This visit looks at how some artists are affected by war and conflict and how they demonstrate this in their work.

Tours for pre-school children; taking a fun approach to looking at art, children will learn how to explore and interact with selected artworks in a variety of exciting and stimulating ways.

This tour is 45 minutes in duration.

Follow the story of Christmas and explore images of winter. Hunt for stars, skate on a frozen loch and see what the three kings brought for baby Jesus.

Explore the collection through interactive drawing exercises to encourage observation, discussion as well as providing students with a fuller understanding of the art on display.

Explore the collection through interactive drawing exercises. Encourages observation, discussion and provides a fuller understanding of the art on display. No drawing experience necessary.

See a sunset over Rome, enjoy Cezánne’s view of Mont Sainte-Victoire, climb Ben Ledi and many more without leaving the National Gallery of Scotland.

Taking a fun approach to looking at art, children will learn to investigate the ideas and stories hidden within a painting. Using a variety of sensory approaches and props, parents, teachers and children will be encouraged to explore the gallery and respond to selected artworks. These gallery-based sessions have been designed to assist the 3-5 curriculum.

This tour is 45 minutes in duration.

Led by gallery educators, discover some of the highlights in the collection at the National Gallery, Dean Gallery or Gallery of Modern Art during this introductory visit.

Lively discussion and activities are encouraged!

Investigate the subjects, styles, materials and techniques that turned the French Academy on its head at the end of the 19th century.

Explore the rich and varied landscapes in the National Gallery's collection and examine different techniques that artists have used to produce them.

Trace the building of Old and New Edinburgh through works in the national art collection. (This tour can also include a visit to the Print Room* to look at prints and drawings to see how Scotland’s capital city has changed).

*Please discuss when booking.

Portraits capture the image and character of people at a given moment. Pupils are invited to use the artists' clues to get to know the person in the painting - their personality, interests and beliefs. This visit can be extended to include a practical portraiture workshop.

5-14 Curriculum: Level A-E
Curriculum for Excellence: Level 1-2
Available at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Some artists are fascinated with the challenge of using rhythm and movement in their work. Explore different techniques and approaches that artists have used in painting and sculpture.

Use the Surrealist collection to help develop skills essential for Senior Art & Design courses, such as criticism, expressing opinion and using art and design language.

Curriculum for Excellence Level 4 and Senior.
All Senior guided visits can be adapted to Standard Grade, Access, Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, higher and Advanced higher level.
Available at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Develop critical and analytical skills and establish personal responses to portraits. Pupils examine composition, pose, focal point, handling of media, paint application, interpretation, use of the visual elements and choice of subject.

Imagine the smell of eggs cooking in a famous Velázquez painting, feel McTaggart's stormy, salty water splashing your face, have a nibble of Herod's Feast by Rubens and much, much more!

5-14 Curriculum: Level A-E
Curriculum for Excellence: Level 1-2
Available at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

This visit focuses on ways in which artists like Charles Jencks and Barbara Hepworth used shape and form to create unique works of art, especially on a large 3-D scale.

Every picture has a story to tell, using selected works groups are encouraged to explore the stories through artists’ clues.

Explore the influences, processes, techniques and breadth of art works produced by the late, great, Scottish artist Eduardo Paolozzi. This tour focuses on Paolozzi's studio reconstruction and selected works of art at the Dean Gallery.

Pupils are encouraged to develop their own awareness of line, colour, shape, form, texture and pattern through active discussion in a challenging environment.

In Scotland, the weather is a favourite subject, almost every painting set outdoors is influenced by the climate. This visit will explore how artists have shown the weather throughout the seasons in their work.