Past Edinburgh 900 Events

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Old Town and Bank of Scotland, c1875 by George Washington Wilson,
City of Finance [Online exhibition]
1st November 2024 - 31st December 2025
As well as making Edinburgh a royal burgh, King David I created Scotland’s first coins in the 12th century kickstarting the country’s economy. Read our City of Finance story and…
Leith Harbour from the pier, 1829 by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, The painting shows the harbour full of steamboats, sailing boats, and people on the harbour
City of Commerce [Online exhibition]
4th December 2024 - 31st December 2025
Come with us as we continue our journey through 900 years of Edinburgh’s history since the city gained royal burgh status, with the story of Edinburgh as a City of…
A painting of a crowd of people, some in clothes of the wealthy, some not, around a gravestone in the Kirkyard, on which a scroll of paper is unfurled. Buildings can be seen in the background.
City of Conflict [Online exhibition]
27th January 2025 - 31st December 2025
The collections of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh contain some unique and astonishing documents from the 17th century. It was a turbulent time in Edinburgh’s past, when a series of power…
City of Industry [online exhibition]
1st February 2025 - 31st December 2025
When Edinburgh gained burgh status and became a trading hub, skilled craftsmen were needed to make goods for sale at home and abroad. In the 1500s, these crafts had been…
City of Ideas [online exhibition]
24th March 2025 - 31st December 2025
Against a backdrop of political change and turmoil, Edinburgh emerged in the 18th century as a centre of the Scottish Enlightenment, contributing to the wider Age of Enlightenment happening in…
Two ornamental grouse and a selection of boxes of Alex Ferguson Edinburgh rock
Edinburgh900: Objects from nine centuries of city life [online exhibition]
20th May 2025 - 31st December 2025
A new online exhibition launched by the City of Edinburgh Council’s Museums & Galleries, Libraries and Archives services brings together 900 years of objects relating to Edinburgh. From Greyfriars Bobby’s…
Shrine at Edinburgh Hindu Mandir and Cultural Centre with Murtis statues of deities or goddess.
Edinburgh 900 – A City of Faith [online exhibition]
12th June 2025 - 31st December 2025
Edinburgh has been the location of significant events that have impacted on the practice of Christianity in Scotland and resulted in major changes in Scottish society. In the 17th century…
A black and white drawing showing solders, women sitting chatting, a horse pulling a cart full of people, people drinking, and people drunk.
City of Leisure [online exhibition]
17th June 2025 - 31st December 2025
The City of Leisure story on the Our Town Stories website incorporates some amazing objects and evocative images from the collections of Museums & Galleries and Libraries…
City of Celebration [online exhibition]
17th July 2025 - 31st December 2025
The exploration of the city’s heritage continues with a whistle-stop virtual tour through a calendar year of Edinburgh’s festivals on the Our Town Stories website. Everyone…
Edinburgh City Vision - image west to the Castle from the Dugald Stewart Monument
Edinburgh 900 – A City of Diversity [online exhibition]
2nd October 2025 - 31st December 2025
The Edinburgh 900 ‘City of Diversity’ theme explores the city’s multicultural landscape, focusing on immigration past and present, the diverse residents of Edinburgh today, and the 2050 City Vision which…