This year (2024) marks TEN YEARS since the Tapestry’s world premiere exhibition, held at Prestonpans Community Centre in East Lothian. Since then, the Tapestry has grown considerably in size and covered countless thousands of miles as it has travelled the world for exhibitions. To celebrate this milestone, we are holding a series of special exhibitions.
The East Lothian Safari
29 June – 25 August 2024
10th Anniversary Celebration!
The Tapestry’s world premiere exhibition was held in Prestonpans ten years ago this June.
To celebrate this milestone, we have partnered with East Lothian Council’s museums and libraries to present a special multi-venue exhibition which embeds the tapestry into the communities of its home county.
Selections of panels, in country groupings, will be displayed at 17 venues around East Lothian.
There will be a hub exhibition at the Battle of Prestonpans Museum (Prestonpans Town Hall) explaining how the tapestry was created, which will also feature the Global Panels and the Italian Panels.
For the full list of locations and their opening hourse, click here.
Launch event at Prestonpans Town Hall, 12pm on Saturday 29 June.
DALKEITH PALACE, Scotland
15-17 March 2024
A chance to view the whole Tapestry in a single venue – the maginificent early 18th century palace of the Dukes of Buccleuch.
The palace is sited just south of Edinburgh, in the midst of beautiful parkland.
This special exhibition lasts only 3 days, so be sure to take the chance to visit if you can! It will be open from 11am-4pm on Friday 15th, Saturday 16th, and Sunday 17th March.
The tapestry’s panels will be displayed across a range of rooms on the ground floor of the palace, and there’ll be a range of tapestry-related books and souvenirs available to help support the project. There will even be a pop-up cafe too.
No booking is required, and there is a recommended donation of £5 for visitors.
Car parking within Dalkeith Country Park is available for £3 per car.
For directions, public tansport information, and details of other attractions within the park, visit :
Plan Your Visit | Days Out Edinburgh | Dalkeith Country Park