John Murray Archive - Exhibition at NLS

Location: National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge
When: Permanent exhibition

Monday to Friday: 10am-8pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 2-5pm


Image (c) NLS

This free permanent exhibition in the National Library building on George IV Bridge is a great example of how state-of-the-art exhibition technology can be used succesfully to bring to life the work and lives of historic figures.

John Murray was an 18th century publisher who corresponded with a wide range of writers and thinkers, including Lord Byron, Charles Darwin and David Livingstone. This exhibition draws on material from the John Murray Archive and highlights a changing selection of the publisher's most influential contacts through clever use of new media, costumes, objects and of course the letters and manuscripts. Well worth a visit!