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Alan Bruford Memorial Lecture
Date	Location
Dr Terry Gunnull from the University of Iceland gives this year's lecture, titled 'Waking the Dead: Folk Legends of Magicians and Walking Corpses in Iceland'. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'.
27 Oct 6.00	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

The Art of Meditation
Date	Location
An introduction, presented by author Alan Spence, using the poetry, music and artwork of Sri Chinmoy.
28 Oct 7.00	The Melting Pot, Edinburgh

Climate Change and Wildlife in Scotland
Date	Location
Clifton Bain, the RSPB Senior Policy Officer, explores the impact that climate change could have on Scottish wildlife and how we can take action.
15 Oct 7.30	Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre Napier University, Edinburgh

Closets, Cabinets and 'in my Lady's Chamber'?
Date	Location
The British love of portraiture in oils, pastels and miniature since the sixteenth century and beyond is well known. But also adorning the walls of the Royal Academy and even people's homes were framed portrait drawings. Dr Kim Sloan, the Francis Finlay Curator of British Drawings and Watercolours at the British Museum, gives an introduction to this lesser-known aspect of the 'Intimate Portrait' exhibition.
24 Oct 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Curator's Choice: The Wool Industry in Scotland
Date	Location
Duncan Dornan talks about the nation's wool industry. Will take place in the Dunfermline Room. Book in advance.
17 Oct 2.00	National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Dutch Mannerism: Goltzius and his Contemporaries
Date	Location
Senior Curator at the National Gallery, Tico Seifert, discusses major drawings by Hendrick Goltzius and the recently acquired 'Miracle of the Loaves' by Abraham Bloemaert.
28 Nov 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Education Insights: Parallel Lives 2
Date	Location
Robin Baillie, Senior Outreach Officer at the National Galleries, provides insights into the outreach exhibition 'Parallel Lives 2', which features the work of three communities in Edinburgh.
11 Nov 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Elisabeth Horem life in Iraq: Shrapnels and Un jardin a Bagdad
Date	Location
French-Swiss writer Elisabeth Horem spent 3 years in Baghdad, tonight she will discuss and present two accounts of her life through 'Shrapnels' and 'Un Jardin a Bagdad'.
6 Nov 6.00	Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh

Europe's Landscape in Flux
Date	Location
The photography of award-winning Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin has taken him all over the globe as he documents the world's ever-changing landscapes. In this illustrated lecture Franklin discusses the challenges of photographing such change and talks about his new book, 'Footprint: Our Landscape in Flux'.
22 Oct 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Gerhard Richter for the Visually Impaired
Date	Location
Juliana Capes and Jennie Temple lead this descriptive tour and practical workshop. Contact Community Education Officer, Mary Kilpatrick, on 0131 624 6428 to book a place.
10 Dec 10.00am–3.30	Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Gerhard Richter in Context
Date	Location
Dr Debbie Lewer will lead this short course which will explore some of the main aspects of the celebrated German artist's oeuvre, including his practice throughout the 1960s to the 1980s, as well as the significance of his work in the context of post-war Germany.
11 Nov, 18 Nov, 25 Nov 6.00–7.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Gerhard Richter: Curator's Tour
Date	Location
Keith Hartley, Chief Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art, gives a tour of the 'Gerhard Richter' exhibition. A ticket for the exhibition is required.
10 Nov 12.45–1.30	Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

Gerhard Richter: New Approaches
Date	Location
In collaboration with the University of Glasgow and the Goethe Institut Glasgow, the National Galleries presents a symposium which will shed new light on the diversity of practice of one of the world's most significant living artists. International scholars including Hal Foster and Dietmar Elger will address topics including Richter's use of drawing in his early work and his connections to Pop art. Includes entry to the exhibition. Registration 9.30-10am.
21 Nov 10.00am–5.00	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Hero or Heroine? Caroline Norton's Appeal to Justice
Date	Location
Caroline Sheriden Norton battled to have the 'non-existent' status of married women changed, but her part in reforming the laws for women and their place in society has remained largely unacknowledged. Celebrated author Teresa Ransom discusses the trail-blazing author and reformer, who features in the 'Heroes' exhibition at the Portrait Gallery.
14 Oct 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Heroes and Role Models
Date	Location
Long before self-help books became the daily bread of a neurotic and overly busy modern populace, Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) penned internationally successful writings on self-improvement. David McClay, Senior John Murray Archive Curator at the National Library of Scotland, gives an illustrated talk on Smiles' instructional and inspirational literature.
5 Nov 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

