Exhibitions at Traquair
Traquair Exhibitions in 2026
The following exhibitions take place at Traquair in 2026
All exhibitions are included with day tickets or season passes unless otherwise stated. Entry vouchers should be collected from the ticket hut.
Note the High Gallery is on the 3rd floor of Traquair House, accessible only by stairs.
Spotlight on the Servants
30th June to 3rd August
An exhibition looking at life below stairs – or in Traquair’s case, above stairs as the servants were installed in one of the wings of the house on the upper floor. Drawn from the archives at Traquair there are some very early records dating back to the 1600’s.
High Gallery
Sir William Gillies RSA - A Love of Landscape
9th August to 17th September
Traquair’s annual summer exhibition will this year celebrate the work of Sir William Gillies in the Scottish Borders and Lothians. Some works from private collections will be included alongside works from the RSA collection.
High Gallery
Icons on Ammo Boxes
9th August to 1st October
Artworks painted on ammunition boxes from the Ukrainian front lines. The main idea of the art project is the transformation of death (symbolized by ammo boxes) into life (traditionally symbolized by icons in Ukrainian culture).
Traquair Chapel
Spotlight on the Servants
21st September to 31st October
Re-run of this exhibition looking at life below stairs – or in Traquair’s case, above stairs as the servants were installed in one of the wings of the house on the upper floor. Drawn from the archives at Traquair there are some very early records dating back to the 1600’s.
High Gallery