The Special Collections Reading Room will be closed 10am to 1pm on Wednesday 16 September. It will then reopen until our usual closing time of 7pm.

National Library of Scotland
A drawing of a man in the rain holding onto an umbrella that has blown inside out and his hat has blown off.

Join curator Sarah Mackay for a guided tour of our current exhibition 'Rain', focusing on the themes of climate change and sustainability.

Learn about the behind the scenes of exhibition design, including how the Library has reduced the carbon footprint of its exhibitions. 

This exhibition explores Scotland’s relationship with rain through fiction, fashion, forecasting, and everything in between.

Tour times

You can choose from two tour times. Each one takes 30 minutes:

  • 2pm

  • 2:45pm

This event is part of Green Libraries Week.

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