New
Town +
North
Beyond Princes Street, find Edinburgh’s picturesque New Town.
In this part of the city, Edinburgh’s visual identity feels meticulously staged yet deeply lived-in, a place where the historical texture of the city continues to shape how its offering is seen, shared, and remembered.
Home to the National Galleries of Scotland: National and Portrait, and the The Palestine Museum, Europe’s first and only Palestinian Museum, alongside leading private spaces such as Ingleby and The Scottish Gallery, the area’s cultural venues reflect the same grandeur, history, and visual clarity as its architecture.
Further out of the city centre, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh provides a site of reflection and calm, away from the festival crowds.
Featured programme
Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEMás Arte Más Acción: Around A Tree
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Ongoing
10am—5pm
New Town + North
Exhibition
Drop-InEarth Matters
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
20 Mar—1 Nov
Daily, 10.30am—4.30pm (til 3.30pm in Nov)
New Town + North
Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEWendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait
Daily
10am—5pm
New Town + North
Event
Drop-In, FREESongs of Innocence & Experience, part II
Ingleby
Wed—Sat (Mon—Sat in Aug)
11am—5pm
New Town + North
Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEStephen Bird: Looping States of Mind: Circular Thoughts
The Scottish Gallery
30 July—29 Aug
Tues—Fri, 10.30am—6pm; Sat, 11am—4pm
New Town + North
Exhibition
Drop-In, FREEKate Downie: Grasslands
The Scottish Gallery
Tues—Fri, 10.30am—6pm;
Sat, 11am—2pm
New Town + North
Exhibition
TicketedCatherine Opie: To Be Seen
National Galleries Scotland: National
Daily
10am—5pm
New Town + North
Event
FREESpotlight Talk: Earth Matters
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Fri 21 Aug
2.30—2.30pm
New Town + North
Event
TBCBotanics Lates
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Fri 14 Aug
6—9pm
New Town + North
Exhibition
Drop-inMetal Memories: Sounds of the Palestinian Streets
Palestine Museum
14—30 Aug
Daily, 11am—6pm
New Town + North
Event
Tickets coming soonBSL Tour: Earth Matters
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sun 16 Aug
2—3pm
New Town + North
Event
TicketedKatucha Bento: Effervescent! Human-Body-Nature Beyond Anti-Racism
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Thurs 20 Aug
3—4:45pm
New Town + North
Event
£11.55Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Art Walk
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Fri 21 Aug
2:30—3:30pm
New Town + North
Event
TicketedDavi Pontes + Sebastião Abreu: Serial Component
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sun 23 Aug
3—4pm
New Town + North
Event
TicketedArtist Talk: Ellie Armon Azoulay + Mo’min Swaitat
Palestine Museum
Thurs 27 Aug
3—5pm
New Town + North
Event
TicketedListening Session: Palestinian Sound Archive
Palestine Museum
Sun 30 Aug
4—6pm
New Town + North
Event
Spotlight Talk: Earth Matters
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sun 30 Aug
2—2.30pm
New Town + North