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City Art Centre Located in the heart of Edinburgh, our aim is to champion historic & contemporary Scottish Art.
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Edinburgh's unmistakeable skyline in autumn...Edinburgh from the ArboretumRobert Hope (1869–1936)City Art CentreMuseums ...
23/10/2026

Edinburgh's unmistakeable skyline in autumn...
Edinburgh from the Arboretum
Robert Hope (1869–1936)
City Art Centre
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh

Happy Thursday ! What a City even back in 1887!We have many photos in our collection showing Victorian Edinburgh.Princes...
22/10/2026

Happy Thursday ! What a City even back in 1887!
We have many photos in our collection showing Victorian Edinburgh.
Princes Street from Calton Hill 1887
The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints
City Art Centre

Some pure visual joy from the Flower Fairies at Museum of Childhood collection.
22/10/2026

Some pure visual joy from the Flower Fairies at Museum of Childhood collection.

A fantastic Victorian photograph from our collection of the bottom of the Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.The Cavaye Co...
21/10/2026

A fantastic Victorian photograph from our collection of the bottom of the Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

Happy ! 🍎🍏🍎This beautiful watercolour from the City Art Centre makes us want to rush and make an 🍏 autumnal pie!James W...
21/10/2026

Happy ! 🍎🍏🍎
This beautiful watercolour from the City Art Centre makes us want to rush and make an 🍏 autumnal pie!
James Watterston Herald, In an Orchard, 1891

It is and today's focus is Capital Collections, the online image library for Edinburgh Libraries and Museums and Gall...
21/10/2026

It is and today's focus is Capital Collections, the online image library for Edinburgh Libraries and Museums and Galleries where there are over 20,000 images from our collections to explore!
A Rainy Night in Rome, Sir W Muirhead Bone, 1913
A North view of Edinburgh taken from the Scott Monument, Joseph Ebsworth
The Port Of Leith, Paul Jean Clays, 1843
The Scott Monument from St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, 1887
City Art Centre Collections

The Writers’ Museum beautifully framed by autumn by over on Instagram.
16/10/2026

The Writers’ Museum beautifully framed by autumn by over on Instagram.

1586, Mary, Queen of Scots was tried for treason at Fotheringhay Castle in Northampton. It did not lead on to a good e...
15/10/2026

1586, Mary, Queen of Scots was tried for treason at Fotheringhay Castle in Northampton. It did not lead on to a good end! Here’s Queen Mary entering Edinburgh during happier times.

The State Entry of Queen Mary into Edinburgh, 1561
William Brassey Hole (1846–1917)
City Art Centre

Kenneth Dingwall’s devotion to abstract art is rooted in his student years at Edinburgh College of Art, during which he ...
14/10/2026

Kenneth Dingwall’s devotion to abstract art is rooted in his student years at Edinburgh College of Art, during which he discovered prehistoric abstraction in artefacts at the city’s National Museum of Antiquities.

To learn more about prehistoric rock art, join Dr Tertia Barnett, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, at her fascinating talk on Thursday 4 March 2027, 2pm at the City Art Centre.

To book a free place go to: https://cultureedinburgh.com/events/making-a-mark-in-prehistory-rock-art-in-scotland

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'Cairnbaan, Kilmartin'. © Tertia Barnett

An amazing photo of the Tower in Portobello around 1887.The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints; The City of Edinb...
13/10/2026

An amazing photo of the Tower in Portobello around 1887.
The Cavaye Collection of Thomas Begbie Prints; The City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries

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