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18th Century Cottage Life
Date	Location
Fiona J Houston decided to live like an 18th century ancestor. In this talk she explains the pleasures and pains of her experiment, followed by an 18th century-inspired buffet. View full details
27 Sep 11am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

2012 Invades Popular Culture: Mayans, Memes, and the End of a World Era
Date	Location
Apocalyptic culture researcher (one for the list of 'jobs we'd like to have') Kevin Whitesides discusses the 2012 phenomenon and how the end of the world has suddenly become a hot topic for everyone – not just the crazies. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival: Art Late. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
23 Aug 6.30pm	Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

Alastair Morton and Edinburgh Weavers: Artist-designed Textiles and Pioneering Modern Art
Date	Location
Lesley Jackson tells the story of the career of Constructivist artist Alastair Morton, highlighting his importance for British art and textiles in the 20th Century. View full details
21 Aug 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Animation Panel: Running Out of Film
Date	Location
Nominees for the McLaren Animation Award discuss the impact of digital technology on animation practice with other industry specialists. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
28 Jun 2.30pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Animation	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Arms Trade Treaty Panel Discussion
Date	Location
A topical and informative discussion about the upcoming arms trade treaty negotiations, with speakers including journalists Billy Briggs and Jackie Kemp, academic George Wilkes and SNP MSP Marco Biagi. The chair is Shabnum Mustapha of Amnesty Scotland. View full details
6 Jun 7.30pm	St John's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh

Art and Conflict: Commissioning War Art
Date	Location
Talk exploring the varied difficulties of commissioning art on contemporary conflict, with particular discussion of Roderick Buchanan’s film and photographic work Legacy in the context of 20th and 21st-century war art. View full details
1 Aug 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Art & Design Studies Summer School
Date	Location
Intensive week-long summer courses in different art and design disciplines. View full details
16 Jul–10 Aug Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm	Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh

Art and Escapism in the Nineteenth Century
Date	Location
Alastair Smith, Curator for the National Trust for Scotland, presents this talk on how the exoticism and mystery of Japan and China influenced 19th century artists. View full details
24 Sep 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Atmosphere: Digital Storytelling
Date	Location
Matt Adams from multidisciplinary artists' group Blast Theory delivers a webinar (which you can attend in person or online) on the principles of digital storytelling. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Atmosphere Programme. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
21 Jun 1.30pm	Inspace, Edinburgh

BAFTA and Film Nation Shorts present Mastering Your Craft
Date	Location
A professional-led masterclass for young film-makers, focussing on the practicalities of making it in this competitive industry. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
27 Jun 4pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

BAFTA in Scotland presents an Introduction to Acting
Date	Location
Pick up advice from an experienced film actor. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
25 Jun 4.30pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

The Battle for Leonardo: Curating and Connoisseurship
Date	Location
Luke Syson gives a talk on the disputed authorship of some of Leonardo's most mysterious paintings, the Madonna Litta, the London Virgin of the Rocks and the Buccleuch Madonna of the Yarnwinder. He explores the scientific evidence and the hazy meaning of 'a Leonardo', both in the artist's own time and today. View full details
28 Aug 6pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Between Thought and Experience: Sol LeWitt and Donald Judd
Date	Location
Dr Kirstie Skinner, independent writer and lecturer, explores the viewer's experience of works within The Sculpture Show exhibition. View full details
11 Jun 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

Books in Focus: Dada
Date	Location
Librarian Kerry Watson gives a talk looking at the history and artists of the Dada movement through their published books and periodicals, and particularly how they subverted expectations of publishing through anarchic artwork, poetry and typesetting. Booking is essential. View full details
2 Aug 11.30am	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh

Breathin' Air with Howard Marks & John Sinclair
Date	Location
Howard Marks, aka best-selling author and former international drug smuggler Mr Nice, in conversation with US political activist, poet and manager of MC5, John Sinclair. View full details
6 Jun 7pm	Electric Circus, Edinburgh

