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Admission is via a ticketed entry system which must be booked in advance online only.
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is home to Scotland’s outstanding collection of modern and contemporary art.
Admission free | Advance booking required
75 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DR.
Modern One 10am-5pm daily until 31 October.
From 1 November: 10am-5pm Thursday-Saturday. Closed Sunday-Wednesday.
Modern Two 10am-5pm daily.
Visiting the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
From 5 November the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) will move to opening three days a week - Thursday, Friday and Saturday - due to the staffing levels required to ensure we adhere to COVID-19 health and safety standards. The cafe at Modern One, and the grounds of the Modern Galleries will continue to be open seven days a week.
Those visiting will have their very own special experiences with the much-loved artworks of the nation’s exceptional art collection, as we will be limiting the number of visitors in each gallery at any one time. To manage this we've instituted a free, timed ticketing system. Admission is free, but tickets must be booked here in advance. Booking is now open. Everything you need to know about your visit can be found here, or in our Frequently Asked Questions.
We have signed up to the Good to Go scheme to show we are committed to meeting current Scottish Government health and safety standards for our buildings and staff.
Come and enjoy the grounds at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. With their world-class sculptures and a pop-up cafe, these beautiful green spaces are a breath of fresh air. You can also enjoy some of our family activities and tours of our sculptures in the grounds.
The lawn at the front of Modern One was landscaped to a design by Charles Jencks.
Modern One
Modern Two
Modern One is housed in a neoclassical building, which was designed by William Burn in 1825. Modern Two was originally built in 1833 and in 1999 it was converted into a Gallery.
Read more about this history of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Getting here
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is located 15 minutes’ walk from Princes Street. It includes two buildings, Modern One and Modern Two, set in a beautiful sculpture park.
In addition to the transport options below there are bike racks at each site and Just Eat Cycle Hire stations nearby.
75 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DR.
Modern One 10am-5pm daily until 31 October.
From 1 November: 10am-5pm Thursday-Saturday. Closed Sunday-Wednesday.
Modern Two 10am-5pm daily.
Modern One 10am-5pm daily until 31 October.
From 1 November: 10am-5pm Thursday-Saturday. Closed Sunday-Wednesday.
Modern Two 10am-5pm daily.
Accessibility & facilities
The Changing Places toilet is located in the rear car park of Modern One with accessible parking spaces located nearby. The unit is open 10am-5pm, every day, a key is not required.
A full accessibility guide is available at www.accessibilityguides.org for Modern One and Modern Two.
Parking for visitors is available at both Modern One and Modern Two. A donation is requested of £3 for up to 4 hours and £6 for 4-8 hours. Our payment meters have contactless capability.
About your visit
What's open
Both the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Modern One and Modern Two are open.
Opening times
Modern One
10am-5pm daily (until 1 November).
From 1 November: 10am-5pm daily Thursday-Saturday. Closed Sunday-Wednesday.
Café Modern One open 10am-5pm daily.
Changing Places toilet 10am-5pm daily.
Car park 9.45am-5.30pm daily.
Modern Two
10am-5pm daily.
Gallery Shop and Paolozzi's Kitchen open 10am-5pm daily.
Pop-up takeaway Café open 10am-4pm daily.
Car park 9.45am-5.30pm daily.
Contact
For general enquiries regarding your visit or gallery services:
+44 (0)131 624 6200
[email protected]
Your safety
We've instituted a free, timed ticketing system. Admission is free, but tickets must be booked here in advance. Booking is now open. Everything you need to know about your visit can be found in our Frequently Asked Questions.
Keeping you safe on your visit
Additional cleaning
We have instituted a programme of deep cleaning of the Galleries and will have staff onsite cleaning all touch points throughout the day.
One-way system
To keep you safe, one-way routes are in place throughout the Galleries.
Maintain a safe distance
We are asking all visitors to adhere to current physical distancing rules.
Face coverings
In line with Government guidelines, we are asking all visitors over the age of 5 to bring and wear a face covering. Our staff will be wearing face coverings.
Hand sanitiser
Hand sanitiser is available in key areas, along with increased cleaning regimes in toilets and other high use areas.
Timed visitor slots
We are limiting the number of visitors coming into our galleries via timed visitor slots. We hope that this will make you feel safe when re-engaging with much-loved artworks.
Feeling unwell?
If you or anyone you live with displays symptoms associated with COVID-19, please delay your visit until it is safe to do so.
Smartify
Download Smartify to access our highlights tour, large print labels and get more information about the artworks during your visit.
Families
We can't wait to welcome you and your family to the gallery again as soon as we can. The grounds of Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art are open and perfect for exploring with your family. We have created some activities for you and your family to enjoy while stomping around the grounds.
Walk, Talk, Make Sculpture Trail
You and your family can find out about some artists, their artworks and follow prompts to make your own art with this trail.
Sensory Sculpture Stories
Stories to encourage you to use your senses to enjoy and experience the sculptures in our grounds.
In the grounds
Explore our grounds with these sculpture guides.
Sculpture park audio tour
Explore the sculpture in the grounds of Modern One and Two, with this audio tour.
Sensory sculpture trail
A series of 6 creative prompts, around the grounds, to help you experience the artworks with your body, breath, ears, eyes and mind.
Smartify
Smartify
Download the app, scan the art, uncover the story.
Discover the stories behind the art with Smartify, the free informative art app. Scan most of the art in our gallery and grounds to learn even more about the work and the artist. Bring your headphones and enhance your visit with our highlights audio tour exploring key works of art from the collection.
Featured exhibitions and displays
Must see
Exhibition
Closing Soon
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art visit | Modern One
Modern One
10am-5pm daily
Must see
Exhibition
NOW | Katie Paterson, Darren Almond, Shona Macnaughton, Lucy Raven
Modern One
Until Sun 10 Jan 2021
10am-5pm daily
Must see
Exhibition
Just Opened
Ray Harryhausen | Titan of Cinema
Modern Two
Sat 24 Oct 2020 - Sun 5 Sep 2021
Cafés
Pop-up café
The pop-up café beside the entrance to Modern Two offers snacks, sweet treats and coffee to keep you energised during your visit to the gallery grounds. Relax and enjoy the view over the Modern Two lawns and take a wander around the sculpture trails. Takeaway only.
Café Modern One
Café Modern One looks out onto a beautiful terrace and kitchen garden to the rear of the gallery and offers seasonal tasty salads, deli filled sandwiches, hearty soups, delicious hot dishes and artisanal baking all prepared from scratch on the premises. No booking required - counter service and takeaway available.
Research facilities
We are not currently able to take bookings for our print rooms and libraries. We hope to be able to offer them again soon.
Archive and special books
Personal and institutional archives relating to 20th and 21st century Scottish and international art.
Modern & contemporary works on paper
The collection consists of Scottish and international 20th and 21st century graphic art.
Modern & contemporary art library
The modern art library covers the mid 19th century to the present day.
Historic prints and drawings
The collection consists of over 30,000 works of Scottish and international graphic art, from the early Renaissance to the 20th century.
Historic art library
The historic art research library covers the 14th to the 20th century.
About us
The National Galleries of Scotland cares for, develops, researches and displays the national collection of Scottish and international art and, with a lively and innovative programme of activities, exhibitions, education and publications, aims to engage, inform and inspire the broadest possible public.