National Museum of Scotland Releases Schedule of Summer Festivities

By: Aug. 04, 2015
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Photography: a Victorian Sensation, a series of concerts featuring musicians from Scotland and beyond, and three special "after hours" Fringe events feature in a packed programme of Edinburgh festival events.

On 14, 21 and 28 August, the National Museum of Scotland presents Museum After Hours: Friday Fringe Takeover, a unique opportunity to explore the Museum's collections and its Photography: a Victorian Sensation exhibition after hours, with bars, music and performers in the Grand Gallery and beyond.

Artists from across the globe will perform at these unmissable events, including 360 ALLSTARS, a radical urban circus; Seed: Advancement, an award-winning Japanese taiko drumming, and swordplay group;Danza del Caribe, one of Cuba's most prestigious dance companies; and an original and entertaining science show will be presented by Festival of the Spoken Nerd. To keep things fresh, the line-up changes each week.

In addition to enjoying the programmed acts, Fringe-goers can put on their best poses in a Victorian-themed photo booth, enjoy music from vintage DJ Lord Holyrude and explore activities tailored around the Museum's exhibitions. There will be bars open throughout the night and the Museum's Brasserie will be open for those wanting to combine dinner with their night of entertainment.

Guests at the Museum After Hours event will also enjoy another treat on the night with free access toPhotography: a Victorian Sensation, which will enable them to meet the pioneers of photography and discover how the Victorian craze for the photograph transformed the way we capture images today as well as mirroring our own modern-day fascination for recording the world around us.

Tickets cost £16 (£14 concessions) and are on sale now at www.nms.ac.uk/afterhours. The events, which feature acts hand-picked by media partners at The List, will take place on Fridays 14, 21 and 28 August, from 7.30pm to 10.30pm.

Free Fringe Music, in association with Live Music Now Scotland, will showcase some of the best contemporary talents from across Scotland and beyond - for free. Every day at 2pm from 8-30 August, visitors to the Museum will be invited to enjoy a different talent each day, from bold brass and fabulous fiddlers, to soprano soloists and singer-songwriters.



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