What's on in Edinburgh
Photographic portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson, c. 1880

The Writers' MuseumOld Town / Royal Mile

Robert Louis Stevenson

Now showingPermanent collectionFree

Stevenson's riding boots, the ring given to him by a Samoan chief, the wardrobe made by Deacon Brodie, and a first edition of A Child's Garden of Verses.

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More in Edinburgh

On nowAll of November 2026

Also at The Writers' Museum

On now nearby

Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour at Dovecot Studios

Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour

Dovecot Studios

Blood and Guts walking tour artwork, Surgeons' Hall Museums

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

Surgeons' Hall Museums

Huss Al-Chokhdar, The Ship That Left Without Us, work-in-progress film still, 2026

Time + Space: 2026 Group Exhibition

Collective

All exhibitions in Edinburgh this month Coming up in December

Nearby

The Outlook Tower on Castlehill, Edinburgh, home of Camera Obscura & World of Illusions

Camera Obscura & World of Illusions

Children2 min walk
The neoclassical Playfair building of National Galleries Scotland: National on the Mound, Edinburgh

National Galleries Scotland: National

ArchitectureFree2 min walk
Stills gallery and tenement at 23 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh

Stills: Centre for Photography

ArtFree3 min walk
Exterior of Fruitmarket gallery on Market Street, Edinburgh

Fruitmarket

ArtFree3 min walk

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