Events

Tuesday Lunchtime Tour | Scottish Women Artists
Book onto one of our Lunchtime Tours for no additional cost, running every Tuesday at 12pm.

Thursday Lunchtime Tour | Scottish Women Artists
Book onto one of our Lunchtime Tours for no additional cost, running every Thursday at 1pm.

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day
Want to learn to weave in one of the world's leading tapestry studios? This tapestry weaving experience day at Dovecot Studios is a rare chance to learn the art of tapestry weaving at the UK's longest running tapestry studio.

Tapestry Weaving Experience Day
An introduction to the art of weaving at one of the world’s leading tapestry

Monarch of the Glen: In Conversation
Christopher Baker talks all things 'Monarch of the Glen' with Dovecot Studios Director, Celia Joicey.

Online Talk: Scottish Women Artists at the Fleming Collection
Join Director of the Fleming Collection, James Knox, for the inside story of the collection's remarkable acquisition strategy, relating the highs and lows of the chase, lightning decisions, nail-biting bids and thrilling discoveries.

Online Tour - Andy Warhol: The Textiles
Can't visit in person? Join our online exhibition tour

Beira Fashion Show 2024 - The Edge Collection
Join us for a live fashion show by Scotland's sustainable luxury fashion brand, Beira.
2023

Scottish Landscapes: A New Generation - In Conversation with Siobhan McLaughlin
2022

William Morris Deconstructed: Introduction to Repeats & Layering of Patterns
2021

NUNO in context – Japanese Textile in the Scottish National Collection

Pattern and Meaning in Japanese Textile: An exploration of Japanese design motifs

Startup Summit 2021 | Everything you need to start, grow and thrive in business

Edinburgh Fringe Opening Event: Little Sparta & Lost Boat Party concert

Edinburgh Art Festival launch event with Jock McFadyen & Simon Groom

ONLINE Collect 2021: Commissioning Kossoff - Public Art in a Pandemic

ONLINE Collect 2021 Artistic Collaboration - Garry Fabian Miller & Oxford Ceramics

ONLINE Tapestry at Collect 2021: Liz Rideal and Dovecot Studios

ONLINE Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution from Conran to Quant
2020

ONLINE Mid-Century Musings: 10 Things to know about Mary Quant

POSTPONED Tapestry Design Masterclass: Weaving a Legacy with Archie Brennan

POSTPONED Beyond Brutalism: Scotland’s Modern Theatres 1950-1990

RESCHEDULED Exhibition Preview: Mid-Century Modern: Art & Design from Conran to Quant

SOLD OUT: The Art & Craft of Embroidery: Wemyss School of Needlework since 1877
2019
2018

LIBERTY Lates | Art School Textiles in the 1980s, Fraser Taylor & The Cloth

SOLD OUT Marion and David Donaldson in conversation with Jade Halbert

SOLD OUT Introduction to Embroidery with Wemyss School of Needlework

LONDON CRAFT WEEK | Dovecot & The Clothworkers’ Company present the Ofili Tapestry

Voyage Tour and Handling Session with Dovecot Exhibitions Curator Kate Grenyer
2017

Artist Talk: Linder talks with Ian Massey and rug tufter Kristi Vana

Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers (Hearing Loop available)

Weaving Demonstration by Apprentice Weaver Ben Hymers (Hearing Loop available)

Storytelling for Young and Old: Masters and Apprentices (Hearing Loop available)
2016

David Poston and Master Weaver Jonathan Cleaver in Conversation: Chaired by Dr Liz Goring
2015

Selected 2015: Lara Scobie #TakerMaker Q&A with Curator Kate Grenyer
2014
2013

Julie Brook in conversation with contemporary British Painter Dan Sturgis

Julie Brook discusses the film elements of her work with Oscar winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald
