Past exhibitions
An overview of some of the exhibitions held at the National Library of Scotland since 2003.
'Putting Scotland on the map: The world of John Bartholomew & Son'
7 December 2012 to 7 May 2013
'Going to the pictures: Scotland at the cinema'
15 June to 28 October 2012
'Beyond Macbeth: Shakespeare in Scottish collections'
9 December 2011 to 29 April 2012
'Banned books: Censorship of the printed word'
24 June to 30 October 2011
'A swing through time: Golf in Scotland'
18 June 2010 to 20 March 2011
'Curtain up: 40 years of Scottish theatre'
19 December 2009 to 3 May 2010
'The Original Export: Stories of Scottish emigration'
26 June to 11 October 2009
6 March to 9 May 2009
Zig-Zag: The paths of Robert Burns
7 November 2008 to 1 February 2009
'Imprentit: 500 years of the Scottish printed word'
Friday 27 June to Sunday 12 October 2008
'Local heroes: The art of the graphic novel'
Friday 4 April to Sunday 1 June 2008
1 February to 1 March 2008
'Crime Scene Edinburgh: 20 Years of Rankin and Rebus'
24 October 2007 to 13 January 2008
'Tea And Tigers: Stories from Scotland and South Asia'
5 July to 5 September 2007
30 March until 3 June 2007
'Fonn 's Duthchas: Land and legacy'
January to December 2007
'Telford: Father of Modern Engineering'
October to November 2007
'Birds of a feather: Audubon's adventures in Edinburgh'
4 July to 15 October 2006
10 March to 22 May 2006
'Sale of the centuries: A celebration of shopping in Scotland'
December 2005 to February 2006
'In the footsteps of Isabella Bird: Adventures in twin time travel'
28 October-27 November 2005
8 July to 16 October 2005
'Wish you were here: Travellers tales from Scotland, 1540-1960'
8 July to 16 October 2003