A reminder that 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 […]
Archives for April 2016
St Bride’s Library re-opens
April 18, 2016
St Bride Library has re-opened to the public from 6th April, and will be open on the first Wednesday of every month thereafter from 10 am to 8 pm. Because space in the Reading Room is limited and some stock is currently inaccessible, in order to avoid the possibility of a wasted journey please email […]
Just My Type!
April 11, 2016
Drop in to St. Ronan’s Wells Visitor Centre on Saturday 16 April 2016. You will have a chance to view the exhibition celebrating 150 years of Robert Smail’s Printing Works and print your own souvenir keepsake using original typesetting and printing techniques! This is a free event, and no booking is required. For more information, […]
Lunchtime talks at Comic Invention
April 7, 2016
There will be a series of free lunchtime talks in assocation with the Comic Invention exhibition, currently underway at the Hunterian Art Gallery at the University of Glasgow. Topics will include a Comic Invention overview with exhibition curator Professor Laurence Grove, Hogarth and the Comic Strip with exhibition curator Peter Black and Colonna Hynerotomachia with […]
Display of letterpress posters
April 2, 2016
The National Library of Scotland is hosting a display of limited edition letterpress posters from 1 April to 2 May at their building on George IV Bridge. The posters have been designed by graphic design students at Edinburgh Napier University, where printing was taught for more than 40 years. The posters have been inspired by Robert […]
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