National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery
1 Queen Street
Edinburgh,
Midlothian EH2 1JD
Scotland
Phone: 0131 624 6200
Email:
Website: www.nationalgalleries.org
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- Opening times: Mon–Wed & Fri–Sun 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00
Events at National Portrait Gallery
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Organised in partnership with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, this collection of paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs, architectural drawings, notebooks and sketches coincides with the centenary of the RCAHMS. | ||
| National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh | 24 Apr–20 Jul 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A critical re-examination of what we mean by the term 'Victorian values', focused through portraits and information on the individuals considered role models in that society. | ||
| National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh | 30 May–7 Dec | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Exploring the fascination for intimate portraiture in Georgian and Regency Britain, from the origins of polite society and the rise of the fashionable art world until the onset of the Victorian era and the invention of photography. | ||
| National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh | 25 Oct–1 Feb 2009 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Arguably Scotland's first systematic landscape photographer, John Muir Wood travelled Scotland by steamer documenting the country, as shown in these photographs taken during 1840-1860. Works by Robert Adamson, David Octavius Hill, Thomas Keith, Horatio Ross and WHF Talbot are also displayed to contextualise his output. | ||
| National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh | 2 Aug–26 Oct 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s Hollywood recreated on the piano and by soprano Emma Harper in a programme inspired by the 'Vanity Fair Portraits' exhibition. | ||
| National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh | 24 Jul 6.00–6.30 | Free |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Photographs of some of the weightiest names and brightest stars to have graced the pages of 'Vanity Fair', from its early period, 1913-36 (Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin and Jean Harlow) and since its re-launch in 1983 (Arthur Miller, Madonna), by internationally renowned photographers like Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, Mario Testino and Annie Leibovitz. Organised by the National Portrait Gallery, London. | ||
| National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh | 14 Jun–21 Sep 10.00am–5.00; Thu 10.00am–7.00 | 0131 624 6200 £8 (£6) |
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