This Black History Month, join NTS Facing Our Past project leader Jennifer Melville to learn more about Edinburgh's Black history at the turn of the 18th century.
From rum ladles to dressing tables, explore the hidden histories behind everyday objects over three floors of the house through our specially designed trail.
Then settle in for a talk in our Drawing Room, to learn about how class, identity, independence, and money touched the lives of people and objects connected to this history.
Learn how new research is diversifying our knowledge of what life looked like in Georgian Edinburgh.
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READ MOREJoin the National Trust for Scotland on Friday 6th September at the Georgian House to welcome the author, Suchitra Choudhury, for a presentation of her work and wider discussion!
READ MOREA lecture about spiritual healing and help through the teaching of Bruno Groening is taking place at The Open Door Community Centre, Edinburgh on various dates throughout the year.
READ MOREThese tea and talk sessions deliver a series of small-scale talks from the RZSS team in the stunning setting of the Mansion House at Edinburgh Zoo.
READ MOREThe voices of Edinburgh’s communities shape an ever-evolving sound installation inside St Giles’ Cathedral's magnificent interior.
READ MOREJoin us at &Gallery on Saturday 31st August to hear more about the Frances Priest exhibition over a coffee!
READ MOREJoin author and ex-Police Officer Tom Wood whose book tells the story of the horrific killing of two Edinburgh teenagers in 1977 and of the extraordinary police investigation over almost four decades!
READ MOREJoin us at Everyman Cinema Edinburgh on Wednesday 4th September for a special and intimate event with former Lion and Scotland legend Gavin Hastings!
READ MOREEnjoy a spectacular evening with bestselling author Deborah Harkness and her latest book The Black Bird Oracle on Thursday 5th September at the Tom Fleming Centre for Performing Arts!
READ MOREJoin the National Trust for Scotland on Friday 6th September at the Georgian House to welcome the author, Suchitra Choudhury, for a presentation of her work and wider discussion!
READ MOREJoin the ever-tasteful, often hilarious, writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner as he celebrates 25 years as The Observer’s award-winning restaurant critic with the publication of Nights Out At Home!
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