Performance Spaces

Gilded Balloon at the Museum

National Museum of Scotland, South Entrance, Lothian Street, EH1 1HB

Located at the back of the iconic National Museum of Scotland building, facing onto Bristo Square and bang in the middle of Teviot and Patter House, our Museum pop-up boasts a beautiful performance theatre with a large amount of space for set storage and a bar and coffee shop with a spacious outdoor seating area. Since its launch in 2016, the venue has played host to an eclectic line-up of performers from an array of genres.

Subvenues

AUDITORIUM

Capacity: 210

This superb theatre space has raked seating and a raised stage. The stage area measures 7m long x 3m deep x 300mm high. The lighting rig has a warm and cold wash with a down stage centre special and LED colour changers. It has a vocal PA with microphones. There is a generous dressing room and storage area for larger sets.

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