Events

In-person events take place in our George IV Bridge building, unless we say otherwise.

Page updated: 27 June.

Exhibition night: A preview of 'Pen Names'

Pen Names, an exciting new exhibition from the National Library of Scotland, invites visitors to explore the reasons why writers in the past and present use pen names. It will showcase a dazzling array of writers, including makers of comic books, authors of crime fiction, and many more.

At this special, one-off preview, guests will hear from one of fiction's most loved collaborative pen names, Ambrose Parry (Christopher Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman), as they officially open the exhibition.

Guests are invited to come along, share a glass of wine, and enjoy the exhibition at their leisure.

Thursday 7 July
18.00-20.00
Free. Book 'Exhibition night' via Eventbrite.

When you book this event, your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland for the purposes of allowing you to attend the event. We use some of the information for audience research purposes. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.

Online events

See also: Online workshops 

From shingles to tingles: Proto-dermatology in the early 18th century

Dr Katherine Aske discusses the ways skin treatments were shared within popular medical culture from the late 17th to early 18th century.

Aske uncovers a collaborative exchange between professional and domestic medical culture. She demonstrates how the treatment of the skin could transcend social, gender, and educational boundaries and revealing the contribution women's domestic medical practices made to the development of modern dermatology.

Tuesday 28 June
17.00-18.00
Free. Book 'From shingles to tingles' via Eventbrite.

When you book, you will receive a link to join the session, delivered on the Zoom video conferencing service. Your personal information will be held and used by the National Library of Scotland and Zoom for the purposes of allowing you to join the event. We also use some of the information for audience research purposes. We expect attendees to behave respectfully towards presenters, guests and other audience members. For full information about how the Library will hold and use your personal information, see our privacy pages, in particular our event booking privacy notice.

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