Our galleries
What's On Highlights
BP Portrait Award 2018
Until Sun 10 Mar 2019
Open daily, 10am-5pm
Free
Andy Warhol and Eduardo Paolozzi | I want to be a machine
Until Sun 2 Jun 2019
Open daily, 10am-5pm
Free
Visually Impaired Tour and Workshop: BP Portrait Award 2018
Wed 20 Feb 2019
10:15am - 3:30pm
Free
Once-A-Month Shared Reading and Creative Writing
Wed 20 Feb 2019
10:30am - 12 noon
Free
+1 other sessions
What's on
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Art in the Collection
Explore and search
Explore the online collection of artworks dating from the early Renaissance to the present day.
On display
Highlights from the collection are on display across or galleries all year. Find out what you could see on your visit.
New acquisitions
The National Galleries of Scotland continues to acquire artworks that enhance and complement our collection.
Artists
Browse over a thousand highlighted artists from the collection in our artist A-Z.
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What we do
Community and access
We invite community and access groups to explore Scotland’s national art collection for free through guided or self-guided visits. These groups also gain free entry to all paying exhibitions.
About the National Galleries of Scotland
We care for, develop, research and display the national collection of Scottish and international art. We aim to engage and inspire through art.
Commercial services
We offer a wide range of commercial services including venue hire for events and filming, product wholesale, image licensing, corporate gifts and book sales.
Venue hire
The National Galleries of Scotland comprises of three galleries in the very heart of Edinburgh, home to the Nation’s collection of art all available to hire for special events.