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Exhibitions in Edinburgh in October 2026

11 events from Saturday, October 17 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 8. Busiest venues: Dovecot Studios, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One and Modern Two), Scottish National Gallery (the National).

Saturday, October 17, 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 Oct 25

Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror

Scottish National Portrait Gallery (the Portrait) · New Town
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 14

Elizabeth Blackadder: A Life in Colour

Dovecot Studios · Southside
- Visual arts
Free
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 Oct 24

Jillian Edelstein: Among People

Stills Centre for Photography · Old Town
- Visual arts
Free
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

Friday, October 23, 2026

Visual arts
until Mar 21

Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now

Dovecot Studios · Southside
- Visual arts
Free

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Visual arts
until Feb 13

The Rupture: No condition is permanent

Talbot Rice Gallery · Southside
- Visual arts

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