FESTIVAL
the Power at the Mask at the Royal Museum at Scotland until 31 Oct
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ARCHITECTURE
I ROYAL FINE ART COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND 9 Atholl Crescent. 229 1109. Critic’s Creating Until Sat 4 Sept. Daily 11am-4pm. Work by past commissioners including stained glass. sculpture. painting and plans for buildings which aim to
focus different disciplines of creative work around common issues relating to architecture.
PHOTOGRAPHY
I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 225 2424. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Cafe.
The Wing Drean Until 2 Oct. One hundred years of photography from 1839—1939 including work by Man Ray. W. H. Fox Talbot and Lewis Carroll. Direct from the Metropolitan Museum in New York. the 250 prints have been drawn from the Gilman Paper Company's collection to chart the development of photography and show how it has been used to record history as well as becoming an art form in its own right.
I EDINBURGH CIN.LEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 229 931 l. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm. Yugoslavia: the iiitltien Vlar Until Sat 4 Sept. War photography by Michael Kramer. Plus Somalia Enslaved.
I TIE FESTIVAL CLIB 9—15 Chambers Street. Open daily.
lliterior Visions Caledonia Until Sat 4 Sept. Photographic images of Scotland. hand and chemically tinted. by Chris Donnan.
I TIE FWH INSTITUTE 13 Randolph Crescent. 225 5366. Mon—Fri 9.30am-5.30pm.
X, A GIG OI Words and Pictures Until 17 Sept. Photographs by Thierry Girard and Della Matheson and texts by Janice Galloway. Edwin Morgan and Georges-L. Godeau among others.
I PORTFOLIO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker Row. 220 1911. Tue—Sat noon-5.30pm.
Requiem tor a Paperweight Until 18 Sept. Cult New York photographer Arthur Tress explores the destiny of the individual within economic and scientific culture. Admission by catalogue £1 (75p).
I SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY Queen Street. 556 8921. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D]. Cafe.
Photographing Children Until 3 Oct. More than 50 photographs which explore the way children have been caught on film over the last 150 years. The photographs, hung on two levels to encourage the smaller viewer. include pieces from Lewis Carroll to Owen Logan. and range in style from sentimental studies to documentary realism.
I STILLS GALLERY 105 High Street. 557 1140. Tue-Sat Ham—5.30pm.
Virtual Interventions Until Sat 4 Sept. Digital and video imaging from Gavin Evans (UK). Man June Paik (Korea). Amy Jenkins (USA) and Alex Verrneulen (Netherlands). £1.50 (50p).
OTHER
I THE DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE Carlsberg House. 3 Doune Terrace, 225 7189.
The Viking Ships Until 17 Sept. The historical and cultural background of the long shi .
I ROY OBSERVATORY VISITORS CENTRE Blackford Hill, 668 8405. Mon—Fri noon-5.30pm; weekends/holidays noon—5.30pm. [D]. £1.50 (75p).
The Universe Exhibition Up-to-date information on the Big Bang and everything else you ever wanted to know about the Universe.
Historical Exhibition Introduction to the work of The Royal Observatory and modern astronomy. plus two original telescope towers and the best view of Edinburgh from the rooftop terrace and viewing telescope.
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7 Old F ishmarket Close Edinburgh
lunch and dinner Monda to Thursday all day Friday and aturday Sundays dinner only
telephone 031 225 5428
A really rather good vegetarian Coffee House and an unusual shop selling gifts, toys, books, craft materials, including a huge selection of jewellery beads.
Five minutes from Princes Street.
10-8 Weekdays 1 1-6 Sundays 7 Grassmarket, Edinburgh 031 229 7884
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