The National Library of Scotland, in association with Robert Smail’s Printing Works, is holding a drop-in printing workshop on Tuesday 5 April, 11am-2pm. Suitable for anyone aged 6 and over, this is a drop-in event … but mind your ps and qs. See the National Library of Scotland’s website for more details.
Archives for March 2016
Printing ‘Walk and Talk’ in Edinburgh
The Trust is sponsoring a joint event in association with the Scottish Local History Forum. Walk & talk — Edinburgh Print Trail, is based at the Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL, and takes place on Thursday 9 June. Bookings can be made through the Forum’s website or by downloading a booking […]
Comic Invention exhibition opens in Glasgow
The major new exhibition, Comic Invention, opened at the Hunterian Art Gallery on Friday 18 March 2016. Featuring works by Lichtenstein, Warhol, Picasso and Rembrandt, the show looks at how we tell stories with pictures. Comic Invention also establishes the Glasgow Looking Glass of 1825 as the world’s oldest comic, confirming Scotland’s place as the […]
Exhibition opens
An exhibition celebrating 150 Years of Robert Smail’s Printing Works opens on Friday 25 March, and will run until the end of October at St Ronan’s Wells Visitor Centre, Wells Brae, Innerleithen. For full details of opening times, see the National Trust for Scotland’s Robert Smail’s website. Admission Free.
Workshops and courses at DCA
Courses and workshops running at Dundee Contemporary Arts’ Print Studio between April and June include traditional book binding techniques, an introduction to letterpress, etching and papermaking, among others. Full details and how to book are on their website.
Exhibition of maps
The National Library of Scotland’s exhibition You are here: a journey through maps is on display at the George IV building in Edinburgh until April 2017. Visitors can wander through the maps on display, zooming out from the Library itself, to view the whole world. The exhibition includes one of the finest plans of Edinburgh, the […]