The Mansfield Traquair Centre

The Mansfield Traquair Centre The Mansfield Traquair Centre
15 Mansfield Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6BB

www.visitmansfieldtraquair.uk Admittance is free. See website for full details.

Open Days

The building is usually open on the second Sunday of each month, with a 3 week period of extended opening during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. On our open days, visitors are welcome to take a guided tour or explore at their leisure. http://www.mansfieldtraquair.org.uk/building/open-days

Tours and talks for private parties outside our scheduled open days can also be arranged. Please co

ntact us to discuss further if this is of interest. There is a small charge levied for visits outside our open days, and all money is used to fund the ongoing maintenance of the building and murals. The Friends of the Mansfield Traquair Centre provide support to Mansfield Traquair Trust by informing members and the public at large about the building and the murals. For further information on current merchandise, guided tours, working as a guide, or simply joining the Friends, please write to us at:

The Friends of the Mansfield Traquair Centre
The Mansfield Traquair Centre,
15 Mansfield Place,
Edinburgh. EH3 6BB

email: [email protected]

© Copyright Friends of Mansfield Traquair 2014. Scottish Charity SC028026

We are open tomorrow between 1 and 4 for visits and guided tours - all free, but donations are welcome to help preserve ...
13/06/2026

We are open tomorrow between 1 and 4 for visits and guided tours - all free, but donations are welcome to help preserve Phoebe Anna Traquair's fabulous mural paintings.

Our volunteers love showing visitors around this beautiful building - we're putting our appreciation on record to mark N...
06/06/2026

Our volunteers love showing visitors around this beautiful building - we're putting our appreciation on record to mark National Volunteers Week.

Plan your Fringe visits: we will be open between 10.30 and 12.30 daily (except Saturdays) from 11 - 27 August inclusive....
29/05/2026

Plan your Fringe visits: we will be open between 10.30 and 12.30 daily (except Saturdays) from 11 - 27 August inclusive. Entry is free but donations are very welcome.

On this day in 1852, the artist Phoebe Anna Moss was born in County Dublin and settled in Edinburgh following her marria...
24/05/2026

On this day in 1852, the artist Phoebe Anna Moss was born in County Dublin and settled in Edinburgh following her marriage to Dr Ramsay Traquair. Phoebe Anna Traquair was a leading figure in Scotland’s Arts and Crafts movement. The largest example of her mural work can be seen at Mansfield Traquair Centre https://visitmansfieldtraquair.uk/visit
Photo: bust of Phoebe Anna Traquair at Scottish National Portrait Gallery National Galleries of Scotland

Today we're featuring another of Phoebe's many talents: illuminated manuscripts. The Willowwood poem manuscripts of 1890...
16/05/2026

Today we're featuring another of Phoebe's many talents: illuminated manuscripts. The Willowwood poem manuscripts of 1890 illustrate the sonnets of artist-poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Phoebe's design reflects Rossetti's own painting style, itself heavily influenced by medieval illuminated manuscripts.

We are open on Sunday this weekend (10 May) from 1 until 4 (last guided tour at 3.15). Entry is free but donations are r...
08/05/2026

We are open on Sunday this weekend (10 May) from 1 until 4 (last guided tour at 3.15). Entry is free but donations are really appreciated.

Another of Phoebe's many talents was enameled jewellery - here's one lovely example from the National Gallery of Scotlan...
02/05/2026

Another of Phoebe's many talents was enameled jewellery - here's one lovely example from the National Gallery of Scotland.

Phoebe had many talents besides mural paintings - this work in oil on canvas can be seen at Kellie Castle in Fife
18/04/2026

Phoebe had many talents besides mural paintings - this work in oil on canvas can be seen at Kellie Castle in Fife

Address

Edinburgh
EH36BB

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when The Mansfield Traquair Centre posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organisation

Send a message to The Mansfield Traquair Centre:

Shortcuts

Share