St Cecilia’s Hall offers a wide range of tours and guides to take you through our galleries.
Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide
Enhance your visit to our Museum by using our free digital guide. Featuring over 150 instruments and audio clips, over 50 videos, and guides created by our expert curators, this guide is perfect for small groups and individual visitors looking to see our collections and building at their own pace. The guide can be translated to multiple languages and also allows you to browse through our events.
Weekly volunteer-led tours
Every month, our volunteers lead FREE weekly tours, covering various sections of our collection. From early keyboard instrument, to bagpipes, to playing music together, each tour offers a new insight into our displays.
The tours usually take place in the afternoon and last approximately an hour.
Upcoming tours:
| Wednesday 2nd July | 14:00 | FREE | Tickets via Eventbrite Join David to learn about all things keyboard to pipes. |
| Friday 11th July | 14:00 | FREE | Tickets via Eventbrite Join Dona to learn all about our early keyboard collection. |
| Saturday 19th July | 14:00 | FREE | Tickets via Eventbrite Join Jim to learn about how playing in a group setting works. |
| Thursday 24th July | 14:00 | FREE | Tickets via Eventbrite Join Claire to learn all about some of the oldest keyed instruments in our collection. |
Educational Tours
Educational tours can be booked for school visits. These must be pre-arranged, please contact SCHGroupVisits@ed.ac.uk to do so. School visits and educational workshops are FREE for UK-based schools. Overseas schools groups have a suggested donation £3.00 per person. For more information on learning experiences at St Cecilia’s Hall, please click the button below.
Group Tours
For groups of more than 5 people, St Cecilia’s Hall can offer private group tours. These must be pre-arranged in advance. To do so, please contact SCHGroupVisits@ed.ac.uk. Pricing for private tours is £3.00 per person.
