Curator-led tour of 'Rain'

Sarah Mackay, curator at the National Library of Scotland, is leading a guided tour of the exhibition Rain on Monday 26 October at 2:45 PM. It's a half-hour walk through the show, and it's part of Green Libraries Week, so it sits within a wider run of events that week.

Rain looks at Scotland's relationship with rain, and it's a broad one. It pulls in weather forecasting, fashion, film, rain-soaked love stories, and climate emergencies, all built around the idea that the weather is woven into the country's culture, landscape, and national identity. It's the kind of exhibition that starts with something we all recognise — the rain we live with — and follows it into how that shapes the way we see ourselves.

Mackay's tour focuses on the climate change and sustainability side of things, and it takes you behind the scenes of the exhibition's design. You'll hear how the Library has worked to reduce the carbon footprint of its exhibitions, so it's as much about how the show was made as what it's showing. If you're interested in the practical side of how a museum or library puts together a display while keeping sustainability in mind, that's where the tour spends its time.

The tour runs at the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW. It starts at 2:45 PM on Monday 26 October, and there are multiple dates offered if that one doesn't suit. It's a 30-minute guided tour led by Sarah Mackay.