Edinburgh 900: The Festivals in the 60s

Description

What happened when a nude art school model was wheeled across the gallery of the McEwan Hall during the 1963 Edinburgh International Festival? Why was there such an uproar that charges were brought and a court case that journalist Bernard Levin dubbed ‘Lady MacChatterley’ took place? This talk explores the Edinburgh Festivals during the sixties, a time of experimentation in the arts and challenges to social mores that together made Edinburgh the site of lively debate and cultural controversy.

Period	2025
Event type	Conference
Location	EdinburghShow on map