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The National Galleries of Scotland care for, preserve, research and present the artworks in the national collection to the broadest possible public. Another essential activity is to continue to acquire artworks that enhance and complement our collection. These can come to us by many different means; including purchases, gifts, loans and bequests.
- Highlights
Explore by gallery. On at the National; On at the Portrait;...
- Vaughan Bequest
In 1900, the art collector Henry Vaughan gave 38...
- Photography
We aim to illuminate the art of photography with particular...
- Featured Scottish Art
Your national collection of Scottish art is the most...
- Featured Artist Rooms
ARTIST ROOMS is an inspirational collection of modern and...
- Scottish National Gallery
Open daily, 10am-5pm. +44 (0)131 624 6494...
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Café Portrait. Open daily, 10am-5pm (last orders 4.30pm)....
- Gallery tours
Tours of the research resources. These video tours take you...
- Highlights
The gallery houses Scotland's national collection of fine art, spanning Scottish and international art from the beginning of the Renaissance up to the start of the 20th century. The National is run by National Galleries Scotland , a public body that also owns the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery .
- 1859; 164 years ago
- 1,583,231 (2019)
- Scottish National Gallery, National Gallery of Scotland
The National Gallery of Scotland (now called the National) was opened to the public in 1859. Located on The Mound in the centre of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, the building was originally shared between the National Gallery and the collection of the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA).
- £18.7 million (2010-11)
- Executive Non Departmental Public Body
A collection for everyone. The Art Works will allow everyone to explore, discover, and engage with Scotland’s national art collection. The facility will offer an additional 10,000² of quality space – the equivalent of two playing fields – to make the collection more accessible to the public than ever before. Alongside a vastly improved ...
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