City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

Galleries


Dundas Street Gallery

Dundas Street Gallery
6 Dundas Street
Edinburgh EH3 6HZ

A 700 foot, New Town art gallery owned by Bourne Fine Art, which specialises in Scottish painting and sculpture from the 17th century to the present d

Alexander Meddowes Fine Art Broker

Alexander Meddowes Fine Art Broker Edinburgh EH7 5AH

Private gallery run by former Christies fine art broker in terrace gallery.

National Museum of Scotland

National Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JF
NMS Opening: Crowds in the Grand Gallery

The National Museum of Scotland re-opened on 29th July 2011, following a £47.4 million refurbishment of the Victorian building.

Scottish Gallery

Scottish Gallery
16 Dundas Street
Edinburgh EH3 6HZ

Commercial contemporary art gallery in Edinburgh's New Town.

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop

Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
25 Hawthornvale Newhaven
Edinburgh EH6 4JT

Creative workspace with 16 studios including three short let studios and two additional spaces for working on long and short term projects.

The Store

The Store
37 Guthrie Street
Edinburgh EH1 1JG
the steps to The Store

Formerly  the GRV this is just off the Cowgate (next door to the gap site of the former Gilded Balloon) is a late night club haunt.

Flaubert Gallery

Flaubert Gallery
74 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge
Edinburgh EH3 5AQ

Small privately owned fine art gallery featuring, in particular, Scottish artists.

City Art Centre

City Art Centre
2 Market Street
Edinburgh EH1 1DE
City Art Centre, Edinburgh

The City Art Centre is a bright modern space in a former warehouse next to Waverley Station. Exhibitions are often of a more populist tone, accessible and interactive.

Adam Pottery

Adam Pottery
76 Henderson Row
Edinburgh EH3 5BJ

Working artists' shop found 13 steps down from street level, in the basement of a typical New Town tenement building.

Edinburgh Photographic Society

Edinburgh Photographic Society
68 Great King Street
Edinburgh EH3 6QU

The Edinburgh Photographic Society has been at its Edinburgh New Town location for decades.

Craft House Concept

Craft House Concept
31E Minto Street
Edinburgh EH9 2BT

Display and retail outlet showcasing sustainable interior design and craft, with emphasis on eco-design.

Faculty of Advocates

Faculty of Advocates
Old Assembly Close
Edinburgh EH1 1QS

Edinburgh's historic Faculty of Advocates is yards from the High Street, directly behind the Fringe Shop.

Dean Gallery

The Dean Gallery
73 Belford Road
Edinburgh EH4 3DS
Dean Gallery

The National Galleries of Scotland's Dean Gallery houses an extensive collection of Dada and Surrealist art. The building, which has been elegantly converted from what was a Victorian orphanage is worth a vist in itself.

John Hope Gateway

John Hope Gateway Centre
Arboretum Place Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh EH3 5LR
Green Gateway

The John Hope Gateway, at the West Gate of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, is a modern visitor centre, shop, multimeda gallery, museum, and garden, all rolled into one. The chalet-styled building, which was purpose-built on the old Royal Botanic Garden shop and opened in October 2009, is also an  example of green construction techniques.

Cafe Renroc

Café Renroc
91 Montgomery St
Edinburgh EH7 5HZ
Renroc

A cafe-bar, gallery, and relaxation centre providing holistic treatments, in one place.

Art Amatoria

Art Amatoria
10/2 Bellevue Crescent
Edinburgh EH3 6ND
Art Amatoria external

Art Amatoria is a commercial gallery, launched by Caroline Hay at the beginning of 2009, to showcase emerging and established contemporary artists.

Collective Gallery

Collective Gallery
22-28 Cockburn Street
Edinburgh EH1 1NY

The Collective runs a programme of visual art exhibitions, projects and commissions.

Inspace Gallery

Inspace Gallery Edinburgh EH8 9AB
Modern art

Inspace is a public engagement lab on the ground floor of Edinburgh University's Informatics Forum.

The Henderson Gallery

The Henderson Gallery
4 Thistle Street Lane NW
Edinburgh EH2 1DA

New Town gallery founded in August 2008 in converted offices.

UNIONgallery

45 Broughton Street
Edinburgh EH1 3JU

Privately owned art gallery exhibiting and selling work by contemporary artists, in particular, paintings and sculpture. Opened in June 2009.