Passengers at Edinburgh Airport yesterday were treated to a royal welcome with the arrival of Mary Queen of Scots in the international arrivals area. The famous Scottish monarch visited the airport to provide entertainment to people arriving into Edinburgh and provide information about her exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. The event runs until Sunday 17 November so there’s still time to find out something about Mary.
Mary, Queen of Scots events
Spotlight on: Ballad of the Five Marys
This event is now fully booked.
Date: Thurs 14 November
Time: 14:00 (1 hr), doors open 13:45
Venue: Seminar Room, Level 4, Learning Centre
Cost: Free.
Donald Smith, Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, presents his contemporary fiction exploring the central issues of Mary’s reign as seen through the eyes of others.
Saturday Showcase: Iconic Queens
Date: Sat 16 November
Time: 13:30 (2.5 hrs), doors open 13:15
Venue: Auditorium, Level 1
Cost: £10/£8 Concessions and Members. Tea and coffee included.
Book online or call 0300 123 6789
From 16th century portraits to modern reconstructions, visual representations of Mary and her cousin Elizabeth have taken many forms. Discover more with the expert panel
Chair: Maureen Barrie, National Museums of Scotland, co-curator of Mary, Queen of Scots
Alison Rosie (archivist, National Records of Scotland), Dressing for success? Mary Queen of Scots’ wardrobe
Tarnya Cooper (chief curator, National Portrait Gallery, London), Image making and Queenship: Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots
Caroline Wilkinson (Professor of Craniofacial Identification, Dundee University) and Janice Aitken (animator, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design), Reconstructing the past: creating a 3D virtual portrait of Mary during her personal reign in Scotland
Jackie Lee (director, Artemis Scotland), Bringing history to life through costumed interpretation.
Mary, Queen of Scots lectures for groups
Cost: £5 per head (45 mins). Please note this does not include entry to the exhibition.
Enhance your group visit to our Mary Queen of Scots exhibition with an illuminating introductory talk by a museum expert. Available for adult groups (minimum 20, maximum 60) on specified weekdays only. Information and booking on 0131 247 4041 or tours@nms.ac.uk.
Booking tickets
Booking tickets for paid events online or by telephone will incur a £2.25 booking fee per transaction. Booking tickets for free events online will incur a £2.25 booking fee, but telephone bookings are free. If you book tickets for any event in person at any of our museum sites, you will not be charged a booking fee.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
