06/06/2026
Our volunteers love showing visitors around this beautiful building - we're putting our appreciation on record to mark National Volunteers Week.
The Mansfield Traquair Centre
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The Mansfield Traquair Centre
15 Mansfield Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6BB
www.visitmansfieldtraquair.uk Admittance is free. See website for full details.
Open Days
The building is usually open on the second Sunday of each month, with a 3 week period of extended opening during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. On our open days, visitors are welcome to take a guided tour or explore at their leisure. http://www.mansfieldtraquair.org.uk/building/open-days
Tours and talks for private parties outside our scheduled open days can also be arranged. Please co
06/06/2026
29/05/2026
Plan your Fringe visits: we will be open between 10.30 and 12.30 daily (except Saturdays) from 11 - 27 August inclusive. Entry is free but donations are very welcome.
24/05/2026
On this day in 1852, the artist Phoebe Anna Moss was born in County Dublin and settled in Edinburgh following her marriage to Dr Ramsay Traquair. Phoebe Anna Traquair was a leading figure in Scotland’s Arts and Crafts movement. The largest example of her mural work can be seen at Mansfield Traquair Centre https://visitmansfieldtraquair.uk/visit
Photo: bust of Phoebe Anna Traquair at Scottish National Portrait Gallery National Galleries of Scotland
16/05/2026
Today we're featuring another of Phoebe's many talents: illuminated manuscripts. The Willowwood poem manuscripts of 1890 illustrate the sonnets of artist-poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Phoebe's design reflects Rossetti's own painting style, itself heavily influenced by medieval illuminated manuscripts.
08/05/2026
We are open on Sunday this weekend (10 May) from 1 until 4 (last guided tour at 3.15). Entry is free but donations are really appreciated.
02/05/2026
Another of Phoebe's many talents was enameled jewellery - here's one lovely example from the National Gallery of Scotland.
25/04/2026
Embroidery was another of Phoebe's many talents - these are details from her magnificent series of 4 panels 'Progress of a soul' which can be seen at the National Gallery www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery
18/04/2026
Did Phoebe Traquair inspire Joan Eardley? Find out more at the Joan Eardley exhibition at Mod 2 - more information here: www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/joan-eardley-nature-painting
18/04/2026
Phoebe had many talents besides mural paintings - this work in oil on canvas can be seen at Kellie Castle in Fife
06/04/2026
Happy Easter from the Friends of Mansfield Traquair Centre. To find out more about seeing Phoebe Anna Traquair’s beautiful murals for yourself, see www.VisitMansfieldTraquair.uk
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