The National Galleries of Scotland outreach programme exists to make the national art collection accessible to the whole public.

We develop partnerships and creative collaborations between artists, communities and agencies throughout Scotland. We support touring exhibitions and use new technology to reach out to people irrespective of their age, background, location or cultural origin. We encourage creative engagement with the collection, using it to explore issues relevant to people’s day-to-day lives.

Recent outreach projects include Parallel Lives, in which four youth groups from socially excluded areas in Edinburgh made contemporary versions of works from the Galleries’ collection; Still Life? in which Pensioners’ Groups from around Scotland produced photographic art relating to their experiences; and Street+Gallery, an ongoing project working with homeless people.