The Hippodrome in Eyemouth is currently hosting an exhibition celebrating the work of James Hutton, who farmed at Slighhouses during the eighteenth century. The exhibition will be open from 10.00am – 3.00pm every day until the end of August, in association with an exhibition on marine life from the Berwickshire Marine Reserve. By knowing the […]
Scotland’s unique character and cultures are rooted, quite literally, in the rocks that lie beneath our feet and under the sea. These rocks have directly influenced our landscapes, built heritage and industry, and are intrinsically linked with our sense of place. The Scottish Geology Festival will give you the opportunity to learn about these incredible […]
Step back to the 1700s and walk through Edinburgh's landscape with philosopher James Hutton and his famous Scottish enlightenment companions, exploring Hutton’s theory of a dynamic Earth. Born in Edinburgh in 1726, Hutton saw how the Earth developed over a vast time scale. We now know this as deep time. With interests in agriculture, chemistry, […]
Monday 6 October 2025, 7:00 to 9:00pm Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh Join us at this public event to launch the James Hutton Tercentenary celebrations. James Hutton (1726-1797) is widely acknowledged as the Father of modern geology, a self-taught Edinburgh philosopher who made significant contributions to the understanding of Earth processes and agriculture. As we approach 2026, […]
We invite all of our followers and supporters to attend an upcoming online event about the Deep Time Trail and plans for the Tercentenary Celebrations. Learn all about the Deep Time Trail and the Crowdfunder, which runs until the end of November - see https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point and the plans for celebrating James Hutton's 300th birthday next year! Contact […]
A talk to the Auchterarder and District Local History Society by Alan McKirdy. Aytoun Hall, Auchterarder. Visitors welcome. https://www.auchterarderlocalhistory.com/events
An exhibition of sculpture, drawing and photography from Glasgow based artist Ilana Halperin, whose art seeks to make geological time human; to map the incomprehensible vastness of geological time and the natural world through the knowable familiarity of human experience. The earliest work in this exhibition, Boiling Milk Solfataras (1999), shows the artist heating milk […]
Join us for an afternoon with artist Amanda Thomson as she reflects on her microresidency as part of Collective’s 2025 Panorama programme. The residency invited Thomson to respond to the world’s first panorama (1788), created by Robert Barker on Calton Hill. Thomson’s research explored how Baker’s panorama explicitly and intrinsically captured the different layers of Edinburgh: its […]
Join us for the Edinburgh premiere screening of the film As Old As The Hills – made for the Orkney Science Festival. The film is timely – the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the birth of James Hutton, the father of modern geology, start in June. Slovenian filmmaker, Selena S. Kuzman, takes us on an epic […]
'The Great Instauration' (2026) is a newly commissioned installation by artist Dr Gayle Chong Kwan in the Grand Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland. Exploring historical collections including those of National Museums Scotland, the artwork connects scientific instruments to the darker stories behind some of the Scottish Enlightenment's revelations. The installation includes large scale […]
Step into the 1700s and walk through Edinburgh's landscape with philosopher James Hutton and his famous Scottish Enlightenment companions, exploring Hutton's theory of a dynamic Earth. Born in Edinburgh in 1726, with interests in agriculture, chemistry, medicine and natural science, Hutton is regarded as the founder of modern geology. Join theatre maker Jane Westhead and […]
As part of Edinburgh Science Festival 2026, visit Dynamic Earth for a day of activities with the British Geological Survey – the experts who specialise in knowing what’s happening in the earth beneath us. Have a conversation with a volcano expert, a deep sea mapper or a space weather forecaster. See some amazing displays and […]
Join us on the Eyemouth Rib for a trip to Hutton's Unconformity at Siccar Point, the famous site in the history of geology that was found in 1788, which James Hutton regarded as conclusive proof of his uniformitarian theory of geological development. Book now: www.eyemouthribtrips.co.uk/booking
This event at the Fruit Market in Edinburgh on Earth Day celebrates two concurrent exhibitions that explore our place in geological time. ** A recording of this event is available here ** James Hutton’s radical geological act is just as relevant today as it was 300 years ago. As we try to comprehend what the future might look like, might be like […]
James Hutton’s Jedburgh Unconformity & the Great Tapestry of Scotland at Galashiels Leaders: Alison Tymon & Emma Bedda Follow in the footsteps of Hutton and John Clerk of Eldin, whose stunning 1787 illustration of the Jedburgh unconformity show how conditions change and the difficulty of preserving important geological sites. Afternoon visit to the Great Tapestry […]
The 200th edition of the Annual Exhibition will be a melting pot of contemporary art from across Scotland and further afield, with all artworks shown side by side in the Academy’s grand Neoclassical galleries in the heart of Edinburgh. This year’s Exhibition Convenor is artist Annie Cattrell RSA, assisted by Architecture Convenor Fergus Purdie RSA. […]
As part of The James Hutton Institute Hutton tercentenary celebrations, we are pleased to invite you to a talk by Ray Perman, Founding Chair and Honorary Fellow of The James Hutton Institute. Ray is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and brings a wealth of experience across research, public policy and leadership in […]
It is Scotland’s most important geological site, discovered by James Hutton in 1788, but Siccar Point is tucked away on the rugged coastline of the Scottish Borders: a hidden gem with beautiful coastal scenery and a rich geological story. We’ll get to the point by following James Hutton’s journey along the coast from Cockburnspath, gradually […]
James Hutton by Sir Henry Raeburn, National Portrait Gallery Celebrating the tercentenary of the birth of the Edinburgh-born geologist, writer and farmer, James Hutton (1726–1797), who is often described as the ‘father of modern geology’ a panel discussion exploring his influence on contemporary creative thinking. Glasgow-based designer and maker Stefanie Ying Lin Cheong who works with found rocks and […]