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Amazing Amber
Amber is beautiful as well as fascinating. It consists of fossilised tree resin, and since resin in liquid form is sticky, and amber is transparent, this means that insects, animals and plant material sometimes get trapped in it and are preserved intact, giving us a glimpse of life millions of years ago. The whole process…
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Wed 22 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 23 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Yoruba Arts Festival
African festival of music, arts and culture with activities and entertainment for all the family.
Clissold Park, London N16
Sat 27 Jul
Free / 020 7249 1222
- 11:00 – 21:00
Mary, Queen of Scots
Was there ever a monarch as unlucky as Mary, Queen of Scots? Her father dies when she's six days old, turning his infant daughter into a political football. Then there are the increasingly inappropriate marriages to increasingly obnoxious husbands; the rebellions, the betrayals, more stabbings than any 24-year-old should…
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Fri 28 Jun
£9 (£7.50; under 16s £6; under 12s free) / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sat 29 Jun
£9 (£7.50; under 16s £6; under 12s free) / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Sun 30 Jun
£9 (£7.50; under 16s £6; under 12s free) / 0300 123 6789
Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.
- 10:00 – 17:00
Secret Egypt: Unravelling Truth from Myth
An exhibition of around 150 ancient objects, including statues, coffins, ceramics, jewellery and a mummy, which aims to shed light on some of the myths and mysteries that surround the Ancient Egyptians.
Inverness Museum & Art Gallery
Wed 22 May
Free / 01463 237114
- 10:00 – 17:00
Thu 23 May
Free / 01463 237114
- 10:00 – 17:00
Fri 24 May
Free / 01463 237114
- 10:00 – 17:00
