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Talk

Symposium on modern literary archives

Thursday 28 November 2024

9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

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Free
Photo of Robert Louis Stevenson overlayed with a historic map of Samoa, with a contemporary coloured filter.
Exhibition

Tusitala: Pacific perspectives on Robert Louis Stevenson

8 November 2024 to 10 May 2025

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Ticketed Free
Watercolour illustration of a castle.
Storytelling

Beul-aithris Gàidhlig airson a' gheamhraidh | Gaelic stories and folklore for winter days

Saturday 30 November 2024

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

Permanent

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Free
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Exhibition

Renaissance: Scotland and Europe 1480 to 1630

21 June 2024 to 21 April 2025

George IV Bridge
Free
A photo of the Open Shelves display showing several bookshelves full of books about women artists and some crocheted crayons with smiley faces.
Display

Open shelves: Women in art

4 November 2024 to 27 January 2025

George IV Bridge
Free
A display cabinet with various archives laid out with labels.
Display

Women waging peace: feminist activism at the National Library of Scotland

5 November 2024 to 30 November 2024

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Past exhibitions and displays

Explore some of the exhibitions and displays held at the National Library of Scotland since 2003.

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