Bright Club: Edinburgh
Date	Location
The hardworking staff at Edinburgh's universities are let out for the night to share their tales about the weird, wonderful, and often very funny, world of research. View full details
12 Jun 8.30pm	The Stand, Edinburgh

Café Art: Monet et les artistes américains à Giverny
Date	Location
A talk (in French) on the American artists who gathered around the northern French village of Giverny in the period 1885 to 1914, including Theodore Butler, Theodore Robinson, John Leslie Breck, Lilla Cabot Perry and others. View full details
30 May 5.30pm	Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh

Café Art: Paris vu par les artistes à travers les siècles
Date	Location
Agnès Ness leads a discussion (in French) about the eternal appeal of Paris as an inspiration or subject for artists, from the 15th century to the present day. View full details
13 Jun 5.30pm	Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh

Catherine and Potemkin
Date	Location
Biographer Simon Sebag Montefiore talks about the relationship between Catherine the Great and her general, statesman, diplomat and sometime lover, Grigoriy Potemkin. View full details and ticket info
20 Sep 6.30pm	National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Chris Hoy and Britain’s Cycling Revolution
Date	Location
Journalist Richard Moore gives a talk on super-cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, and charts Britain's historic cycling successes. View full details
15 Aug 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Cinema Club
Date	Location
Join the Welcoming Association for a Refugee Week-themed film and a community discussion about experiences of refugee living in Scotland. Food and drink provided. Part of Refugee Week. View full details
21 Jun 6.15pm	Tollcross Community Centre, Edinburgh

The Colourists and their Contemporaries
Date	Location
Ian O’Riordan,curator at the City Art Centre, presents this lecture on the work of Fergusson, Peploe, Cadell and Hunter, collectively known as the Colourists and pivotal to the development of Scottish art in the first half of the 20th century. View full details
1 Oct 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Concert Party and Fencing Scene: Lord Fortrose, later Ist Earl of Seaforth, at home in Naples by Pietro Fabris 1771
Date	Location
Talk examining the visual records that show just how luxurious life was for British people living in 18th-century Italy. View full details
20 Jul 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Conversations: Angelin Preljocaj
Date	Location
The French choreographer and artistic director of the Ballet Preljocaj, in conversation with arts journalist Jackie McGlone, talks about bringing his 2010 creation And then, one thousand years of peace to the Edinburgh International Festival. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
18 Aug 5pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: Barry McGovern
Date	Location
Barry McGovern, world renowned for his interpretations of the work of Samuel Beckett, discusses his adaptation and solo performance of Watt, produced by Dublin’s Gate Theatre, with questions from theatre specialist Dr Olga Taxidou. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug Noon	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: Camille O'Sullivan
Date	Location
Singer Camille O’Sullivan talks to BBC Radio Scotland’s Stephen Duffy about interpreting art song and her solo performance in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Rape of Lucrece. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
25 Aug Noon	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: Emerson String Quartet
Date	Location
The members of the incomparable New York City-based string quartet discuss their music and closing The Queen’s Hall recital series for Festival 2012 with composer John Harris. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
31 Aug 5pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: Graham Valentine
Date	Location
Scots-born actor Graham Valentine talks about performing in Theater Basel’s Meine faire Dame – ein Sprachlabor, the Swiss company’s reinvention of My Fair Lady, in conversation with journalist Jackie McGlone. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
15 Aug Noon	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: Hebrides Ensemble and Synergy Vocals
Date	Location
Members of Scotland’s foremost contemporary music group, Hebrides Ensemble, and vocalists from unique voice ensemble Synergy Vocals, discuss presenting a world premiere at Festival 2012 with Richard Morrison, chief music critic of The Times. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
23 Aug Noon	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: Les Vents Français
Date	Location
The five members of France’s celebrated wind ensemble discuss their work, fresh from their Queen’s Hall recital, with Richard Morrison, chief music critic of The Times. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
15 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: Nicola Benedetti
Date	Location
Brilliant young Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti talks about performing at the Edinburgh International Festival with the London Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev, in conversation with Richard Morrison, chief music critic of The Times. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
17 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: Tom Cairns
Date	Location
Director of Opera North’s The Makropulos Case Tom Cairns talks about his new production of Janáček’s popular 1926 opera to BBC Radio Scotland broadcaster Jamie MacDougall. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
12 Aug 5pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Conversations: William Christie
Date	Location
William Christie, the American born conductor and musician, and founder of the French ensemble Les Arts Florissants, talks to John Kitchen about presenting Charpentier’s 1688 opera David et Jonathas at Festival 2012. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
17 Aug Noon	The Hub, Edinburgh

