A city of many faiths: Museum explores journey from immigration to integration

The city council’s Museum of Edinburgh has opened its doors to a collection of community and family stories from faith groups. The free to visit display of photographs and oral histories will open today (Friday 10 November) until Monday 23 April.

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More than 13,000 attend world’s biggest Muslim Lifestyle Show

A record-breaking number of visitors have taken part in the world’s biggest-ever showcase of the trillion dollar Muslim consumer market. Over 13,000 people from across the UK attended the third annual Muslim Lifestyle Expo 2017 (MLE2017) which took place at EventCity in Manchester. The show featured 150 international and UK exhibitors across 6,000 square metres of space. Continue reading More than 13,000 attend world’s biggest Muslim Lifestyle Show

Scotland’s early silver: new exhibition at National Museum of Scotland

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland supported by Glenmorangie will show for the first time how silver, not gold, became the most important precious metal in Scotland over the course of the first millennium AD. Continue reading Scotland’s early silver: new exhibition at National Museum of Scotland

Urlar art exhibition at Edinburgh Ski Club

URLAR ART EXHIBITION EDINBURGH SKI CLUB, 2 HOWE ST.

2nd – 14th Sept 2017

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‘Ùrlar’ begins this Saturday the 2nd – 14th Sept at the Edinburgh Ski Club, 2 Howe St. New paintings by artists Jan Coventry from Portobello and Susan Dawson from the Isle of Skye. Ùrlar is Gaelic for ‘ground’ or ‘returning to a theme’.

Susan and Jan draw inspiration from the Scottish landscape near Edinburgh and in the West Highlands, continuously examining the themes of land and sea. They last exhibited together in Edinburgh in 1997 at the Patriothall Gallery, Stockbridge, so this is a special event which demonstrates the maturing of two artists, both working outdoors against the backdrop of the land and seascapes of Scotland, during the first decades of the 21st century.

Putting a face to the Cramond killer

A new museum display in Cramond has used forensic techniques to put a face to ‘Cramond Murderer’ John Howison for the first time. The life-like profile of the 19th Century killer is exhibited next to a replica of his skull in a free display now open at Cramond’s Maltings Interpretation Centre.

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See World Press Photo Exhibition at Scottish Parliament

World Press Photo 2017

Friday 4 August – Saturday 26 August 2017 (closed Sundays) Free entry

The worldwide touring exhibition of award-winning photos opens at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood today. Continue reading See World Press Photo Exhibition at Scottish Parliament