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Royal Lyceum Theatre

A historic theatre institution and city anchor.

Royal Lyceum Theatre is an Edinburgh theatre on Grindlay Street, presenting drama, classics, contemporary theatre and performance.

Traverse Theatre

A contemporary theatre landmark for new writing.

Traverse Theatre is an Edinburgh theatre on Cambridge Street, associated with contemporary theatre, new writing, experimental theatre and drama.

Festival Theatre

A major performance stage for theatre, dance and opera.

Festival Theatre is a Capital Theatres venue on Nicolson Street in Edinburgh, presenting theatre, performance, dance, opera and musicals.

King's Theatre

A Capital Theatres landmark with broad public recognition.

King's Theatre is a Capital Theatres venue on Leven Street in Edinburgh, presenting theatre, musicals, drama, comedy and performance.

Queen's Hall

A key concert hall for classical, chamber, folk and contemporary music.

Queen's Hall is an Edinburgh concert hall on Clerk Street, presenting classical music, chamber music, folk, contemporary music and concerts.

Usher Hall

A major Edinburgh concert hall and orchestral room.

Usher Hall is an Edinburgh concert hall on Lothian Road, presenting orchestral music, classical music, concerts and symphonic programmes.

Fruitmarket

A leading contemporary art institution in the city centre.

Fruitmarket is an Edinburgh contemporary art gallery on Market Street, presenting exhibitions, contemporary art and artist talks.

Collective

A Calton Hill contemporary art centre with public-art weight.

Collective is an Edinburgh contemporary art centre at the City Observatory on Calton Hill, presenting contemporary art, sculpture, public art and artist commissions.

City Art Centre

A civic art gallery for exhibitions and Scottish art.

City Art Centre is an Edinburgh art gallery on Market Street, presenting exhibitions, Scottish art and visual arts programmes.

Filmhouse

A former church that has run arthouse and repertory film since 1978, home to the Edinburgh International Film Festival — closed in 2022 and reopened in 2025 after a community-backed campaign.

Filmhouse has occupied a former church at 88 Lothian Road since 1978 and has been the long-term home of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the longest continually-running f…

Scottish Storytelling Centre

The world's first purpose-built centre for oral storytelling, on the Royal Mile since 2006 — storytelling treated as a living contemporary art form, not a museum piece.

Opened in 2006 as the world's first purpose-built centre for oral storytelling, the Scottish Storytelling Centre sits on the Royal Mile alongside the historic John Knox House and t…

National Galleries of Scotland

Scotland's foremost historic fine-art collection on The Mound — a first-stop anchor for understanding Edinburgh as a museums city.

The National, on The Mound between Edinburgh's Old and New Towns, holds Scotland's foremost collection of historic Scottish and European fine art, from Raeburn and Ramsay to Titian…