What's on in Edinburgh
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton cast in the Natural World galleries

National Museum of ScotlandOld Town

Natural World galleries

Now showingPermanent collectionFree

Hundreds of animals illustrate the variety of life on Earth, with a Tyrannosaurus rex cast guarding the entrance and Animal World exploring behaviour from the Arctic to Australia.

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On nowAll of November 2026

Also at National Museum of Scotland

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Kiri Dalena, archival photograph of young women with erased protest placards

The Rupture: No condition is permanent

Talbot Rice Gallery

Blood and Guts walking tour artwork, Surgeons' Hall Museums

Blood and Guts: The Twists and Turns of Edinburgh's Medical History

Surgeons' Hall Museums

Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour at Dovecot Studios

Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour

Dovecot Studios

All exhibitions in Edinburgh this month Coming up in December

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Talbot Rice Gallery entrance at Old College, University of Edinburgh

Talbot Rice Gallery

ArtFree2 min walk
The neoclassical facade of Surgeons' Hall on Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, designed by William Henry Playfair

Surgeons' Hall Museums

Architecture4 min walk
Exterior of Dovecot Studios in the former Infirmary Street Baths, Edinburgh

Dovecot Studios

DesignFree4 min walk
Lady Stair's House, the 17th-century townhouse on Lady Stair's Close that houses The Writers' Museum, Edinburgh

The Writers' Museum

Local HistoryFree5 min walk

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