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title: Edinburgh
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# Edinburgh

Posts in this archive: 10

- [Access to Culture: Edinburgh’s Creative Community Hubs](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/access-to-culture-edinburghs-creative-community-hubs.md) — The City of Edinburgh Council’s Creative Community Hubs project has built a network of eight locally rooted hubs that foster inclusive cultural participation, address systemic barriers in collaboration, and strengthen community resilience through shared spaces, partnerships, and advocacy.
- [How Edinburgh embedded carbon management reporting for cultural institutions](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/edinburgh-cultural-carbon-management-plan.md) — Edinburgh is embedding carbon reporting into cultural funding, with its arts sector cutting emissions, trialling climate innovations, and influencing policy to help drive the city’s net zero transition.
- [Tourism Tax: Edinburgh is introducing the UK’s first Visitor Levy](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/edinburgh-visitor-levy.md) — From July 2026, Edinburgh will introduce the UK’s first Visitor Levy, generating sustainable funding for culture, heritage, infrastructure, and community wellbeing while promoting responsible tourism and strengthening the city’s global cultural leadership.
- [How Can Cities Scale Up Creative Approaches to Health?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/how-can-cities-scale-up-creative-approaches-to-health.md) — The benefits of culture to our health are well-known. Whether through performing arts for dementia patients in Edinburgh, museum prescriptions for mental health in Montreal, or art therapy for trauma survivors in Kyiv, cities are tapping into the power of culture to tackle health challenges and improve citizen wellbeing. Beyond individual benefits, these programs build community cohesion, combat isolation, and boost urban resilience.
- [Fuelling Edinburgh's artistic fire: how Edinburgh is meeting artist's needs](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/creating-edinburgh-performing-arts-development-epad.md) — Edinburgh's performers lacked a community network to enable them to share knowledge and support each other. A council funded programme is connecting the city's artists and helping them to fullfll their potential.
- [A new tune: policymakers collaborate with the live music scene to future-proof the sector](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/edinburghs-live-music-revival-music-is-audible.md) — With music venues closing, the live music community in Edinburgh needed support to enable a thriving live music scene and encourage a more supportive environment for live events.
- [TRENDS](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/trends.md)
- [INFRASTRUCTURE](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/infrastructure.md)
- [Edinburgh](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/edinburgh.md) — Scotland's visitor attractions received over 30 million visits in 2017, with seven of the top 10 most visited attractions located in Edinburgh, including renowned sites like Edinburgh Castle and the National Museum of Scotland. The city is also home to three National Galleries and the National War Museum
- [From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to The Marriage of Figaro: dementia-friendly performances in Edinburgh](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/forget-me-not-dementia-friendly-communities-project.md) — Edinburgh is opening hearts and minds by creating a supportive performance environment for audiences living with dementia.