Art UK has updated its cookies policy. By using this website you are agreeing to the use of cookies. To find out more read our updated Use of Cookies policy and our updated Privacy policy.

Close
The Writers' Museum
The Writers' Museum

Photo credit: © Enric (CC BY-SA 2.0) (source: Geograph)

The Writers’ Museum celebrates the lives of three giants of Scottish Literature – Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

Visit venue's website

The Writers' Museum is managed by Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council is an Art UK Founder Partner

The Writers' Museum

Lady Stair's Close, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH1 2PA Scotland

museumsandgalleries@edinburgh.gov.uk

0131 529 4901

https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/writers-museum

Please remember to double-check the opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit

Artworks

  • Robert Burns (1759–1796) William Brodie (1815–1881)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) David Watson Stevenson (1842–1904)
  • George Meikle Kemp (1795–1844) Alexander Handyside Ritchie (1804–1870)
  • Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) unknown artist
  • Book Sculpture unknown artist
  • Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) David Watson Stevenson (1842–1904)
  • Robert Burns (1759–1796) Henry Snell Gamley (1865–1928)
  • 8 more
The Writers' Museum is part of

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council artworks can also be found at these venues

More information