1pm-3.30pm, Saturday 5 March
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) is still hailed, nine decades on, as one of the greatest anti-war films ever made.
2-3pm, Saturday 9 April
In the First World War, flamethrowers and poison gas were used on a large scale for the first time. This talk will examine the consequences of the tissue injury, repair and infection arising from the wounds.
2-3pm, Saturday 6 FebruaryLouise Miller discusses the extraordinary story of Flora Sandes, the only western woman to go into battle as an enlisted soldier in the First World War.
Drop-in activities from 11am-4pm
Saturdays 26 March, 2 & 9 April
Minimum age: 8 years
Come and meet our First World War re-enactors who assume the roles of a Scottish Women’s Hospital nurse and soldier using artefacts from 1914.
2-3pm, Saturday 26 March
A fascinating talk about the pioneering Edinburgh-born Dr Elsie Inglis. In partnership with the Scottish Parliament and Surgeons’ Hall Museums.
Unfortunately, this event has now been cancelled.
2-3pm, Saturday 5 March
Professor Gary West shares and discusses a unique corpus of personal tales and memories of the Great War, as collected over many decades by the great Scottish traditional singer Jock Duncan.
12-1pm (under-8s), 2-3pm (over-8s) Saturdays 27 February, 19 & 26 March, 2 & 9 April
Join storytellers Ron Fairweather and Fergus McNicol as they share incredible tales from the First World War.
Drop-in activities from 10am-12pm, then 1-4pm
Saturdays 26 March, 2 & 9 April
Minimum age: 8 yearsA rare chance to get involved with the Metamorface SFX Blood and Gore workshop.
2-3pm, Saturday 2 April
By Andy Smith, Regional Operations Manager North and Karen Mead, Manager of Psychological Therapies Central at Combat Stress. In partnership with the Scottish Parliament and Surgeons’ Hall Museums
Drop-in from 1-4pm
Saturday 9 April
Minimum age: 5 years
Have you ever wanted to see a set of teeth being printed? It seems that anything is possible with 3D printing nowadays but can we really print body parts as well?
11am-3pm, Saturdays 27 February and 19 MarchThe whole family is invited to join us for fun activities to help children explore the Scottish Parliament and the John Bellany and the Scottish Women’s Hospitals exhibition.
2-3pm, Saturday 12 March
Keith Hartley, Deputy Director of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and co-author of the definitive book on John Bellany, will give an illuminating talk about the late artist and his work.
1pm-3.30pm, Saturdays 27 February and 19 March
Adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning book and directed by Steven Spielberg, come along and see the acclaimed film War Horse.