New video on SCH demolition and building progress Latest time lapse video from Malcolm Brown from the Digital Imaging Unit at the Centre for Research Collections captures the progress of works at St Cecilia’s Hall. For those who know our …Continue reading →

Sound as a Snake: conservation techniques for unusual materials One of the MIMEd instruments that went under conservation treatment this month by conservator Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet is a Chinese sanxian (MIMEd 437). The instrument, played both as a …Continue reading →

Concert to raise money for St Cecilia’s Hall Redevelopment Bacchus is a pow’r divine…! is a fundraising concert starring Andrew Kennedy, Winner of the Song Prize in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World (2005), which promotes the University of …Continue reading →

MIMEd abroad! Two members of the MIMEd staff travel to Boston to spread the news about the SCH redevelopment.   In June, Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet and Sarah Deters travelled to Boston to attend the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society (AMIS) Conference, hosted by the …Continue reading →

ST CECILIA’S HALL SUCCESSFUL WITH HLF ROUND 2 FUNDING The transformation of Scotland’s oldest purpose built concert hall into a centre of excellence for the study, display and enjoyment of historic musical instruments has taken a major step forward …Continue reading →

New voices join the St Cecilia’s Hall fundraising canon! A fundraising update by Leisa Thomas, Development Officer Fundraising continues to go from strength to strength and we are delighted to announce three major grants from Scottish Trusts that have …Continue reading →

Building for a New Audience A post by Sarah Deters, Audience Development Assistant, MIMED Why is the St Cecilia’s Hall Redevelopment project so important to Musical Instrument Museums Edinburgh (MIMEd)?  There are a number of …Continue reading →