The National Galleries of Scotland, made up of five magnificent buildings in Edinburgh and two outstations in Banff and Berwickshire, care for and develop the national collection of fine art for the widest possible public. The collections are free to visit, open daily and amongst the best in the world. Over 1.2 million people visit the galleries every year.
The Galleries also mount special exhibitions throughout the year, for which an admission charge is sometimes made. 2005 highlights include Gauguin, Landseer, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, The Healing Touch and Francis Bacon. The exhibitions and collections are accompanied by a huge range of ways to get involved, including activities and events for visitors of all ages and abilities.
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - where the Selective Memory will show in Winter 2005 - has an outstanding collection of 20th-century art, including major works by artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Kirchner, Giacometti, Lichtenstein and Baselitz, as well as the most important collection of modern Scottish art, including works by Mackintosh, the Scottish Colourists, Bellany, Currie, Howson, Gordon, Borland, Innes and many others. Displays from these collections, together with the Gallery's extensive programme of temporary exhibitions are shown at its buildings (the Gallery of Modern Art and Dean Gallery) at Belford Road in the centre of Edinburgh.
