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The Writers' Museum

The Writers' Museum

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Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Edinburgh

15 artworks

Part of Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

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The Writers’ Museum celebrates the lives of three giants of Scottish Literature – Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

Lady Stair's Close, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 2PA Scotland

museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk

0131 529 4901

https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/writers-museum

Artworks

  • George Meikle Kemp (1795–1844)
    George Meikle Kemp (1795–1844) Alexander Handyside Ritchie (1804–1870)
    The Writers' Museum
  • Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
    Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) unknown artist
    The Writers' Museum
  • Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)
    Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) David Watson Stevenson (1842–1904)
    The Writers' Museum
  • Robert Burns (1759–1796)
    Robert Burns (1759–1796) William Brodie (1815–1881)
    The Writers' Museum
  • Book Sculpture
    Book Sculpture unknown artist
    The Writers' Museum
  • Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894)
    Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) David Watson Stevenson (1842–1904)
    The Writers' Museum
  • Robert Burns (1759–1796)
    Robert Burns (1759–1796) John Flaxman (1755–1826)
    The Writers' Museum
  • 8 more

Not every artwork is on display – if you would like to see a particular work, contact the venue before your visit

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council has another 1,130 artworks

Artists

  • John MacMillan
    David Watson Stevenson (1842–1904)
  • G. Webster
  • Queen Victoria (1819–1901)
    William Brodie (1815–1881)
  • 'The Massacre of the Innocents'
    John Flaxman (1755–1826)
  • Henry Cockburn (1779–1854), Lord Cockburn
    Alexander Handyside Ritchie (1804–1870)
  • David Scott
    Henry Snell Gamley (1865–1928)
  • John Grosvenor (1742–1823)
    unknown artist
The Writers' Museum is part of

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

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