The Culture Club
Date	Location
New monthly group offering a safe space to discuss the arts in all their forms, from music to exhibitions, ideas for new events and creative practices. View full details
6 Jun 7pm This session explores Edinburgh's status as a 'City of Literature' and what that actually means.	LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, Edinburgh

Curating Lusieri
Date	Location
The National Gallery's chief curator, Aidan Weston-Lewis, talks about curating the exhibition of work by little-known landscape watercolour painter, Giovanni Battista Lusieri. View full details
30 Jun 2pm	Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Curator's Talk: Cheer Up! It's Not the End of the World …
Date	Location
Co-curator Dr Norman Shaw gives a talk about the works in the current exhibition, expanding on the apocalyptic themes they explore. Part of Edinburgh Art Festival. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
4 Aug 2pm	Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

Dale Pinnock: Medicinal Chef
Date	Location
Nutritionist, herbalist and 'medicinal chef' Dale Pinnock offers an insight into cooking for health. View full details
30 May 7pm	Real Foods, Edinburgh

Dean Village
Date	Location
Caroline Gerard, a volunteer guide for over 30 years, presents this lecture on one of Edinburgh's most historic and picturesque villages. View full details
14 Aug 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Debate: Is God Necessary for Morality?
Date	Location
Richard Lucas of the SOLAS Centre for Public Christianity faces Tim Maguire of the Humanist Society Scotland in a lively, informed and controversial debate. Followed by time for questions and comment from the audience. View full details
18 Jun 7.30pm	MacDonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh

The Determination of Public Value of Heritage
Date	Location
Paul Jardine discusses the hot topic of how our heritage is valued. Booking is essential. View full details
28 Jun 1pm	RCAHMS, Edinburgh

Downton Abbey – The Truth
Date	Location
Food historian Ivan Day discusses the realities of service in a wealthy household in Edwardian times, with a particular focus on the cuisine of the period, and explores just how accurate popular TV depictions really are. Includes special Edwardian-style buffet lunch. View full details
16 Jun 2.30pm	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Lectures: Beyond Religion – Ethics for a Whole World
Date	Location
The Dalai Lama outlines his plan for a system of secular ethics, giving respect to religion but making a spiritually and intellectually solid claim for a third way. This talk is a follow-on to his best selling book Ethics for a New Millennium. View full details
22 Jun 9.30am	Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Local Food Network: Meet, Eat and Talk
Date	Location
Monthly talks held by this organisation dedicated to the development of a sustainable and equitable food system for the Edinburgh region. View full details
7 Jun 7pm A talk by John Fletcher of Fletchers of Auchtermuchty.	Edinburgh Larder, Edinburgh
5 Jul 7pm A talk by Lynne Man of Supernature, local rapeseed oil producers.	Edinburgh Larder, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
Date	Location
Now in its tenth year, the EMFF continues to celebrate the best aspects of mountain culture, and the high quality filmmaking that goes along with it. The principle focus throughout the programme is adventure, whether it be skiing, snowboarding, base jumping, mountain biking, kayaking or exploration. View full details
25 Oct–28 Oct Times vary	Various venues, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Short Film Festival
Date	Location
A selection of the best shorts by filmmakers from around the world. View full details
9 Jun–17 Jun Sat & Sun 7.30pm Part of Leith Festival.	The Granary, Edinburgh
12 Jun 7pm A Ragged University at Edinburgh Short Film Festival special! In association with the Royal Society of Arts…	The Granary, Edinburgh

