New galleries, acclaimed restaurants and hotels, and now even a Hollywood film premiere add to the Scottish capital's allure
Europe's new capital of cool – in pictures
In the light, spacious rooms of a former orphanage near Edinburgh city centre, the works of a painter once ignored by the art world have come home.
The enormous popularity of the first dedicated exhibition since 1942 to Scottish colourist Fcb Cadell is a sign of a revitalised interest in the son of a city that is enjoying its own renaissance.
Heavily reliant on banking and public sector jobs, Edinburgh had seemed badly placed to withstand the recession, but while the economy teeters, the city is busily securing its place as Europe's capital of culture and is increasingly a magnet for tourists. Last week it was announced that the much-hyped new film from Disney-Pixar will have its European premiere at the usually lacklustre Edinburgh film festival.
Europe's new capital of cool – in pictures
In the light, spacious rooms of a former orphanage near Edinburgh city centre, the works of a painter once ignored by the art world have come home.
The enormous popularity of the first dedicated exhibition since 1942 to Scottish colourist Fcb Cadell is a sign of a revitalised interest in the son of a city that is enjoying its own renaissance.
Heavily reliant on banking and public sector jobs, Edinburgh had seemed badly placed to withstand the recession, but while the economy teeters, the city is busily securing its place as Europe's capital of culture and is increasingly a magnet for tourists. Last week it was announced that the much-hyped new film from Disney-Pixar will have its European premiere at the usually lacklustre Edinburgh film festival.
- 3/18/2012
- by Tracy McVeigh
- The Guardian - Film News
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