Free exhibition of objects and artworks acquired by the City since 2024, from a Roman gold coin to prints by Eduardo Paolozzi.
Fresh History opened at the Museum of Edinburgh on 22 October and runs until 31 March, bringing together the City's acquisitions since 2024. It's a broad sweep of fine art, decorative art, archaeology and historic objects, stretching from Roman times right up to the present day.
There's a Roman gold coin found near Cramond, prints by the Edinburgh-born artist Eduardo Paolozzi, 18th-century Edinburgh silver and a 1950s doll's pram from the Museum of Childhood collection, which reflects the development of plastics in everyday products. The range is the point: you'll find Neolithic tools sitting next to a Phyllis Bone sculpture, and 19th-century pawn shop tickets nearby. Curator Vicky Garrington says the show deliberately pairs unexpected items across the centuries so that the objects and artworks 'talk to each other'.
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Alongside the objects, the exhibition includes 'Insights' from curators, donors and funders, giving a bit of the story behind how these pieces ended up in the collection. It's free to visit, and it runs through the winter and into the spring, so there's plenty of time to fit it in. Fresh History is at the Museum of Edinburgh from 22 October to 31 March.
