 200,000 objects. Use this website to discover our places and treasures, to get ideas for great days and nights out, and to plan your visits.
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Lights, camera, action!
Black History month
3 Oct 25
Black History Month: Slavery, Scotland and Inheritance: Alex Renton in conversation with Dr Cat Dunn
City Art Centre
10 Oct 25
Black History Month: Visualising Resistance in Art and Black Power across Britain
City Art Centre
17 Oct 25
Black History Month: The Return of Sudanese Cinema
City Art Centre
24 Oct 25
Black History Month: Botany and Empire - Olive Senior's Anticolonial Poetry
City Art Centre
Exhibitions and displays
From 31 May 25 until 28 Sept 25
John Bellany: A Life in Self-Portraiture
City Art Centre
Tickets available
From 17 May 25 until 8 Mar 26
Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000
City Art Centre
From 13 Sept 25 until 31 May 26
Unmasked: Exploring Scottish Portraiture
City Art Centre
From 17 Sept 25 until 26 Jan 26
Making a Statement: Craft & Activism in Edinburgh
Museum of Edinburgh
From 13 Sept 25 until 7 Nov 25
In Another Realm
Travelling Gallery
