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Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Edinburgh 🇬🇧

Scotland's national collection of modern and contemporary art, housed across two neoclassical buildings set in parkland in Edinburgh's west end. The collection of over 6,000 works spans the 20th and 21st centuries, with particular strengths in Surrealism, Dada, the Scottish Colourists, and post-war British art. The grounds include a landscape work by Charles Jencks and rotating outdoor sculpture.

Explore 2 exhibitions on now and 1 coming soon at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois | Helen Chadwick | Robert Mapplethorpe
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois | Helen Chadwick | Robert Mapplethorpe

Until May 31

Bourgeois's giant Spider, Chadwick's light boxes and Mapplethorpe's self-portraits — three icons of modern art

Joan Eardley | The Nature of Painting
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Joan Eardley | The Nature of Painting

Until Jun 28

Eardley's expressive oils in dialogue with Constable, Monet and Tàpies — a fresh look at her wider world

Gwen John | Strange BeautiesComing Soon
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Gwen John | Strange Beauties

Starting Aug 1

First major Gwen John retrospective in 40 years — intimate portraits and rarely seen works on paper

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