Edvard Munch: a 'Bridge' to the Expressionist Generation
Date	Location
Dr Christian Weikop discusses how Munch and his art was adopted as a 'pathfinder' by the artists of Expressionism,with special reference to the Brücke (Bridge) artists who hoped that he would become an active member. View full details
17 Sep 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

Edvard Munch Graphic Works: Curator's Tour
Date	Location
Lucy Askew, Senior Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art, gives a tour of the privately-owned collection of 50 works on paper by Edvard Munch, discussing the exhibition's key themes and Munch's innovative approach to printmaking. View full details
16 Jul 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh

The Elgin Gift to the Trustees Academy and the Cast Collection at Edinburgh College of Art
Date	Location
Margaret Stewart, Cast Curator at Edinburgh College of Art, gives an insight into the collection of casts at the College. View full details
10 Jul 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Encounters: A Classical World
Date	Location
Richard Jenkyns, Professor of the Classical Tradition at Oxford University, explores the importance and popularity of the classical world and its influence on modern culture. Chaired by Graham Sheffield, Director Arts for the British Council. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
17 Aug 5pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: A Peaceful Place
Date	Location
James MacMillan, composer of Scottish Opera's Clemency, and Ohad Naharin, Artistic Director of Batsheva Dance Company, join Sir Adam Roberts, President of the British Academy, and Chair Eugene Downes of Culture Ireland, to explore ways in which the Olympic Truce can be applied today and how the arts can promote and support peace and better understanding. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
1 Sep 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: A Very French Connection
Date	Location
Ariane Mnouchkine, director of Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir, is joined by Michel Le Bris, founder of book and film festival Étonnants Voyageurs, and author Professor Ian Thompson to discuss Jules Verne’s fascination with Scotland. Chaired by Catherine Lockerbie, the panel explores the cultural bonds between Scotland and France. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
25 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: Athletes and Ideals
Date	Location
Louise Martin, Vice Chair of the Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games Scotland, chairs this discussion on what sport means to us today and the values of the classical Greek athlete. With Angus Farquhar, Creative Director of NVA’s Speed of Light, runner and writer Robin Harvie and Professor Douglas Cairns, specialist in the ethics of ancient Greek society at the University of Edinburgh. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
14 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: Choosing Myths and Fairytales
Date	Location
Scots Makar, poet and playwright Liz Lochhead discusses her work and its connections with myth and fairytales from Scottish and European traditions with Robyn Marsack, Director of the Scottish Poetry Library. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
28 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: Fresh Voices
Date	Location
Jen Hadfield, the English poet and artist, who found inspiration and a new voice when she moved to Shetland five years ago, Scottish teen fiction writer Jamie Jauncey and Lawrence Rhodes, Artistic Director of New York’s Juilliard Dance, discuss regeneration and renewal of the arts. Chaired by Richard Holloway, Chairman of Sistema Scotland. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
27 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: Myth and Enchantment
Date	Location
Writer Marina Warner, Wagner specialist Derek Watson and Dmitry Krymov, director of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (As You Like It), examine the roles of myth, fairytale and enchantment in culture and creativity. Chaired by the Head of Literature for the British Council, Susie Nicklin. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
26 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: Representations
Date	Location
Matthew Lenton, director of Wonderland, joins Professor Michael Lamb, psychologist and specialist in child development from the University of Cambridge, and Jean Kilbourne, a feminist speaker internationally recognised for her work on the image of women in advertising, to explore depictions of young women in the arts and media. Chaired by the BBC’s arts correspondent Razia Iqbal. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
31 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: Satire
Date	Location
Director of Gulliver’s Travels Silviu Purcărete joins Dr Valerie Rumbold of the University of Birmingham and Martin Rowson, cartoonist and author of his own Gulliver story, to discuss the great tradition of satire from which Jonathan Swift’s original tale emerged. Chaired by Guardian columnist and feature writer Lucy Mangan. Supported by Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
18 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: The Four Nations of the United Kingdom
Date	Location
A distinguished panel of creative writers meets to explore the voices of the four nations of the United Kingdom. Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, Scots poet and novelist Jackie Kay, writer and Wales’ first National Poet Gwyneth Lewis and English poet Lavinia Greenlaw come together for a series of readings and to discuss the distinctive voices that comprise the United Kingdom today. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
13 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Encounters: What Does It Mean to be British?
Date	Location
In a provocative keynote address, Robert McCrum, associate editor of The Observer and author of Globish, argues that it is not a suicide mission to define Britishness in terms of our inheritance and that, properly expressed, the definition can be a passport to a renewed and vigorous participation in global affairs. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
12 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Europe 1900: New Landscapes for Changing Times
Date	Location
In conjunction with the gallery's exhibition of symbolist landscapes, Professor Richard Thomson explores how fin-de-siècle ideas interlock in paintings by artists including Böcklin, Hodler, Munch and Kandinsky. View full details
14 Jul 2pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Everyone Must Choose His Own Way, and Mine Will be the Way of Colour
Date	Location
Bill Smith presents this talk on the life and work of Leslie Hunter, the least known of the four Scottish Colourists. After all his work was destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906, Hunter started all over in Scotland, with a particular focus on Fife and Loch Lomond. View full details
15 Aug 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Expressions of Contemporary Shamanism in 21st Century Scotland
Date	Location
This two day workshop features group ceremonies, discussions, drumming, singing and dancing. Part of The Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2012. Booking is essential. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
20 Oct–21 Oct Sat 9.30am–5pm; Sun 10am–5pm	Gillis Centre, Edinburgh

