National Galleries of Scotland
Edinburgh · United Kingdom · Founded 1859
Three connected galleries holding Scotland's national collection of art from the Renaissance to today.
About National Galleries of Scotland
The National Galleries of Scotland comprise the National, the Portrait Gallery on Queen Street, and Modern One and Two in the city's west. Together they form one of Europe's great public art collections.
The flagship National building on the Mound, designed by William Henry Playfair, sits between Edinburgh's Old and New Towns and houses masterpieces by Titian, Velázquez, Rembrandt, and Scotland's own Henry Raeburn.
Collections & Highlights
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