With so many galleries in Edinburgh this is probably the weakest in my mind. It’s not got the punch of the Portrait gallery or the variety of the Modern. It’s still fantastic though.
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Still one of my favourite gallery's, I especially love the Scottish art, the portrait of Princess street and the skating minister as well as the Dutch artist Jan Steen's 'A school for boys and girls'...
Visited the gallery during October. Very well organised entry and management of numbers. Be aware that currently (Oct 2020) you have to book online a day in advance and you get an hour slot. We really...
Had to book a time to visit this establishment because of the Covid restrictions. Consequently any allowed one hour to view the items on display. Actually, one hour was perfectly adequate for viewing.
The difference between a quick visit and something rather special, can be just a member of staff. We had 45 minutes before it closed to visit the gallery. The security guard whisked us in, quickly a...
With so many galleries in Edinburgh this is probably the weakest in my mind. It’s not got the punch of the Portrait gallery or the variety of the Modern. It’s still fantastic though.
This is an excellent art museum, made all the better as it’s 100% free! The collection is large, including paintings from renown artists like Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet and Van Gough, as well as Scottish artists like Ramsay and Raeburn.
A gallery with normally Free admission
Excellent collection of art.
We spent an hour here, during a one day visit to Edinburgh, so we did not have time to view the entire collection. The museum has a substantial collection of European paintings, as well as a section devoted to Scottish artists, many of whom were new to me. The paintings are displayed beautifully. With free admission and an appealing collection, this is a perfect place to take a break on a rainy day.