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City of Edinburgh Council has closed Princes Street Gardens today & tomorrow due to high winds. The National gallery remains open from 10am to 5pm, alongside The Scottish Cafe & Restaurant. Please use the Mound entrance to access the gallery today.
Thank you and stay safe.
Due to the forecast of high winds today (Tuesday 3 June), the City of Edinburgh Council has advised that Princes Street Gardens will be closed.
The National (including the Scottish Cafe and Restaurant) will be open 10am-5pm. Please come in using the Mound level entrance.
Happy Friday! It's quiz time ✏️ so sit down and relax ☕ with these ten new questions to test your mettle. Enjoy and remember to share your score in the comments. bit.ly/4kHd2iL
ALT A composite image made up of three artworks. One is across the top and two sit underneath. The top image is a painting of a white duck in a green meadow. The bottom right image is a drawing with sections done by three different artists. The bottom right image is a painting of King James VI & I as a boy, holding a sparrow hawk.
Happy Friday, everyone! Did you know this month we are celebrating 5 years of #ArtQuizzes! Whether you've been with us since day one, played every month without fail, or just joined the quiz party, thank you for taking part over the years.
Good luck ➡ bit.ly/3RyX2Tr
Spring is in the air 🌺 and we are here to lift everyone's spirits with March's monthly #ArtQuiz
Join in the fun here ➡ bit.ly/3DWLeHg
ALT A composite image made up of three art works. One across the top spans two underneath. The artwork along the top is The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist (About 1615) by Guercino. The image on the bottom left is a portrait of King James VI and I titled James VI and I, 1566 - 1625. King of Scotland 1567 - 1625. King of England and Ireland 1603 - 1625. The image on the bottom right is A Woman Playing a Lute by Frans van Mieris.
Hello sunshine 👋 Just to let you know if you are visiting the Portrait gallery we are really sorry the lift is not in use. There is currently no step-free access. Please keep an eye on the website for further details.
🎉Surprise! It's time for an exclusive #ArtQuiz created by our amazing curator, Louise. Put your art knowledge to the test with our current exhibition, Celebrating 40 Years of Scotland's Photography Collection on display at the Portrait gallery 📷
➡ bit.ly/3QIJ15i
Celebrating the end of the month with our #ArtQuiz 💭 You made it to Friday so go grab a cuppa and join in!
Play here ➡ bit.ly/4hVFtZg
Have you heard the news? Café Portrait is open again with a fresh new look! Join us for a quick bite or a leisurely brunch in The Nook, our new dining space. Enjoy signature dishes, drinks, coffee, cake and scones.
Open 10am-4:30pm, daily.
📷Roddy Scott Photography
From 10 am on Saturday 8 February you can enjoy lunch, coffee, or cake from the counter in your new look Cafe Portrait. Or book in advance for brunch or lunch in our new table-service restaurant, The Nook.
🔗thefork.co.uk/restaurant/caf…
We made it to the end of January 🎉 so let's celebrate with the first #ArtQuiz of 2025!
Go grab yourself a cup of coffee and dive right into the fun, this Friday morning!
Art quiz, commence ➡ bit.ly/40REP8U
The National, Modern and Portrait galleries will reopen tomorrow (Saturday 25 January) from 10am-5pm. The Royal Scottish Academy building will be open till 8pm for Turner in January | Ireland's Vaughan Bequest.
We hope everyone has stayed safe in the terrible weather.
To ensure the safety of our colleagues and visitors, all our galleries will be closed on Friday 24 January due to the red weather warning. All events have also been cancelled.
We plan to reopen all our galleries on Saturday. Check our website for updates nationalgalleries.org
We know January can be a long month so here is an extra special quiz by Tico Seifert, the curator of our current exhibition, Dürer to Van Dyck: Drawings from Chatsworth House 🎉
Join us before it closes on Sunday 23 February 2025.
➡ bit.ly/40M5K6h
To ensure the safety of our colleagues and visitors, all our galleries will be closed on Friday 24 January due to the red weather warning. All events have also been cancelled.
We plan to reopen all our galleries on Saturday. Check our website for updates nationalgalleries.org
Café Portrait is closed from today (6 January) while we refresh the space. When the café reopens in February, you can pop in for lunch, coffee, or a cake from the counter, or book in advance for brunch at The Nook, our new table-service restaurant. bit.ly/4fHX9FK
Merry Christmas 🎄 Sending warm holiday cheer your way ❤
Please note our festive opening hours: we're closed today (25 December) and Boxing Day (26 December), but on New Year's Day, we'll be welcoming you from 12 pm to 5 pm.
📷 Allen William Seaby. Bullfinches. About 1911
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Happy winter solstice! Our #WorkOfTheWeek is December 1984 by Vija Celmins, on view at @theboxplymouth in the FREE exhibition, Land, Sea, Sky: Ingrid Pollard, JMW Turner and Vija Celmins.
Closes 12 Jan 2025.
theboxplymouth.com/events/ex… tate.org.uk/.../celmins-dece… @tate @NatGalleriesSco
Your final quiz of December is here 🎉 go grab a mince pie and drink of your choice, we won't judge it's December after all 😉 and test your art knowledge ✨
Join in today's here ➡ bit.ly/49AQmMS
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Happy birthday to Ed Ruscha born #onthisday in 1937.
tate.org.uk/art/artworks/rus…
@artistrooms @natgalleriessco @tate @artfund #tate #nationalgalleriesofscotland #artfund #EdRuscha #JGBallard #HighRise
National Galleries of Scotland retweeted
Last chance to explore the work of Scottish artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay in the free #ARTISTROOMS display at Tate Modern, Level 4, Natalie Bell Building. On view until Sunday 8 December 2024.
tate.org.uk/art/artworks/fin…
@artistrooms @natgalleriessco @tate @artfund @ianhamiltonfinlay