The Festival of Politics
Date	Location
The only festival of its kind to be hosted in a UK parliament, the Festival of Politics features famous names from politics, media and the arts in debates and cultural events. Most are free apart from a reservation fee, and all events are themed around a politically-inspired topic – last year's was the suitably zeitgeisty 'Renewing Politics in the age of New Media', and involved talks about the uses of Twitter on politics, and the ramifications of the internet for freedom of information. View full details
17 Aug–18 Aug Times vary 24 Aug–25 Aug Times vary	The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh

Festival of Spirituality and Peace
Date	Location
Based in St John's Church on Princes Street and having emerged from the Fringe six years ago as a festival in its own right, this multi-faith series of events marries creativity and peace-making in a three-week programme of talks, discussions, performances, film screenings, food events, exhibitions and family activities. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
3 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Various venues, Edinburgh

Film Festivals in the Digital Age
Date	Location
Dina Iordanova, editor of a new book, Digital Disruptions: Cinema Moves On-line, and other experts discuss new forms of cinephilia in the age of online film circulation. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
22 Jun Noon Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Film Restoration in the Digital Age
Date	Location
Panellists including the director of Park Circus, editor Thelma Schoonmaker (widow of Michael Powell) and a film restoration expert from Sony Pictures discuss the processes involved in restoring classic films, with particular focus on Lawrence of Arabia, which is screening at the festival in a new print. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
22 Jun 1.45pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Friends of the Earth Edinburgh Meeting
Date	Location
Learn about the work of your local Friends of the Earth group, and get involved in the planning of future activity. View full details
31 May 7pm	Teuchters, Edinburgh

