Get ready for the first ever retrospective exhibition of artworks by Edinburgh-based Everlyn Nicodemus. Discover drawings, collages, paintings and textiles from the last 40 years of the artist’s life, ...

In 2025 the National Galleries of Scotland will commemorate the 250th birthday of beloved British artist JMW Turner with a once-in-a-lifetime, free exhibition. For the first time, visitors will be ...

This display collates some of the most recognisable modern and contemporary portraits from the national collection. This rich survey of paintings, sculpture and works in other media features figures ...

Taking over the top level of Modern One, this changing programme of displays offers a brand new way to experience the nation's collection. Each room brings to light rarely displayed yet fascinating ...

Marking the 400-year anniversary of King James’s death, this exhibition will chart his remarkable reign through stories of friendship, family, feuds and ambition. Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, ...

The Glasgow Boys 1880–1900 The Glasgow Boys represent the beginnings of modernism in Scottish art. In the early 1880s, disillusioned by the artistic establishment’s emphasis on history painting, they ...

In his French watercolours, Mackintosh explores the relationship between buildings and their environment. With their brilliant colours and powerful design, these works show his ability to read ...

This spectacular room at the heart of the Portrait Gallery houses a wealth of research resources on Scottish portraiture. The displays in the Library explore some surprising types of portraiture, from ...

use in free educational lectures and classes use on an individual or group's website discussing the artwork in question (except on websites where the individual is promoting themselves or a group, ...

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh was, alongside her husband Charles Rennie Mackintosh, one of the key figures in the emergence of the ‘Glasgow Style’ in the 1890s. Born near Wolverhampton, she settled in ...

Welcome! On this page you will find information about our Deaf-led tours in British Sign Language (BSL) as well as resources created for visitors with BSL as a first or preferred language. We run a ...

Discover the inspiration and power of the visual arts, through historic, modern and contemporary art. Gallery visits align closely with the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence to nurture creativity, ...