Dovecot Studios

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Weavers at work at the Dovecot Studios Gallery in Edinburgh
Credit
EG
Venue details
Street
10 Infirmary Street
Postcode
EH1 1LT
Edinburgh Area
Telephone (info)
0131 315 3054
Fringe Venue
198
About the venue

A studio, exhibition and living space in former Victorian swimming baths that is elevating the time-honoured craft of weaving into an artform. The gallery showcases a variety of fabric works of striking and inspirational colours and designs.

The building, which re-opened in August 2008, following an £8 million refurbishment, has exhibitions of tapestries, rugs and you can watch the weavers at work on certain days from the 360 viewing balcony above the old swimming pool now a handsome hall with wooden floorboards.

The gallery features other exhibitions where the boundary between art and traditional crafts meet. A unique venue for corporate, conference, ceilidhs, or wedding hire.

The venue also has a quiet cafe and shop.

Map

55.948103, -3.184866