Exhibitions

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Barbican to show 2,000 years of erotic art

11 Oct 2007

The largest exhibition of erotic art is to open in London’s Barbican Centre. More than 300 works will be on display – including the oversized fig leaf positioned over the private parts of a copied Michelangelo’s David, presented to Queen Victoria in…

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Words 2008

A way with words

4 Sep 2008

How do you create an exhibition of creative writing? And why? Kirstin Innes finds out about Words 2008

Vanity Fair photo archive to go on show

20 Nov 2007

Celebrity photographs dating back to the launch of Vanity Fair are to go on show in Edinburgh and London. The magazine began in Britain in 1860 and was bought by US publisher Conde Nast in 1913. Since then it has been a by-word for glamour. The…

Graffiti cleaners do away with exhibition art

8 Oct 2007

A former member of 1990s bands The KLF and The Orb has seen an advertisement for his current art exhibition in Brighton scrubbed off the wall by the local council’s graffiti team. James Cauty used white emulsion paint to advertise his exhibition ‘The…

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9 Apr 2007

Roderick Buchanan: Histrionics An exhibition examining the sectarian past and present that still manages to haunt the streets of Glasgow. Buchanan presents films, photographs and an installation that will take over the large main gallery in GoMA for six…

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Popular events

200 Years of the Paisley Philosophical Institution
Date	Location
A look back at one of Paisley's most remarkable and influential societies.
12 Sep–11 Jan 2009	Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, Paisley

500 Years of Printing: The Popular Press
Date	Location
As part of the country-wide celebration of printing this exhibition looks more specifically at the history of the popular press. Enjoy the library's collections, which include a copy of the Bassandyne Bible, the first printed Bible in Scotland.
1 Sep–31 Oct	Central Library, Edinburgh

Botanical Illustration Diploma
Date	Location
A selection of work by the Diploma in Botanical Garden Edinburgh at the end of their first year.
1 Oct–31 Oct 10.00am–4.30	Royal Botanic Garden (Library Foyer), Edinburgh

Space Age: Exploration, Design and Popular Culture
Date	Location
This exhibition looks at how space has impacted art, film, music and popular culture. A display of nearly 300 objects from the Victoria & Albert's Museum of Childhood suitable for space enthusiasts of all ages.
11 Oct–4 Jan 2009 Mon–Sat 10.00am–5.00; Sun 12.00–5.00	City Art Centre, Edinburgh

Uncovering Industry: The M74 Dig
Date	Location
An exhibit of the finds by those archaeologists who have been exploring sites along the route of the M74 Completion. Much has been revealed about the area's industrial past.
1 Sep–1 Apr 2009 Mon–Thu & Sat 10.00am–5.00; Fri & Sun 11.00am–5.00	Scotland Street School Museum, Glasgow

Popular places

75/79 Cumberland Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6RD

Amber Roome Contemporary Art is based in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town. This innovative gallery exhibits a changing programme of contemporary art by emerging and established artists from Scotland and beyond. The gallery presents a programme of nine…