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View of Calton Hill and the City Observatory

Collective · Calton Hill

The City Observatory and its Telescopes

Now showingPermanent collection·Free

Playfair's 1818 observatory, birthplace of Edinburgh astronomy and timekeeping, still holding its 1831 Transit Telescope and a refractor in the McEwan Dome.

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Colourful drawing of Edinburgh's Old Town in shades of yellow, orange and blue

Imagine if… Celebrating 30 years of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site

Museum of Edinburgh

Jessie M. King, Fraunchyse (detail), c.1907, illustration of two women

Gifted: New Acquisitions at the City Art Centre

City Art Centre

Jillian Edelstein, Desmond Tutu, from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission series (1996-2001)

Jillian Edelstein – Among People

Stills: Centre for Photography

All exhibitions in Edinburgh this month Coming up in November

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The ochre and white painted 16th-century frontage of Huntly House, home of the Museum of Edinburgh, on the Canongate

Museum of Edinburgh

DesignFree6 min walk
Facade of the Museum of Childhood at 42 High Street on Edinburgh's Royal Mile

Museum of Childhood

ChildrenFree6 min walk
Exterior of the City Art Centre on Market Street, Edinburgh, with exhibition banners

City Art Centre

ArtFree7 min walk
Exterior of Fruitmarket gallery on Market Street, Edinburgh

Fruitmarket

ArtFree7 min walk

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