National Gallery of Scotland

The National Gallery houses the national collection of fine art from the early Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. Spend an hour strolling around this peaceful setting with the floor plan and you’ll find masterpieces from Raphael, Titian, El Greco, Velázquez, Rembrandt and Rubens to Van Gogh, Monet, Cézanne, Degas and Gauguin. For a nation of Scotland’s size, the collection is rightfully regarded as one of the very best in the world. The most comprehensive part of the collection covers the history of Scottish painting. All the major names, including Ramsay, Raeburn, Wilkie and McTaggart, are represented in depth. Works on show include Raeburn’s much-loved The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch or, as it has become known, the ‘Skating Minister’.

Opening information

Open daily 10 - 5pm, Thursday until 7pm.

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Temporary exhibitions

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  Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist Landscape in Europe 1880-1910

  This exhibition is a collaboration between the National Galleries of Scotland, the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam and the Ateneum Museum, Helsinki.

  National Gallery of Scotland

  Van Gogh to Kandinsky: Symbolist Landscape in Europe 1880-191014th July 2012 - 14th October 2012 (Add to calendar)

  19th century, Painting, 20th century
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  Picasso and Modern British Art

  The first exhibition to explore Pablo Picasso’s lifelong connections with Britain will be the highlight of the summer season.

  National Gallery of Scotland

  Picasso and Modern British Art4th August 2012 - 4th November 2012 (Add to calendar)

  Painting, 20th century, Drawing

Top exhibits

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  An Old Woman Cooking Eggs

  An Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618, was painted by Diego Velasquez and is held in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

  Painting, 17th century

  Diego Velasquez

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