Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - Venues - Scotland and Venice Biennale



The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Exhibition Dates
December 7 2005 - March 5 2006

Exhibition supported by Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and The Foyle Foundation.

Open
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Closed 25 and 26 December.

Admission: Free

Website: www.nationalgalleries.org

Venues
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
75 Belford Road,
Edinburgh, EH4 3DR
T: +44 (0)131 624 6200
Fax: +44 (0)131 623 7126
Recorded Information: +44 (0)131 332 2266
E: enquiries@nationalgalleries.org

Location
Set in spectacular parkland with the commanding Jencks landform centre stage, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is situated directly opposite the Dean Gallery on Belford Road. Walking from the west end of Princes Street it will take 15 minutes, or from Haymarket Railway Station it will take 10 minutes, to reach the Gallery. Catch the free Galleries´ bus, or Lothian bus 13. Free Car Parking.

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art - where the Selective Memory is showing from 7 December to 5 March 2006 - 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.