Around the City

Huxley's Lab

Grid Iron and Lung Ha's Theatre Company

It is night time in the lab. In a room full of incubators ‘perfect’ babies grow. In an age where genetic perfection is held up as the quintessential path to a happy, fulfilled life, is there increasingly little space for difference in our society? Are

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3, 5, 6, 7, 8 April, 12.30pm (2 April) and 8pm (1 April, 3 April and 5 to 8 April) (90 minutes), Age 12+, Tickets available from Edinburgh Festival Theatre box office on 0131 529 6000, Informatics Forum

The Heart of the Great Alone

The Royal Collection

This exhibition of remarkable Antarctic photography by Herbert George Ponting and Frank Hurley marks the 100th anniversary of Captain Scott’s ill-fated journey to the South Pole.

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Until 11 April 2010, 9.30am (last admission 5pm), All Ages, Admissison costs are Adult £5.50, Over 60/Student £5.00, Under 17 £3.00, Under 5 Free. Tickets can be purchased at the Queen's Gallery., Queens Gallery

Connect gallery

National Museum of Scotland

Visit our hands-on science gallery to meet Dolly the sheep, design a robot, test drive a Formula One racing car, power up a generator, or blast off into outer space – all from the comfort of the museum!

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3 to 17 April, 10am, Age 7+, Drop into the museum from 10am until 5pm, National Museum of Scotland

Fragile Flight Trail

National Museum of Flight

Can you find the features that made our fastest fighters fit for fragile flyers? Age 5-adult

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3, 4, 5 April, Open from 10am, Age 5+, Drop in from 10am until 5pm. Admission tickets purchased from National Museum of Flight. Admission costs are Adults £8.50, Concessions £6.50, Children 12 and under are free., National Museum of Flight

James Ferguson: Scottish astronomer and inventor

National Library of Scotland

Explore the mind of eighteenth century astronomer, James Ferguson, through his notebooks, drawings, and instruments in this fascinating display.

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3 to 17 April, Opening hours are Monday to Friday 10am, Saturday 10am, Sunday 2pm, Age 5+, Free drop in, National Library of Scotland

National Museums Collection Centre

National Museum of Scotland

An exclusive chance to see behind the scenes at the National Museums Scotland Collections Centre, where we store and conserve many of our amazing objects and specimens. Guided tours led by curators and collections experts.

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3 to 17 April, 10am, Please call the museum on 0131 225 7534 for information regarding booking, National Museum of Scotland

Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories

Celebrate the world class collections destined for the new Royal Museum Project galleries in 2011. From inventions that changed the world, to a Martian meteorite and a Sumatran tiger.

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3 to 17 April, 10am, National Museum of Scotland

Victoria Morton

A rare opportunity to see entirely new paintings by the acclaimed Scottish artist Victoria Morton. Made to be shown in Inverleith House, it is Morton’s first solo exhibition in Scotland since 2002. Supported by The Scottish Arts Council (New Work Fund).

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6 March to 25 April (Closed Mondays), 10am, Age 14+, Drop in, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Inverleith House

Where tomorrow begins:Reflections of Scottish Innovations

Surprising, arresting and often beautiful images which point us to the future in ways words cannot. Focusing on the work of Scotland’s universities, this exhibition of 20 images will give you a glimpse of how the things we are discovering today will cha

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3 to 17 April, 10am, All ages, Free drop in, St James Shopping Centre

Fragile Flight Eggcraft Extravaganza

National Museum of Flight

Have you got what it takes to be an aircraft designer? Build the egg carrier which our catapult can fling the furthest, but make sure that the yoke is not on you.

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3, 4, 5 April, Open from 11am until 1pm, 2pm until 4pm (20 mins), Age 5+, Drop in between 11am and 4pm, closed between 1pm and 2pm. Admission tickets purchased from National Museum of Flight. Admission costs are Adults £8.50, Concessions £6.50, Children 12 and under are free., National Museum of Flight