30/09/2026
We are delighted to announce our 2026-27 lecture series, Heritage in Evolution: Folk, Work and Place in the 21st Century, running at Riddle's Court from October to March, sponsored by Curtins
When Patrick Geddes wrote of Cities in Evolution in 1915, he referred less to their historical origins than to the dynamic relationship of the past to the present. The folk, the work and the place of Edinburgh and Scotland have evolved considerably since then, and so have our conceptions of heritage.
Across six evenings we ask what happens when heritage goes viral or becomes intangible, whether access to heritage should be a right, and where modern and modernist heritage turns up in unlikely places. There will be no final answers. Each session is a conversation between expert practitioners, theorists and you.
14 October: When Historic Buildings Go Viral
11 November: Memory Palace
2 December: Price of Admission
13 January: Heritage Activism
10 February: Two Pints of L***r and a Building Restoration Project
10 March: Heritage on the Edge
All lectures run 6pm to 8pm at Riddle's Court, with refreshments in our historic Library Room. £8 standard, £3.50 student. Book all six together as a bundle and save 10%.
Tickets and full details: events.humanitix.com/host/scottish-historic-buildings-trust
Many thanks to our sponsor, Curtins, an award-winning consultancy delivering elegant, low-carbon engineering solutions for more than 65 years, with specialist expertise in conservation and heritage. curtins.com
Thanks also to all of our speakers: Finlay McFarlane, Andy Arthur, Ben Tisdale, Lynn-Sayers McHattie, Gabriella Bennett, Steve Byrne, Emma Arbuthnot, Paul Sweeney MSP, Roger Curtis, Dr Catherine Bradley, Dr Nitzan Levenberg, Annie Macpherson, Tom Addyman, Chris Bowes and Pat Wain.
