The Brass Rubbing Centre is housed in an atmospheric location: the apse that is the only surviving remnant of the Gothic Trinity College Church, founded in 1460. The centre...

Ah, CC's, where great romances start and end, often in the same evening. The capital's only full-time gay venue may be offensive to both eye and ear (disastrous pop galore!),...

The headquarters of Edinburgh's library service was built in 1870 and today houses the Edinburgh Room, the Scottish Department, and reference, fiction and lending libraries....

Treading the thin line between public edutainment and contemporary art, this six-floor gallery positively dwarfs the Fruitmarket opposite, but tends to have problems grappling...

Located a stone's throw from Stills, this artist-led gallery has provided a small but influential platform for diverse up-and-coming local talents, as well as internationally...

Opened in 1999 and housed in an impressive 19th-century building, the Dean Gallery is conveniently situated directly across the road from the Scottish National Gallery of...

Housed in a converted tyre garage, doggerfisher has racked up an impressive roster of mainly Scottish artists since its 2001 inception - among them Moyna Flannigan, Nathan...

The Edinburgh College of Art operates a year-round programme of exhibitions. For many, the highlight is the annual degree show in June, when the public can eye up (and, hope...

Behind the extensive tartan-stacked shop, visitors can see the various processes that go into producing Scotland's national dress. Experienced workers attend the noisy working...

This pioneering open-access printmaking workshop often shows prints by its in-house artists alongside works by more notorious names, including Tracey Emin, Gillian Wearing and...

This spacious cellar bar offers regular sets of unobtrusive modern jazz, with guest artistes often featuring on Saturdays. It's worth dropping by on Wednesdays for the...

This nightclub-and-bars complex on Victoria Street extends over five levels. The upper storeys house the Lizard Lounge bar, the middle level contains the Moroccan-themed...

This quiet upstairs room in an even quieter bar was a major venue during the 1960s folk revival. These days, it hosts Folk 'n' Friends (www.singingsession.com), a loose-knit...

The Forest provides an antidote to the creeping commercialism of other venues. Housed in a converted church, it contains an art gallery, a non-profit café and a club-cum-music...