Anatomy Museum

Info Telefon: 0131 650 2997
Besucher-Email: mvm@ed.ac.uk
http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk...

University of Edinburgh

City Art Centre

Fax.: 0131 529 3977

Info Telefon: 0131 529 3993
Besucher-Email: museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk
http://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk...

Monday – Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 12pm – 5pm

The Museum is situated behind Waverley rail station in the city centre.

The City Art Centre has a busy programme of exhibitions which change regularly to suit the interests of our visitors. People come to see favourites from the City’s nationally Recognised collection of Scottish art; new work from local or international artists or exhibitions from other countries. Exhibitions of historic and modern photography, contemporary art and design, architecture and the built environment are staged in a rolling programme. We have shown Egyptian and Roman objects and even featured artwork and costumes from the Star Wars films.
 

Cockburn Museum of Geology

Fax.: 0131 668 3184

Info Telefon: 0131 650 8536
Besucher-Email: janet.bell@ed.ac.uk
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/public/cockburn...

University of Edinburgh Grant Institute

ATTENTION: OPEN Monday-Friday, 9:00-17:00 h only by prior arrangement with the Curator.

The Cockburn Museum at King's Buildings holds a very extensive collection of geological specimens and historical objects which reflect Edinburgh's prominent position in geological sciences since the time of James Hutton (1726-1797) and its continuing activity today. The stored collections reflect the whole spectrum of Earth Science materials - minerals, rocks, fossils - as well as maps and photographs and archives of activity by famous Earth scientists dating back as far as the late eighteenth century.
The collections have been housed at the Grant Institute since its opening in 1932 and were largely catalogued and arranged during the early years of the Institute by Dr. A. M. Cockburn. The considerable care, dedication and effort undertaken by Dr Cockburn on a voluntary basis automatically led his colleagues to adopt his name for the museum following his death in 1959. Since 1960, Helen Nisbet and Peder Aspen have been curators of the Cockburn Museum and have played a major part in extending the teaching and research collections in association with the huge expansion in both undergraduate and graduate students in geology in the second half of the twentieth century.
The original purpose of the museum dates back to 1873 when Professor Archibald Geikie, the holder of the first Chair of Geology at Edinburgh University, founded "a museum for the teaching of geology"; with the straightforward objective of having collections of minerals, rocks and fossils for the instruction of students. Geikie's example has been followed by many geological staff in the university and the teaching collections have been continually added to. At the same time the existence of the museum over many years has led to major donations of special and rare specimens (particularly minerals), which provide extremely valuable reference material for research investigations as well as some beautiful specimens for display.
 

Edinburgh University Collection of Historical Music

Former Royal Yacht Britannia

Info Telefon: (0) 131 555 8800

Most of the rooms open for viewing. Nearby visitor centre.

 

Georgian House

Info Telefon: (0) 131 226 3318

National Trust for Scotland

One of Robert Adam's designs, a typical 1790-1810 mansion. China, silver, paintings and furniture on display.

 

Gladstone’s Land

Info Telefon: (0) 131 226 5856

National Trust for Scotland

A 17th cent. tenement home of a well-to-do merchant. Furnished, painted ceilings, reconstructed shop.

 

Holyrood Palace

John Knox House

Info Telefon: (0) 131 556 9579

Lady Stair’s House / Writer’s Museum

Info Telefon: (0) 131 529 4901

Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm;
Sunday 12pm - 5pm (during August only).

Memorabilia of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert L. Stevenson.