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History Events in Edinburgh in January 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

Maps: Memories from the Second World War

9th March 2024 - 26th January 2025

Through personal stories, photography and memorabilia, this exhibition at the National War Museum charts the creation and use of maps during the Second World War.

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

30th March 2024 - 30th April 2025

The National Library of Scotland's permanent exhibition provides a unique insight into Scotland’s history, culture and people and its place in the world.

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Cold War Scotland

13th July 2024 - 26th January 2025

Exploring Scotland’s critical position on the frontline of the Cold War, a new exhibition will tell the stories of the Scots at the centre of this global conflict.

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Conservation Hangar Talks

1st August 2024 - 30th March 2025

See behind the scenes of the work carried out in the museum’s Conservation hangar with these free talks.

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Theravāda Buddhism

16th September 2024 - 12th January 2025

This thought-provoking exhibition charts the history and influence of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition across the world, including its role in Scotland today.

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Arthur’s Amble

Selected dates between 3rd November 2024 - 2nd March 2025

Come along for a gentle guided walk around Hunter’s Bog and St. Margaret’s Loch and learn more about Arthur’s Seat’s turbulent past, created by fire and ice!

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History Events in East Renfrewshire

History Events in Fife

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Carving out Connections: Scotland’s Rock Art

Carving out Connections: Scotland’s Rock Art

5th October 2024 - 8th January 2025

Pre-historic Rock Art is one of Scotland's greatest mysteries, this exhibition drawn from Historic Environment Scotland's archives, looks to trace its connections through time and place.

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History Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Shipyard Bards, Tall Tales and Dinner

Shipyard Bards, Tall Tales and Dinner

Selected dates between 18th January 2025 - 1st February 2025

Hear the folk songs and legends of Glasgow's famous shipyards with this storytelling session accompanied by live music and meal at Mharsanta courtesy of Glasgow Music City Tours!

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History Events in Lanarkshire

History Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

History Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Talks at The Smith: The Throckmorton Letters: A Diplomat’s Despair

Talks at The Smith: The Throckmorton Letters: A Diplomat’s Despair

29th January 2025

Throckmorton’s letters from Edinburgh show a world controlled by fragile alliances, political intrigue and betrayal, telling the story of a kingdom on the brink of civil war.

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Winter Talk: The 91st’s Service in the South African (Boer) War 1899-1902

Winter Talk: The 91st’s Service in the South African (Boer) War 1899-1902

11th January 2025

This talk will look at the origins of the Boer War, the build-up to a protracted conflict against a highly manoeuvrable partisan force and the series of notable setbacks that followed.

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Events in Other Areas

Highlight Talks

Highlight Talks

Selected dates between 11th September 2024 - 18th June 2025

On selected days throughout the year the team at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and volunteers hold a Highlight Talk exploring the life and works of Robert Burns!

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Edinburgh Cocktail Week
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Parkdean
National Trust
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Sponsored Links

Hilton Glasgow
Hilton Glasgow
Fayre Play
Makers Market The Lothians
Escape The Past
Renfrewshire Council
Open Pass Scotland
Edinburgh Cocktail Week
Chilcren's Classic Concerts
Kids Pass
Parkdean
National Trust
Edinburgh Dungeons
Rabbies

Popular Events

Dusherra 2024
Dusherra, the flagship annual event of the Scottish Indian Arts Forum, returns on 19th October at the top of Calton Hill, marking its 30th anniversary!
A Play, A Pie and A Pint
A popular feature of the Traverse programme, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Òran Mór returns in October 2024.
Halloween Fireworks Nights
Conifox Adventure Park is back with a bang this autumn with their Halloween Fireworks Nights!
Gutscapes: Meditative Encounters with Microbial Messmates
Joana Formosinho and artists Baum and Leahy invite you into a meditative encounter with the wild landscapes inside your gut at the Scottish Storytelling Centre on 12th November!
Missing Matter: Challenges and Approaches for a New Feminist Historical Recovery
Come along to the Institut Français d’Écosse for a series of conferences discussing feminist historiography.

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Corn Exchange Haddington Edinburgh Playhouse Festival Theatre Edinburgh Howden Park Centre Livingston Kings Theatre Edinburgh National Museum of Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Traverse Theatre Usher Hall