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Amazing Amber

Amber is beautiful as well as fascinating. It consists of fossilised tree resin, and since resin in liquid form is sticky, and amber is transparent, this means that insects, animals and plant material sometimes get trapped in it and are preserved intact, giving us a glimpse of life millions of years ago. The whole process…

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Mon 20 May

Free / 0300 123 6789

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mitch Griffiths: Iconostasis

Contemporary hyper-realistic oil paintings created by the Nuneaton-born artist. The works are bittersweet touching on themes of nationhood, iconography and celebrity culture.

Halcyon Gallery, London W1S

Mon 20 May

Free / 020 7647 8328

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Degree Show

Showcase for graduates of DJCAD, working in a variety of media; a chance to see the work of future art stars of Dundee.

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee

Mon 20 May

Free / 01382 345330

The 2013 show celebrates DJCAD's 125 years of full-time art teaching in Dundee.

  • 10:00 – 20:00

Adam McEwen: Sawney Bean

Art exploring the mythical 16th century Scottish cannibal Sawney Bean.

The Modern Institute, Glasgow

Mon 20 May

Free / 0141 248 3711

  • 10:00 – 18:00

The Age of Improvement

Portraits from the century of Scotland's great transformation, 1750–1850, including Nasmyth's deliberately and stylishly unfinished picture of Robert Burns, Danloux's all-action portrait of Admiral Duncan keeping a cool head in the middle of a sea battle, Raeburn's picture of Walter Scott as king of the hill, before…

Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Mon 20 May

Free / 0131 624 6200

  • 10:00 – 17:00
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Alexander James: Intersection

A solo exhibition featuring a selection of images taken with subjects being submerged in specially-created giant water tanks. Recent subjects have included tropical butterflies and cut flowers.

The Gallery @ The Studio Building, London W11

Mon 20 May

Free / 07866 566040

  • 10:00 – 20:00

Andre Kertesz: Truth And Distortion, Master Prints From A Private Collection

A display which is divided into two halves, featuring still lifes, autobiographical images, nudes and locations, by the late Hungarian-born photographer. Works include Mondrian's Pipe and Glasses from 1926, and images from the Distortion series which commenced in the early 1930s.

Atlas, London W1U

Mon 20 May

Free / 020 7224 4192

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Gail Harvey

Abstract landscape-inspired paintings from Shetland.

Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh

Mon 20 May

Free

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Kyla McCallum: Foldability

Lighting installations made from folded paper by Glasgow-trained designer Kyla McCallum.

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

Mon 20 May

Free / 0141 276 5360

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Maria Rivans: Back To Nature

An immersive jungle installation of surreal 3-D collages exploring alternate realities, commenting on man's estrangement from the natural world.

Ink_D Gallery, Brighton

Mon 20 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 10:00 – 18:00
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Salford Art Club Annual Exhibition 2013

Contemporary portrait and landscape paintings created by the group in a variety of media, exploring the theme of urban versus rural.

Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Mon 20 May

Free / 0161 778 0800

  • 10:00 – 16:45

Street Photography

Work by by HNC student photographers from Edinburgh College.

Woodland Creatures, Edinbugh

Mon 20 May

Free / 07908 649298

  • 12:00 – 13:00

Woodlands

Contemporary works created by a group of artists in a variety of media including ceramics, glass, painting, print, sculpture and wood carving.

Cambridge Contemporary Art

Mon 20 May

Free / 01223 324222

  • 09:00 – 17:30

19th–21st Century British Drawings, Paintings, Prints and Sculpture

Works by 19th and 20th century British artists including the Glasgow Girls and Boys, the Scottish Colourists and the Bloomsbury Group, as well as works by contemporary artists.

Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow

Mon 20 May

Free / 0141 221 3095

  • 09:30 – 17:30

Art from Iran

Iranian metalwork and ceramics from the 13th to the 19th centuries.

National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Mon 20 May

Free / 0300 123 6789

Part of Edinburgh Iranian Festival.

  • 10:00 – 17:00
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Beautiful Books

Make books inspired by the medical collections of Surgeons' Hall over four weeks, with guidance from artist Susie Wilson. Ages 16+.

Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh

Mon 20 May

£5 per class; £15 for all four (£3 per class; £9 for all four) / 0131 527 1649

  • 13:00 – 15:00

Bert Hardy: Centenary Exhibition

A retrospective of the work of the photo-journalist, who worked for the Picture Post, featuring images of the second world war and the post-war experiences of ordinary people. Among the display are Gorbals Boys from 1948 and Holiday Camp, Yorkshire from 1953.

The Photographers' Gallery, London W1F

Mon 20 May

Print Sales

Free / 0845 262 1618

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Blandine Anderson

The artist presents oil paintings and sculptural ceramics exploring folklore and wildlife.

Castle Gallery, Inverness

Mon 20 May

Free / 01463 729512

  • 09:00 – 17:00

BP British Art Displays: A Walk Through British Art

Iconic works by artists including Bacon, Constable, Hirst, Hockney, Hogarth, Gainsborough, Lowry, Millais, Spencer, Stubbs and Whiteread, representing 500 years of British art, spread out over 20 refurbished rooms.

Tate Britain, London SW1P

Mon 20 May

Free / 020 7887 8888

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Brian Griffiths: These Foolish Travels

A carnivalesque installation of tents and temporary dwellings by the UK artist, representing an absurdist, scaled-down version of the cosmos.

Norwich Castle Museum And Art Gallery

Mon 20 May

£7 (£6; Children £5.40 ages 17-25; Children £4.90 ages 4-16) / 01603 766400

  • 10:00 – 16:30
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Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East

Photographs of the Middle East taken by royal photographer Francis Bedford, who accompanied the then-Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) on an educational tour of the region in 1862. The royal party travelled through Egypt and the Biblical lands, then known as the Levant, later as Palestine and now as Israel, and almost as…

The Queen's Gallery, Edinburgh

Mon 20 May

Included in admission / 0131 556 5100

  • 09:30 – 18:00

Catlin Art Prize 2013

Contemporary works in various media by graduating artists including Fatma Bucak, Juno Calypso, Robert Crosse, Nicky Deeley, Bee Griffith and Terry Ryu Kim.

Londonewcastle Project Space, E2

Mon 20 May

Free / 020 7534 1888

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Claudia Nova: Axis Mundi

Debut solo exhibition by Glasgow artist exploring the concept of the 'sky pillar', by which the heavens supposedly communicated with the earth.

The Arches, Glasgow

Mon 20 May

Free / 0141 565 1000

  • 11:00 – 23:00

David Batchelor: Flatlands

Exhibition that provides an in-depth survey of the artist's colourful paintings, drawings and three-dimensional installation work.

Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

Mon 20 May

Free / 0131 225 2383

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Diana Hope: New Paintings

New paintings from the Edinburgh artist and president of Visual Art Scotland.

Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh

Mon 20 May

Free / 0131 557 1020

  • 10:00 – 18:00
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