Edinburgh International Festival programme, 1956

Category

Library Item

Item no

15504

Title

Front cover, Edinburgh International Festival programme, 1956

Description

The front cover of the programme for the 1956 Festival features a view looking over Edinburgh to the River Forth and Fife from the Braid Hills. Buildings that make up the skyline of Edinburgh including Edinburgh Castle, St Giles and the monuments of Calton Hill can be seen.

Artist / maker

Duguid, H. G.

Date

1956

Size

29.5 x 21 cm

Type

Reproduction

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The Edinburgh International Festival was established in 1947. Its aim was to stage a major international cultural event in Edinburgh, showcasing first-rate performances of classical music, dance, opera and theatre.

In 1999 the building that had been the Tolbooth Church built between 1842-44 and then the meeting place of the General Assembley of Scotland became 'The Hub', an information centre, ticket office, and venue for the Edinburgh International Festival.

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