High Drama in the Canongate, 1747-1765
Date	Location
Dr John Rocks takes a look at Edinburgh theatre's fascinating early history to tie in with the 'Footlights' display of drawings and prints.
17 Oct 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

The Intimate Portrait: Curator's Tour
Date	Location
Dr Stephen Lloyd, Senior Curator at the Portrait Gallery, takes a tour of the 'Intimate Portrait' exhibition.
19 Nov 12.45–1.30	National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Introduction to Migraine
Date	Location
This public talk is aimed at those migraine sufferers with a limited knowledge of the condition or recently diagnosed. The Migraine Trust staff will offer an introduction to the basic issues that affect migraine sufferers.
8 Nov 10.30–11.30am	Stockbridge Library, Edinburgh

Inuit Life and Traditions
Date	Location
An illustrated introduction to Inupiaq stories and traditions by Tom Lowenstein. 'Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival'.
26 Oct 5.00	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

LGBT Centre Relaunch: LGBT History Talk and Workshop
Date	Location
Ellen Galford, writer and activist, talks about LGBT life.
13 Oct 7.30	LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, Edinburgh

Mary Rose Pre-Show Talk
Date	Location
Dr Caroline Watt delivers a talk before tonight's performance.
28 Oct 6.00	Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh

Material Matters
Date	Location
Symposium looking at how artists and curators work with non-traditional materials. Features presentations from RSA members Will McLean and Glen Onwin.
20 Nov	Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh

Modern Day Plant Collectors in China
Date	Location
Dr David Long and Dr Mark Watson present a talk about the remote mountainous region of The Gaoligong Shan on the China/Burma border, where the RBGE has been involved in an international project to collect and document the plants and animals of the area.
16 Oct 7.00–8.00	Royal Botanic Garden (Lecture Theatre), Edinburgh

Modern Intimacy: Gustav Klimt's Pregnant Woman With Man
Date	Location
The Viennese master's intimate drawing, currently on display in the permanent collection, is examined by Daniel Herrmann, Curator of the Paolozzi Collection at the Gallery of Modern Art.
13 Oct 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

National Galleries Highlights Tours
Date	Location
A tour of the National Gallery's permanent collection, with an introduction to its key pieces. Meet at the main entrance.
25 Oct, 29 Nov 2.00–2.45; 3.00–3.45	National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Pop, Politics and Play: Richter and Polke in the Sixties
Date	Location
Dr Debbie Lewer, Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Glasgow, examines Gerhard Richter's early works in connection with those of his contemporary, Sigmar Polke.
25 Nov 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Poussin's Seven Sacraments
Date	Location
Fabio Barry, Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of St Andrews, analyses the symbolism in Nicolas Poussin's series of paintings of the Seven Sacraments.
31 Oct 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Practising the Cheaper Option: Figure Drawings by Thomas Gainsborough
Date	Location
Gainsborough's figure drawings were used mainly to feed his visual imagination. Hugh Belsey, Senior Research Fellow at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, explores this private use, as well as the different types of portrait drawing and how they came about.
14 Nov 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

RCAHMS Centenary Lunchtime Seminars: Faces and Places
Date	Location
In honour of their centenary the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland are opening their lunchtime seminar programme to the public. Lesley Ferguson will deliver 'Faces and Places'.
13 Oct 1.00–2.00	John Sinclair House, Edinburgh

Research Insights: Renting Domestic Furnishings in Early Modern Venice
Date	Location
Patricia Allerston, Head of Education at the National Galleries, looks at the intriguing practice of renting furnishings in Venetian buildings between 1450-1650, as the context in which many old master paintings would have hung.
4 Nov 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

The Royal Museum Project: A New Vision for the National Museum of Scotland
Date	Location
Stephen Allen, the National Museum's Head of Learning & Programmes, outlines exciting plans for a major £48m redevelopment of the Royal Museum building at the National Museum of Scotland, due for completion in 2011.
28 Oct 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

RSPB Indoor Meeting
Date	Location
The Annual General Meeting followed by an illustrated talk about climate change by Clifton Bain.
15 Oct 7.30	Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre Napier University, Edinburgh

Scott and Stevenson Dissect the Doctors
Date	Location
Caroline McCracken-Flesher give a lecture on Edinburgh's gruesome scientific history, taking in Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
16 Oct 6.00	Appleton Tower, Edinburgh

