Join curator Amanda Catto for an exclusive guided tour of Chris Ofili: The Caged Bird’s Song. Experience the colour and magic of Chris Ofili’s mythical watercolour design and see its transformation into a large-scale tapestry that took Dovecot master weavers three years to complete! Join us for the last chance to see this magical tapestry before the exhibition comes to an end on 5th October.
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Want to be the first to hear about what's happening in Edinburgh? Follow us on Facebook and join the What's On Scotland Group!IKEA Museum's Magical Patterns exhibition comes to Dovecot Studios, celebrating 60 years of innovative textile design.
READ MOREDovecot is delighted to welcome a wonderful variety of artists to show their work in The British Tapestry Group’s celebration of its 20th anniversary.
READ MOREJoin acclaimed fashion illustrator Katie Braid at Dovecot Studios for a fun introduction to creative mark making for fashion illustration.
READ MORELearn how to mend moth holes with creative needle felting in this workshop held by The Edinburgh Stitchers at Dovecot Studio!
READ MOREJoin Head of Exhibitions at the Fashion and Textile Museum and co-curator of the The Biba Story: 1964–1975, Dennis Northdruft, for an exclusive opening day talk at Dovecot Studios!
READ MOREThe Biba Story explores how fashion phenomenon Biba blossomed to become the world’s first lifestyle label, sparking a revolution in how people shopped.
READ MOREJoin Georgina Ripley at Dovecot to explore the collections of the National Museums Scotland, focusing on the Jean Muir archive and her new research exploring British fashion in the 1960s and 1970s.
READ MOREDon't miss your chance to see Dovecot Studio's weavers at work and a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to work in the UK's longest running tapestry studio on their upcoming tour.
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This walking tour of Edinburgh focuses on LGBTQ history from the battle of legalisation to the modern issues faced by the community in the current day!
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Join a ranger to learn the tips and tricks to identify trees in winter around the lovely setting of Holyrood Park on Sunday 11th January.
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Do you dare join us for a spine-chilling tour of Newhailes House? It's earned a reputation for being haunted!
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Join a ranger to learn the tips and tricks to identify trees in winter around the lovely setting of Linlithgow Peel and Loch on Sunday 18th January!
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Join one of the Edinburgh Street Historians' highly skilled and experienced guides on an unforgettable walking tour all about the amazing women of our city's past 1000 years!
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Join us at The Real Mary King's Close for a unique Burns Night experience filled with poetry, history, Scottish dishes and Scotch whisky!
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Join Surgeons' Hall Museums on their 5* weekend walking tour through Edinburgh’s old town and hear tales of old Edinburgh, disease, dissection and curious methods of treatment!
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Join a ranger on Saturday 31st January to celebrate World Wetland Day and discover Holyrood Park's lochs and bogs!
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Join our British Sign Language tour of the Drawing the Italian Renaissance exhibition at The King's Gallery, Edinburgh.
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