Festival 2023

The Library of Legends

Organised by artists Russell McGovern and John Martin Fulton in partnership with Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief

1-7 November 2023, daily from 10am to 4:30pm.

In a portable cabin at Potterrow Plaza, the University of Edinburgh

This event is open to the public in person and online (no need to book in advance)

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of To Absent Friends, Good Life, Good Death Good Grief and artists John Martin Fulton and Russell McGovern invite you to the Library of Legends, a public interactive artwork popping up in central Edinburgh from 1-7 November.

The Library is a place where people can hold and share stories in memory of someone who has died. You are invited to do this by creating a page to add to the Library. It can be artwork, a story, a poem, or whatever you think of. There will be art supplies, available guidance from the artists, and a calm, relaxing environment where you can also just drop in to look at the books or admire the murals on the outside of the Library. The Library can be visited on a drop-in basis anytime during its open hours.

If you're not in Edinburgh, you can send in pages by post or online from anywhere in Scotland. 

Community groups can also schedule a free art workshop at the Library during the week by emailing jmfultonart@gmail.com.

Visit the Library on Instagram at @library_of_legends2023. 

Illustration credit: John Martin Fulton and Russell McGovern