Dean Gallery

Situated opposite the Gallery of Modern Art, 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.

The Dean Gallery is situated in a spacious park with large lawn and trees, near the Water of Leith (a steep staircase leading up from from a narrow wooded section of the Water of Leith walkway brings you out at one of the pedestrian entrances to the gallery gardens on Belford Road). The Dean Gallery is directly opposite the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

The top half of a two-story, giant, robot-man sculpture greets you on entering the gallery. This is the handiwork of Eduardo Paolozzi, famed for his gargantuan creations, including the big, mechanical foot at the top of Leith Walk. The gallery also contains a reproduction of sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi's studio.

The art deco cafe and multi-coloured tiled loos add panache and porticle style windows where you can peep in on galleries below reflect the lightness of touch in the overall design.

Entry to the gallery is free, but a charge is made for special exhibitions. One of the Edinburgh Art Festival venues in August.