Fri 26 Sept
|St Mary's Cathedral
Exhibition: Ringing the Changes
A dramatic installation of colourful banners depicting bellringing patterns, beneath the cathedrals’ bell tower, incorporating bellringing, weaving and architecture in one magnificent art installation. By artist Edward Bruce and architect Nick O’Neill of aaltspace.
Time & Location
26 Sept 2025, 09:00 – 01 Dec 2025, 17:58
St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Pl, Edinburgh EH12 5AW, UK
About
Ringing the Changes is a monumental art installation celebrating the art of bellringing. Taking inspiration from the intricate sequences bellringers ring known as ‘change ringing’, artist Edward Bruce has translated four bellringing ‘methods’ into colourful patterns and has had them woven into two beautiful 33-metre-long banners. Architect Nick O’Neill of aaltspace architects, has designed a dramatic configuration that is truly amazing. Suspended in the crossing of the cathedral, above the choir and right beneath the huge bell tower, the banners appear to cascade from where the music of the bells emanates. Another two 11-metre-long banners are suspended in the nave framing the whole display.
Opening times
9am-6pm weekdays
9am-5pm weekends.
During services, the Cathedral will be open, but we ask visitors to walk around as little as possible. Service times are available here.
Free, unticketed.