Edinburgh has a wealth of institutions serving the visual arts, but perhaps none is as grand as the National Gallery. Built by William Playfair in 1848, it...
The Mound
In 1988, Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland (WASPS) turned a former Stockbridge bakery, hidden in a back lane off the main road, into a series of...
Patriothall StudiosSandwiched into a narrow space on Victoria Street, this mini-gallery touts a selection of works by local designers, graphic artists, Lomographers and...
42 Victoria StreetThis grand structure was completed in 1826 to the designs of William Playfair, but its exterior dates from eight years later, after Playfair was asked to...
The Mound
The Scottish Gallery's rather drab name belies the merit of the work it houses. The lower floor is one of the best spots in town for contemporary ceramics;...
16 Dundas Street
Since 1984, Scotland's national collection of modern art has been housed in this neo-classical structure, designed by William Burn in the 1820s as an...
Belford Road
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery's collection takes in everything from historic figures (the mural in the foyer depicts key moments in the country's...
1 Queen Street
Running chiefly on word-of-mouth publicity, Sleeper is a wilfully under-promoted white cube found under the offices of Reiach & Hall Architects. After...
6 Darnaway StreetThe city's leading photography venue, Stills is important not only for its year-round programme of shows, but also for its on-site resources for...
23 Cockburn StreetSituated off William Playfair's stately, grand Old Quad in Old College, the Talbot Rice Gallery is named after the Watson Gordon Professor of Fine Art,...
Old College