From Idea to Exhibition: Creating Treasures from The Queen's Palaces
Date	Location
The Palace of Holyroodhouse and Treasures curator, Deborah Clarke, gives a talk on the process of preparing the latest Queen's Gallery exhibition of treasures. View full details and ticket info
20 Jun 6.30pm	The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh

Gallery Talk: Dialogue
Date	Location
Artists from Quebec whose work is on show in the Dialogue exhibition discuss their work with art lecturer Lesley Logue. Booking is essential. View full details
2 Jun 2pm	Edinburgh Printmakers, Edinburgh

Good Citizens’ Furniture: Traditional and Progressive Cabinetmaking in the Late Victorian and Edwardian Periods
Date	Location
Annette Carruthers from the University of St Andrews presents this talk on the workshops of Ernest Gimson and the Barnsley brothers. View full details
20 Aug 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Great Empress, Great Art
Date	Location
Prof Simon Dixon of University College London, biographer of Catherine the Great, talks about her legacy and Maureen Barrie discusses the origins of the Catherine the Great exhibition. Refreshments are included. View full details and ticket info
6 Oct 2pm	National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Healing with Herbs – Beyond 'Hortus Medicus Edinburgensis'
Date	Location
Catherine Conway-Payne, Director of Herbology at the Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden, explores the history of herbs and explains how some herbal legacies are being rediscovered. View full details
19 Sep 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Hearing Impaired Tours: War at Sea
Date	Location
A free tour with portable loops of the War at Sea exhibition, led by artist Tessa Asquith-Lamb. View full details
17 Jun 11am	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Highlights from the National Trust for Scotland’s Collections
Date	Location
Curator Mandy Murray explores the stories behind the thousands of objects from the National Trust's collections of 49 properties. View full details
6 Nov 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Highlights of Scottish Silver from Private and Public Collections
Date	Location
An expert from Lyon and Turnbull discusses three centuries of Scottish silverware. View full details
11 Jun 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

History and Family: The Somerveil Collection of Family Portraits 1740–1840
Date	Location
Hundreds of years of history are captured in this collection of portraits. Alastair Smith, Curator at the National Trust for Scotland, presents a talk on the collection and the story of the family they depict. View full details
6 Aug 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

The History of Photography in Edinburgh
Date	Location
Peter Stubbs, member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society since 1963, presents this lecture on the work of Edinburgh's amateur and professional photographers throughout history. He'll also talk about the Edinburgh Calotype Club, the earliest photographic society in the world. View full details
11 Sep 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

In Person: BAFTA Scotland Interview with Robert Carlyle
Date	Location
Hear from the instantly recognisable but always believable actor about a life in film, from Begbie to Renard and beyond. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
24 Jun 5pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

In Person: Masterclass with Victor Kossakovsky
Date	Location
The maverick Russian director, whose ¡Vivan Las Antipodas! screens at the festival, discusses his life and work. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
26 Jun 4pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

In Person: Masterclass with Wang Bing
Date	Location
A masterclass offering the opportunity to learn from one of China's most significant documentarists. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
24 Jun 3pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Industry on the River Almond
Date	Location
John Dods explains how the mouth of the River Almond was a hive of industrial activity in the 18th and 19th centuries. By examining original documents and maps, he'll explain why so much industry took root there and where it all went. View full details
29 Aug 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Introduction to Film Studies: 'Art Cinema' and Narrative
Date	Location
Martine Pierquin gives a lecture, illustrated with clips, on the idea of 'art cinema'. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
21 Jun 4.15pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Introduction to Film Studies: Contemporary Cinematic Soundscapes
Date	Location
Dr Pasquale Iannone gives an illustrated lecture on soundscapes in cinema, with examples from directors including Terrence Malick and Paolo Sorrentino. Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
22 Jun 4.15pm Part of Edinburgh International Film Festival: Special Events	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

An Introduction to Modern Art: Looking
Date	Location
Art historian Ola Wojtkiewicz leads a series of monthly sessions which consist of informal themed discussions in the gallery, designed to help you develop an understanding and appreciation of modern art. Booking is essential. View full details
11 Jun 10.30am	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

