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Edinburgh is well served with art galleries year-round, and particularly in August when Edinburgh Art Festival arrives with a programme of exhibitions and commissions

'Created by celebrated British artist Isaac Julien, the film portrait is informed by some of the abolitionist’s most important speeches' FREED slave Frederick Douglass, who campaigned in 19th-century Scotland for abolition, will be celebrated as part of this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival. Lessons Of The Hour, which will receive its European premiere, was filmed in Edinburgh and elsewhere in Scotland, as well as London and Douglass’s home in Washington DC. Created by celebrated British ­artist Isaac Julien, the film portrait is ­informed by some of the ­abolitionist’s most imp...

As Museums and Galleries plan their reopenings Artlyst has put together a selection of exhibitions throughout the country this Summer

Galleries and studios across Scotland are ready to welcome visitors Visitors to the Pier Arts Centre in Stromness enjoy their re-opening displays, including works from their collection. Photo: The Pier Arts Centre. GLASGOW .- From the Pier Arts Centre in Orkney to Cample Line Gallery in Dumfries and Galloway all over the country this spring and summer, Scotland’s art galleries, studios, contemporary art venues and production workshops are opening up. Now a new campaign to help the public find their nearest gallery and champion Scotland’s world class contemporary art and studio facilities h...

Galleries and museums around the country are reopening as coronavirus restrictions ease. From April 26 indoor attractions and public buildings such as museums, galleries and libraries are allowed to reopen as Scotland moves from Level 4 to Level 3 of the Scottish Government’s five tiers of coronavirus restrictions. Museums ranging from the Riverside Museum and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow to the National Museum of Scotland and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two) in Edinburgh are among those opening their doors again on Monday. A new campaign to help the...