Collection

Talks

We host a range of informal talks throughout the year on a variety of topics related to music, history and all things 18th-century!

Events in this collection

  • The Hidden Women of St Cecilia's Hall: Women's History Month Talk primary image

    The Hidden Women of St Cecilia's Hall: Women's History Month Talk

    Fri, Mar 6, 6:00 PM

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  • Madame Florentine Besson and the Birth of the Modern Trumpet: WHM Talk primary image

    Madame Florentine Besson and the Birth of the Modern Trumpet: WHM Talk

    Fri, Mar 20, 6:00 PM

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  • Dressing for a Concert at St Cecilia's Hall 1763-1787 primary image

    Dressing for a Concert at St Cecilia's Hall 1763-1787

    Tue, Nov 18, 6:00 PM

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  • Instrumental Women of Fender primary image

    Instrumental Women of Fender

    Thu, Sep 4, 6:00 PM

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  • Jacobites, Italians and Music in Edinburgh primary image

    Jacobites, Italians and Music in Edinburgh

    Thu, Aug 14, 6:00 PM

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  • Heavenly Sound: Music in Early Modern Paintings primary image

    Heavenly Sound: Music in Early Modern Paintings

    Thu, May 29, 6:00 PM

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  • The Scottish Enlightenment: Women in Dance & Music primary image

    The Scottish Enlightenment: Women in Dance & Music

    Thu, Mar 13, 6:00 PM

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  • Women's History Month Talk with Susan Tomes primary image

    Women's History Month Talk with Susan Tomes

    Thu, Mar 6, 6:00 PM

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  • LOOT: Curating Empire at the New  Perth Museum primary image

    LOOT: Curating Empire at the New Perth Museum

    Thu, Feb 27, 6:00 PM

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  • Faust and Furious: A History of Edinburgh’s Old Town primary image

    Faust and Furious: A History of Edinburgh’s Old Town

    Wed, Nov 20, 6:00 PM

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  • Concert Couture: Fashion of the Eighteenth Century primary image

    Concert Couture: Fashion of the Eighteenth Century

    Thu, Aug 22, 6:00 PM

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  • Instrument Conservation primary image

    Instrument Conservation

    Wed, May 1, 6:00 PM

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  • How the Corri Women Changed Music in Eighteenth-Century Edinburgh primary image

    How the Corri Women Changed Music in Eighteenth-Century Edinburgh

    Thu, Mar 7, 6:00 PM

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  • Instruments of War: WW2's Impact on the Musical Instrument Industry primary image

    Instruments of War: WW2's Impact on the Musical Instrument Industry

    Thu, Feb 22, 6:00 PM

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  • Uncovering Uncomfortable Truths: St Cecilia’s Hall and the Slave Trade primary image

    Uncovering Uncomfortable Truths: St Cecilia’s Hall and the Slave Trade

    Tue, Nov 14, 6:00 PM

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  • Fraud, Burglary, and Sex: The Dark Side of Georgian Instrument-Making primary image

    Fraud, Burglary, and Sex: The Dark Side of Georgian Instrument-Making

    Wed, Aug 23, 6:00 PM

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  • Sex Sells: The Dirty History of Instrument Advertising primary image

    Sex Sells: The Dirty History of Instrument Advertising

    Wed, May 17, 6:00 PM

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  • From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: Extreme Pianos primary image

    From the Sublime to the Ridiculous: Extreme Pianos

    Fri, Feb 24, 6:00 PM

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Organizer of Talks
St Cecilia's Hall is the home of The University of Edinburgh's collection of musical instruments. We work in partnership to deliver the services that bring our collections to the university community and the wider public.  We host a range of events throughout the year based around our collections offering the opportunity to engage with our work.