Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art review

Occupying a building designed in the 1820s as an institution for fatherless children, the permanent collection features numerous well-established artists, with a strong showing from the so-called 1980s Glasgow Boys: Peter Howson, Steven Campbell, Adrian Wiszniewski, Ken Currie and others. The ground level is usually devoted to special exhibitions, with the upper floor accommodating works by big international names such as Matisse, Picasso and Pollock. The entire supporting wall on the stairs linking the two floors has been given over to the artist Douglas Gordon, who has neatly printed the names of every person he has ever met and whose name he can remember. Outisde, the landscaped gardens make a great picnic location.