James Playfair – Scotland’s Revolutionary Architect
Date	Location
Philip Miller presents this lecture on James Playfair (1756–1794), a radical architect responsible for Melville Castle for Henry Dundas, and who had a great influence on Sir John Soane. View full details
5 Sep 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

Jock Tamson Abroad: The Making of the Scottish Diaspora
Date	Location
David Forsyth examines the material culture of Scots who have dispersed around the globe. View full details
27 Aug 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

John, 3rd Earl of Bute by Allan Ramsay
Date	Location
Susanna Kerr discusses the intricacies of the relationship between the King, the court and the artist in the creation of Allan Ramsay's painting. View full details
4 Jul 12.45pm	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

John Broadwood and Sons – Piano Manufacturer to His Majesty and the Princesses
Date	Location
Philip Miller talks about John Broadwood who implemented technical innovations to improve the design of his pianoforte as it rose in popularity in the 18th century. View full details
22 Aug 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

John Irving
Date	Location
An evening with the bestselling author of The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, in conversation with John Boyne. In one of only two UK events he discusses his new novel, In One Person. Tickets available from Waterstones Edinburgh West End, 128 Princes Street. View full details
30 May 7pm	Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh

Kandinsky's Kleine Welten
Date	Location
Talk on the series of 12 prints that Kandinsky made in 1922 at the Bauhaus. View full details
6 Aug 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Two, Edinburgh

Kyleakin and the Ring Net
Date	Location
Professor Will Maclean presents this talk on the Highland fishing community. View full details
24 Oct 1pm	RCAHMS, Edinburgh

The Ladies Waldegrave by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Date	Location
Art historian Ailsa Turner discusses Reynolds' painting of the three sisters, including its classical and contemporary allusions. View full details
8 Jun 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

The Ladies Waldegrave by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Date	Location
Art historian Ailsa Turner talks about Joshua Reynolds' memorable portrait of Horace Walpole's nieces, three young woman in unfeasibly large wigs. View full details
8 Jun 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

The Latitude of Twilight
Date	Location
Professor Davidson gives a talk on the use of twilight in symbolist landscape painting. View full details
24 Jul 12.45pm	Hawthornden Lecture Theatre at Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Leith Festival
Date	Location
A growing community arts festival in which most participants, artists and performers are Leith-based. Previous years have seen 150 events hosted by around 50 venues within a one-mile radius in Edinburgh's port community, including the Leith Festival Gala Day on Leith Links, as well as the Leith Short Film Festival and tons of walks, talks and tours. View full details
8 Jun–17 Jun Times vary	Leith, Edinburgh

Leith Hospital Recalled
Date	Location
Film and storytelling from Millie Gray and the Citadel Arts Group exploring memories of Leith Hospital. Part of Leith Festival. View full details
11 Jun 2.30pm	The Granary, Edinburgh

Life, Love and Death: Edvard Munch and Printmaking
Date	Location
Alfons Bytautas gives a talk on the innovative printmaking technique behind Munch's work, and how it relates to his contemporaries and to printmaking today. View full details
23 Jul 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

Life, Love and Death: Edvard Munch and Printmaking
Date	Location
A talk about Munch's printmaking practice and its context, by Northumbria University's Alfons Bytautas. View full details
23 Jul 12.45pm	Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art One, Edinburgh

Locating Robert Louis Stevenson: Reputation, Genre and Influence
Date	Location
Stevenson specialist Linda Dryden discusses the writer's reputation, how it was affected by notions of tradition, and to what extent his presence is still felt in the literary world today. View full details
15 Jun 10.30am	Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh

L'Oreille musicale
Date	Location
Discussions about music, held in French. View full details
7 Jun 6pm Discover the surprising prevalence of Le Jazz en France, covering the festivals, clubs and artists who made…	Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh

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