THE WAX ROOM
Middle Meadow Walk. The Meadows. 01721 728033.
The Wax Room Until Sat :31 Aug. 2.30pm. £24.50 (2‘3). Shows every half hour from 2.30pm until 11.30pm. Experience Ken Parsons' ama/ing wax room which took 80 years to make.
ANTHONY WOODD
4 Dundas Street. 558 95.1.2 Mon—Fri 10aiii—6pm; Sat 1 1ain~~1pm
John Forgan Until Sat 10 Aug. Recent watercolours and mixed media works by contemporary painter John Forgan. featuring scenes of Edinburgh and East Lothian.
The Scottish Panorama Wed 1‘1 Aug-Sat 14 Sep. An exhibition of 18th and 19th century Scottish works.
Edinburgh Museums
This section lists museums currently showing temporary exhibitions. For details of other permanent attractions, see Edinburgh Life, page 42.
BANK OF SCOTLAND MUSEUM ON THE MOUND
The Mound. 529 1288. Mon—Fri mam—4.45pm.
Money Matters Until Fri 5 Sep. A display on the stOry of money through the centuries.
THE DRAWING ROOM GALLERY
28 Charlotte Square. Edinburgh. 2113 9365. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Not
The Art of Illustration Until Fri 5 Sep. An exhibition of work by over (10 of the world's best-loved picture book artists.
DYNAMIC EARTH
Holyrood Road. 550 7800. Daily 10am—6pm.
Walking with Dinosaurs Until Sun 8 Sep. £8.95 18550-570501: family ticket 5:16.95—3329 includes entry to Dynamic Earth. Experience the magic of BBC's acclaimed series Walking With Dinosaurs. This exhibition takes you behind the scenes of production and explores how dinosaurs lived. died and how the BBC brought them to life.
MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD
42 High Street. 529 4142. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm.
Hero Worship Until Sat 28 Sep. Children's heroes from past and present including DaVie Crockett. Shirley Temple and Luke Skywalker are celebrated in this exhibition. Come along to take a trip down memory lane. dress up as your favourite idol or add to the Heroes Wall of Fame.
MUSEUM OF EDINBURGH
142 Canongate. 529 41/13. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm.
My Dear John Sat 10 Aug—Sat 20 Oct. Glasgow-based textile artist Deirdre Nelson explores themes of communication through traditional letters. digital printing and needlework techniques. NEW SHOW.
MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
Chambers Street. 247 A219. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm: Sun noon-5piii; Tue 10am—8pm. Free.
Art to Wear Tue 13 Aug. 58pm. Three contemporary Scottish jewellers take part in this specral festival event.
NEWHAVEN HERITAGE MUSEUM Newhaven Harbour. 55‘, 4185. Mon Sun noon-4.45pm.
They’re Handed Doon Until Tue 81 Dec. An exhibition looking at the history of the Paisley shawl and their adoption by Newhaven fishv-iives.
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OUEENSFERRY MUSEUM
58 High Street. Oueensferry. (331 5545. Mon. Thu. Fri 8 Sat 10am—1pm & 2.15—5pm: Sun noon—5pm. Free.
Food for Thought A look at children's diet and eating habits over the past 150 vears.
ROYAL MUSEUM
2 Chambers Street. 2/17 4219. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm (Tue 8pm); Sun noon~5pm. Free.
Millennium Clock A chance to view Russian mechanical sculptor Eduard Bersudsky's millennium clock. a kinetic sculpture. measuring nine metres high. Mediating with Spirits, Shamans in Korea Until Fri 31 Jan. An exhibition exploring shamanism. an important element of the Altaic culture that came to Korea in the 13th century BC. The show features dioramas and ritual objects used by shamans. many of which have been donated to the National Museums of Scotland by the Korean government.
Focus on the Forth Until Sat 14 Sep. An exhibition of photographs taken of the sea bed of the Firth of Forth. The photos show the diversity of living samples and marine biology which exists on the sea floor.
Forbidden City: Treasures of an Emperor Until Sun 15 Sep. £4 (93): under 12s free: NMS members free. The Royal Museum is the sole venue worldwide for this landmark exhibition of priceless treasures from the Forbidden City in Beijing. Two thirds of these objects have never before been seen outside China and are drawn from the collections of the Oianlong Emperor who ruled China from 1736—1795. The objects include a sacred cup decorated with rubies. sapphires and pearls. an ornate ceremonial suit of armour and a coronation portrait of the Emperor by the Italian artist Castiglione.
The Forbidden Cashmere Collection Until Sun 15 Sep. Running alongside the Forbidden City exhibition and inspired by. is a display of cashmere garments commissioned by Ballantyne Cashmere by leading contemporary designers.
Ecurie Ecosse, Scotland’s Motor Racing Team Until Thu 31 Oct. An exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Scotland's most successful motor racing team. Ecurie Ecosse. Founded in 1952. they went on to ‘.‘/|ll the Les Mans 24-hour and again in 1957. Top drivers included Ron Flockhart. lnnes Ireland. Ninian Sanderson and Jackie Stewart.
Roots - Unexpected Origins of Ordinary Things Until Sun 3 Nov. An exhibition demonstrating how everyday things has been influenced by exotic and ancient cultures from around the world. Creating the Past Mon 12 Aug—Sat 111 Sep. The result of a collaborative project between experimental
theatre live art company Reckless Sleepers and young people from Edinburgh which examines how the Museums" collections can be used to inform our understanding of the past. NEW SHOW.
John Logie Baird - the Man who Saw the Future Mon 12—Sat 31 Aug. A celebration of the life and work of Scottish inventor John Logie Baird who was the first to demonstrate television. The exhibition features original Baird artefacts and equipment and the groundbreaking tliree-dimensional technologies which are currently being pioneered from Scotland. NEW SHOW.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY VISITOR CENTRE
Blackford Hill. (308 8405. Mon—Sat
10am 5pm: Sun noon—5pm. £13.50 15250).
World in a Spin Until Mon (30 Sep. Exhibition and activities looking at how the spinning earth creates night. day and the changing seasons.
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The Fruitmarket Galleiy, 45 Ma
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personally chosen by Sugimoto to host the retrospective and will exhibit
the Architectures and Pinetrees. Architectures features iconographic landmarks such as Guggenheim Museum, New York, Frank Lloyd
Wright, 1997 and Casa Bat/Io, Antoni Gaudi, 1998. Pinetrees, inspired by Japanese ink painting, has been specifically created for the exhibition.
Oceanic views from around the globe, including Bass Strait, Table Cape,
1997 and Celtic Sea, Boscastle
, 1994. feature in Seascapes, exhibiting at
Stills, 23 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh, a two~minute walk from The
Fruitmarket Gallery.
Admission is £3/ £1.50 to the exhibition (single entry both galleries), open 10am-7pm daily during the festival to 1 September. From 2 September,
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