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The Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) launched its 2012 programme - its 9th - earlier this week.
Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful TEDtalks, the Edinburgh International Science Festival…
Lates are the occasional special evening events for adults at the revamped National Museum of Scotland that…
Historic Scotland is seeking planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council to install a new flagpole…
The newly refurbished National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh was the most visited attraction outside of…
The 224-year old General Register House at North Bridge is the latest historic building to be laser-scanned…
An action plan for Edinburgh's Old and New Towns will be launched this week to "promote and protect the…
The National Trust for Scotland’s Bannockburn Heritage Centre opens for visitors on 1 March 2012 for its…
An Edwardian murder mystery, a Venetian masked ball and an 18th century extravaganza are among the line-up of…
Greyfriars Kirkyard (famous resting place of Greyfriars Bobby), a hidden Victorian shopfront on Nicolson…
Edinburgh will be seeing red next month when the Scottish National Gallery on the Mound opens a new…
A 700-year-old letter believed to have been in the possession of William Wallace has returned to Scotland,…
Whisky Stramash is a unique event, taking place for the first time at the historical Surgeons' Hall in…
This is the second of the RBS Museum Lates events at the National Museum of Scotland.
Professor Tom Devine OBE FBA FRSE, one of Scotland's leading historians, will deliver this year's prestigious…
Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh's foremost paid visitor attraction, opens its doors for free as part of the…
Across the road from the Canongate Kirk is the Museum of Edinburgh and alongside it an A listed building that…
Historic Scotland has launched its campaign to recruit 30 additional apprentices in traditional building…
The first annual Scottish national event for bird and wildlife watching enthusiasts will be held at Hopetoun…
The highs and lows of Lord Cochrane’s life are documented in the personal papers he left behind.