Gallery sights in Scotland
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Hunterian Art Gallery
Across the road from the Hunterian Museum, the bold tones of the Scottish Colourists (Samuel Peploe, Francis Cadell, JD Fergusson) are well represented in this gallery, which also forms part of Hunter's bequest to the university. There are also Sir William MacTaggart's impressionistic Scottish landscapes and a gem by Thomas Millie Dow. There's a special collection of James McNeill Whistler's limpid prints, drawings and paintings. Upstairs, in a section devoted to late-19th-century Scottish art, you can see works by several of the Glasgow Boys.
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Burrell Collection
One of Glasgow's top attractions is the Burrell Collection. Amassed by wealthy industrialist Sir William Burrell before being donated to the city, it is housed in an outstanding museum, 3 miles south of the city centre. This idiosyncratic collection of treasure includes everything from Chinese porcelain and medieval furniture to paintings by Renoir and Cézanne. It's not so big as to be overwhelming, and the stamp of the collector lends an intriguing coherence.
Visitors will find their own favourite part of this museum, but the exquisite tapestry galleries are outstanding. Intricate stories capturing life in Europe are woven into staggering wall-size pieces dating from the…
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JD Fergusson Gallery
Beautifully set in the round waterworks building, this gallery exhibits much of the work of the Scottish Colourist JD Fergusson in a most impressive display. Fergusson spent time in Paris, and the influence of artists like Matisse on his work is evident; his voluptuous female portraits against a tropical-looking Riviera background are memorable, as is the story of his lifelong relationship with noted Scottish dancer Margaret Morris.
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Talbot Rice Gallery
This small art gallery has two exhibition spaces. The neoclassical Georgian Gallery, designed by William Playfair, houses a permanent collection of works by old masters, including Dutch landscapes by Van der Velde and Van der Meulen, and a striking bronze anatomical figure of a horse, created in Florence in 1598. The White Gallery, a more modern space, is used to exhibit the works of contemporary Scottish painters and sculptors.
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Gallery of Modern Art
Scotland's most popular contemporary art gallery features modern works from artists worldwide in a graceful neoclassical building. The original interior is used to make a daring, inventive art display. Social issues are a focal point of the museum but it's not all heavy going: there's a big effort made to keep the kids entertained.
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Edinburgh Printmakers’ Workshop & Gallery
Founded in 1967, this was the UK’s first ‘open-access’ printmaking studio, providing studio space and equipment for professional artists and beginners alike. You can watch printmakers at work in the ground-floor studio, while the 1st-floor gallery hosts exhibitions of lithographs and screen prints by local artists.
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Broughton House
The 18th-century Broughton House displays paintings by EA Hornel (he lived and worked here), one of the Glasgow Boys group of painters. Behind the house is a lovely Japanese-style garden (also open in February and March). The library with its wood panelling and stone carvings is probably the most impressive room.
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Rhue Studio
This studio, 2.5 miles northwest of Ullapool, displays and sells the excellent art of contemporary landscape painter James Hawkins. The vivid and reflective works take a moment to adjust to but they are wonderful interpretations – his work on the Outer Hebrides is breathtaking. Call for winter opening hours.
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Pier Arts Centre
Resplendently redesigned, this gallery has really rejuvenated the Orkney modern-art scene with its sleek lines and upbeat attitude. It’s worth a look as much for the architecture as its high-quality collection of 20th-century British art and the changing exhibitions.
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Fruitmarket Gallery
One of Edinburgh's most innovative and popular galleries, the Fruitmarket showcases contemporary Scottish and international artists, and also has an excellent arts bookshop and cafe.
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Collective Gallery
The Collective is an artist-run gallery with regularly changing exhibitions by contemporary artists, both Scottish and international.
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Stills Gallery
Scotland’s top photographic gallery hosts changing exhibitions of the best of international contemporary photography.
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Wheeling Steen Gallery
Situated about 2 miles north of Pierowall near the airfield, this appealing gallery showcases the photographs and paintings of local farmer-turned artist Edwin Randall, and crafts created by his daughter. There's a cafe too, serving tea, coffee, hot chocolate and cakes.
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