Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford: ‘The Delilah of his Imagination’
Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford: ‘The Delilah of his Imagination’
Join us for an illuminating lecture about Abbotsford!
Venue: St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, 13 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PA
Time: 6.30
Cost: £5 / Free for Students / Members may attend 6 lectures for £25
Non-members most welcome.
Join Kirsty Archer-Thompson, Collections and Interpretation Manager of the Abbotsford Trust, to explore one of the most important literary houses in the world. Kirsty discusses what Scott aimed to achieve in terms of Abbotsford’s design and curation, using examples from the fabric of the building alongside the collections housed within to illustrate how he created a space for the celebration of history, memory and storytelling.
Download the 2018/19 programme here.
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