The Scottish National Portrait Gallery will reopen its doors with 17 new and exciting specially chosen galleries tomorrow. The national gallery was already the second largest collection of portraits in the world with over 3,500 paintings, sculptures and drawings, with a further 25,000 prints and around 3,000 works on long-term loan. In addition, the Gallery is home to the Scottish National Photography Collection. Comprising around 38,000 photographs, this outstanding collection of photographic art demonstrates how Scotland has been at the centre of the history and development of photography since the 1840s. This has been a £17.6m project and the first major renovation in the gallery’s 120-year history. With this much reinvention, even the most seasoned art purveyor is in for a few welcome surprises.
Among other developments, the renovation provides for the first time, full public access throughout the three floors of the building: the magnificent suite of five top-lit galleries on the upper floor has been restored to its former splendour, creating one of the finest display spaces in Scotland.
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