To meet demand we are also offering an online live stream of the event. Space is very limited, please do not come to the event without a pre-booked ticket.
Lavender Menace, Scotland’s first LGBT bookshop, opened in Edinburgh in 1982. In 2019 it was revived as an archive to preserve and celebrate hard-to-find and out-of-print LGBT+ books. To celebrate its 40th anniversary year we have invited founders Sigrid Nielsen and Bob Orr to be part of a panel discussion looking at its history. They will be joined by illustrator and writer Kate Charlesworth who has produced a series of portraits of queer writers for the anniversary, including bisexual Scottish poet Hamish Henderson (1919–2002). The discussion will be chaired by Lucy Armitage, Daskalopoulos digital producer, National Galleries of Scotland.
We are currently working on improving our galleries. During this time some rooms will be closed and some facilities will be temporarily removed. There will be limited disabled access to some areas.
Please note that our Gallery bus is not currently running.
The Scottish National Gallery is a few minutes’ walk from Waverley Station. Take the Waverley Bridge exit, and walk the short distance through Princes Street Gardens.
Friends of the Galleries get free unlimited entry to all exhibitions, and enjoy a wide range of exclusive benefits including early exhibition access, special events and 10% discount in our cafes.
