Visit us

Our main entrance is on the second floor and is accessible via two flights of stairs or a lift.

Lift Access

Our lift can be taken from the ground floor directly to the White Gallery which was temporarily closed during renovation works. Please head right when you exit the lift, towards our welcome desk, where our friendly volunteers will be happy to help with directions and information for your visit.

Borrowing wheelchairs & seating
A wheelchair is available on request, which can currently be used on the main level, with access to the Georgian Gallery via stair lift.

Portable folding chairs are available at reception on request. 

Please ask at the welcome desk or email: info.talbotrice@ed.ac.uk

Assistance Animals
Guide dogs, hearing and registered assistance dogs are welcome.

Staff can provide a bowl of water - please ask at the reception desk.

Parking
Free parking for Badge holders is available on Chambers Street for an unlimited period. Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.

Toilets and baby care facilities
There is one accessible toilet which also has baby changing facilities.

Separate mens’ and ladies’ toilet facilities are also available.

The gallery actively supports transgender, non-binary and gender-non conforming visitors and staff in their right to use our facilities without facing discrimination. If you experience behaviour which makes you feel uncomfortable when using our facilities, please let a member of staff know.

Blind & partially sighted visitors
A large print guide is available for every exhibition and can be collected from the welcome desk. 

If you require any additional assistance, please ask a volunteer or member of staff during your visit. 

Deaf and hard of hearing visitors

Transcripts are available for all video and sound artworks containing dialogue. 

If you lipread, please make this known at the welcome desk so we can take this into account when communicating.

A British Sign Language welcome video is available at our welcome desk and on our website here.

Please note that our fire alarm system is currently audible only and does not include visual alarm signals. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, we kindly ask that you inform reception when you arrive. This will allow our team to ensure that you are alerted and assisted promptly in the event of an emergency evacuation.

It is our aim to make Talbot Rice Gallery a space that is open and accessible to all. Whilst the design of our 19th Century building poses certain challenges, we are constantly reviewing and revising how we can make the gallery a safe and welcoming place for all our visitors.

Upon entry to the gallery, you will be met by a friendly volunteer at our welcome desk. 

• We ask that you do not bring drinks into the gallery.
• We ask that you do not bring large bags or backpacks as we are unable to store them securely for you at the gallery.

Using public transport
The following buses stop on South Bridge (2 minutes walk to the Gallery):
3, 5, 7, 8, 14, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 45, 49, 51, 52, N3, N30, N37, X29, X62, X95

The following buses stop on George IV Bridge (2 minutes walk to the Gallery):
23, 27, 29. 41, 42, 67

We are a 15 minute walk from Waverley Station and a 25 minute walk from the Edinburgh Bus Station.

By bicycle
Cycling is recommended as an alternative mode of transport. There are spaces around Old College to lock your bike to when visiting us.

By car
There is limited paid street parking around the Gallery.

By taxi
The taxi drop off point is the Old College entrance way on West College Street.