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Patricia Macdonald | Considering melting ice

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Preserving Pasts, Imagining Futures | Responses

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When Marshall Julius met Ray Harryhausen

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Patricia Macdonald | Looking at sea-level rise

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Framing 'Christ Teacheth Humility' by Robert Scott Lauder (part one)

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Exploring environmental change in the Cairngorms with Patricia Macdonald

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Climate Action Needs Culture

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National Galleries of Scotland teams up with WWF on Great Scottish Canvas project

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Preserving Pasts, Imagining Futures | Workshop responses

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The Scottish National Gallery Project

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MacKinnon Collection | Cataloguing Dawn of Light and Liberty

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Titan of Cinema | Student competition

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Past event | Bridget Riley: Writing the Body - live performance

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‘Always on my mind'

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A tribute to a Galleries volunteer

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Meet the Team: Tricia Allerston

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Scottish National Portrait Gallery gets special visit from NHS Tayside Photo Competition prize-winners

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ARTIST ROOMS

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Smartify | Artwork recognition for your phone

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Bridget Riley reviewed by The Telegraph's Mark Hudson

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Five reasons why we are redeveloping the Scottish National Gallery

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Cut and Paste | Life in Collage

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Accessible path in East Princes Street Gardens is now open

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Snapchats | Woodman, Arbus and Mapplethorpe

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Beings | An exhibition created by young people from across Scotland

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An updated response on the removal of Princes Street Gardens trees

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The Art of the Future

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GENERATION

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Constable & McTaggart

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