Art on Campus
Welcome
Artworks from the University of Edinburgh’s Art Collection, visible across campus.
Ranging from historic memorials to contemporary creative interventions, Art on Campus includes externally sited sculptures and commissioned installations which reflect on, and respond to, the history and physical environment of the University.
The University Art Collection manages both permanent and temporary commissions connected to campus and research at the University, as well as overseeing the movement and presentation of works from the Collection across University buildings. More information is available on the Commission and Loans pages (opens in a new tab).
Spotlight
Ideas at the King’s Buildings campus
Captions are available within the video player. A transcript and full-page version of this video (opens in a new tab) are available on Media Hopper.
In 2019 the artist Katie Paterson was chosen to produce a new artwork for the King’s Buildings campus to mark its centenary. Ideas takes the form of one hundred three-line sentences cut in metal — each one an “Idea” — situated in a variety of locations in and around KB.
Find out more and explore the artwork using the accompanying digital website and map at ideas.is.ed.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) .
More information
Edinburgh Runestone
Explore the Edinburgh Runestone, on loan courtesy of National Museums Scotland, on campus. More information is available at the SSNS update (opens in a new tab) and the Society of Antiquaries report (PDF) (opens in a new tab) .
Heritage Collections and Centre for Research Collections
Further information about Heritage Collections and the Centre for Research Collections (opens in a new tab) .
Contact
Centre for Research CollectionsEdinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9LJ
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 8379
HeritageCollections@ed.ac.uk