Exhibitions in Edinburgh in December 2026

14 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 7. Busiest venues: Dovecot Studios, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One and Modern Two), National Museum of Scotland.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Jan 3

Peter Doig: Morning, Paramin

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One and Modern Two) · Dean Village
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Visual arts
until Dec 6

John Kay: Edinburgh Observer

Scottish National Gallery (the National) · Princes Street Gardens
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Visual arts
until May 16

Scotland's First Warriors

National Museum of Scotland · Old Town
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Visual arts
until Dec 6

Stanley Cursiter: Artist & Curator

Scottish National Gallery (the National) · Princes Street Gardens
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 16

Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop

Dovecot Studios · Southside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 4

Gwen John: Strange Beauties

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One and Modern Two) · Dean Village
- Visual arts
£14 Tickets
Visual arts
until Mar 21

Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now

Dovecot Studios · Southside
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Feb 13

The Rupture: No condition is permanent

Talbot Rice Gallery · Southside
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 7

Ida Applebroog: Portraits

Fruitmarket · Old Town
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Visual arts
until Apr 11

Ade Adesina: Bard

Usher Hall · Lothian Road
- Visual arts
£8
Visual arts
until Apr 18

Roman Scotland: Life on the Edge of Empire

National Museum of Scotland · Old Town
- Visual arts
£15 Tickets
Visual arts
until Apr 9

Bayeux on the Balcony

Dovecot Studios · Southside
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Mar 7

Kenneth Dingwall: Being

Usher Hall · Lothian Road
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 11

Scottish Portrait Awards 2026

Scottish National Portrait Gallery (the Portrait) · New Town
- Visual arts
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