Modern Two, one of the two galleries at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, is closing until further notice. The National Galleries of Scotland is facing an unprecedented crisis in funding, according to their Director-General Sir John Leighton. Speaking at Holyrood in September, he said: ‘Already, before the events of recent months, we were […]
Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers is not the only artwork that has faced the consequences of climate change this year. Earlier this year the Mona Lisa had custard splattered over her, with her vandal proclaiming that there was not enough focus on “the planet”. These instances demand that focus be taken away from artwork and driven […]
After what seems like an eternity, art galleries and viewing spaces are in a tentative stage of reopening. How does this look in Scotland? The National Gallery of Modern Art is asking patrons to book an hour slot ahead of time and adhere to mandatory mask guidelines. Interesting to note is the marked route through […]
Despite being a self-confessed art addict, I am always a little dubious about gallery tours due to my ridiculously short attention span. However, last month’s tour at the Scottish National Gallery, which focused on a small number of paintings from their permanent collection, was definitely not one to be missed. Short but sweet, this complimentary […]
Scottish National Gallery: Until 17th June Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a nineteenth century pioneering architect responsible for many landmarks in Berlin today. The new exhibition, Visionary Palaces Designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel at The Scottish National Gallery on the mound presents two of Schinkel’s unrealised projects for palaces executed in the 1840s. The first is […]