Edinburgh Alphabet Exhibition City Arts Centre
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Hundreds of objects from Edinburgh’s museum and gallery collections have been drawn together and placed on display for the very first time.
Spanning 60,000 years and over 300 items, Edinburgh Alphabet: An A-Z of the City’s Collections combines artworks and artefacts across four floors of the City Art Centre this summer (Friday 19 May – 8 October).
Rare and unusual museum items on display for the first time include architect Thomas Hamilton's winning design for the Burns Monument in 1831 and intricate set designs for King’s Theatre pantomimes, which have been conserved ahead of their unveiling in Edinburgh Alphabet.
They are being displayed alongside stone-age discoveries from archaeological excavations, unique examples of historic glass and ceramics from the Council's applied art collections, toys from the Museum of Childhood and favourites from the City Art Centre collection, including John Duncan's Tristan and Isolde, Cadell's Black Hat and a newly acquired painting Moon by Alison Watt.
The display coincides with the Scottish Government’s Year of History, Heritage and Archaeology and this summer's Edinburgh Art Festival.
Pictured: Diana Morton, Outreach and Access Manager putting the final touches to the display of pantomime costumes. The costume on the left was the baroness in a production of Cinderella and on the right was worn by Una McLean when playing the part of Nanny in Babes in the Wood at Edinburgh's King's theatre
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- Alphabet Exhibition | Edinburgh | 18 May 2017