Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions
Current and forthcoming exhibitions in the Main Library and online.
Forthcoming
Panoramas: the World in 360°
3 May — 28 September 2024 Main Library Exhibition Gallery, George Square Monday to Saturday, 10am-6pm
Two hundred years ago the first virtual-reality experiences were born in Edinburgh, not from digital technologies, but from the mastery of painted perspective, the control of space and light, and an understanding of the psychology of human perception.
Robert Barker’s Panorama rotunda in London’s Leicester Square created a sensation in the early 1790s. This exhibition explores the panorama’s history and gives you a chance to taste the experience of its very first visitors.
Online Exhibitions
Discover online exhibitions from the Centre for Research Collections and the University community on our new exhibition platform.