Art Guide Writer's Museum, Edinburgh

Writer's Museum, Edinburgh

Lady Stair's House, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PA (map)
Telephone: 0131 529 4901
Web site:
See also: Scotland

Background information
The museum is dedicated to the lives and works of Scotland's great literary figures, particularly Robert Burns (1759-1796), Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). Built as a townhouse in 1622, Lady Stair's House is one of the oldest buildings in the Old Town, and after many owners became the first of Edinburgh's municipal museums in 1907.

General information
Admission: Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun during August only 12noon-5pm. Free admission
How to find us: . .

Particularly interesting for Biographical Memorabilia

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Visitors Forum

Hello, Just to let you know that our updated website details are: www.edinburgh.gov.uk/museums email: museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk Many thanks. John
john - 2009-07-31

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