The Scottish Colourists and their Contemporaries
Date	Location
Senior Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art, Philip Long, discusses the achievements of the Scottish Colourists as related to their international contemporaries, featured together in the new pre-war permanent collections at the Dean Gallery.
24 Nov 12.45–1.15	Dean Gallery, Edinburgh

Signed Tour of Gerhard Richter
Date	Location
Mary Kilpatrick will take a tour of the work of the German pop artist, translated into British Sign Language by Mary Dunlop. To book, fax your details to 0131 556 5229 or text 07814 751087 by Friday 28 November.
30 Nov 11.00am–12.00	Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh

The SSHoP Annual Photographer's Lecture: Hannah Starkey
Date	Location
The Scottish Society for the History of Photography's annual lecture features Hannah Starkey, one of the most influential photographic artists working today. Starkey has exhibited internationally and has won several high profile awards, notably the John Kobal Portrait Award.
24 Oct 6.00–7.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

This is not a natural wilderness
Date	Location
Dr Patricia McDonald, artist-photographer and Lecturer in Cultural Landscape at the University of Edinburgh, looks at some recent trends in environmental imagery from Scotland and further afield.
21 Oct 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Tours for Community Groups
Date	Location
Free introductory tours for community groups of the 'Impressionism & Scotland', 'Tracey Emin' and 'Gerhard Richter' exhibitions. Please contact Community Education Officer Mary Kirkpatrick on 0131 624 6428 to book at least two weeks in advance.
1 Sep–31 Oct	Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
1 Sep–30 Nov	National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

Tours of Tracey Emin
Date	Location
Juliana Capes takes an introductory tour of the Tracey Emin exhibition. Suitable for people for whom English is a second language.
19 Oct, 2 Nov 2.30–3.15; 3.30–4.15	National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

Tracey Emin for the Visually Impaired
Date	Location
Juliana Capes and Jennie Temple lead this descriptive tour and workshop. Contact Community Education Officer, Mary Kilpatrick, on 0131 624 6428 to book a place.
5 Nov 10.00am–3.30	National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

Tracey Emin: 20 Years - Curator's Tour
Date	Location
Take a tour of the Tracey Emin exhibition with Patrick Elliot, the Francis Finlay Curator at the Gallery of Modern Art. The exhibition features work by the controversial British artist from 1993 to the present day. Places are limited; purchase of an exhibition ticket is required.
27 Oct 12.45–1.30	National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

Tracey Emin: 'A raving, hard-core expressionist'
Date	Location
Tim Marlow, Director of Exhibitions at White Cube and award-wining radio broadcaster, talks about the work of the controversial British artist.
29 Oct 6.30–7.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

The Trials of Francis Goya: An Artist's Vision of the 1808 War
Date	Location
Throughout history artists have provided brutally honest accounts of war and the cruelty humans have inflicted on one another. Goya returned often to the men and women on trial, punished, or subject to judgement by the legal system, the State, the Inquisition or the mob during the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1844). Dr Sarah Simmons examines how real these individuals became to him and the works they moved him to create.
28 Oct 6.00–7.15	Weston Link, Edinburgh

The University of the Third Age: A World-wide Movement With a Great Local Presence
Date	Location
Jean Napier, secretary for U3A, leads the discussion for the Morningside Justice and Peace Group.
15 Oct 10.30–11.30am	Open Door, Edinburgh

The Watson Gordon Lecture: Picasso's 'Toys for Adults' - Cubism as Surrealism
Date	Location
Picasso's extraordinary 1913 work on paper 'Head' now resides in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Its first owner, head of the Surrealist movement André Breton, saw in it an anachronistic embodiment of Surrealism. Neil Cox, Professor of Art History and Theory at the University of Essex, examines a range of Picasso's related works to find out why.
20 Nov 6.00–7.15	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Weproductions Publications: Making Book Art
Date	Location
Since establishing Weproductions with Telfer Stokes in the early 1970s, Helen Douglas has been at the forefront of artists' book-making. Here she gives an overview of her publications and discusses approaches to book-making and the importance of visual narrative in her work.
18 Nov 12.45–1.30	Weston Link, Edinburgh

Who was Caroline Norton and can her story be told?
Date	Location
NLS writer in residence Peter Arnott and his assembled actors try to convey the controversial life of Caroline Norton, the trailblazing reformer of women's rights.
21 Oct 7.00	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Women on the Platform
Date	Location
An all-day seminar about the role of women in ending black slavery in the northern hemisphere in the late 19th century. Booking essential.
31 Oct 9.30am–3.30	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

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