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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Art gallery· Fine Art· Tourist attraction

The Scottish Gallery Reviews | Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

The Scottish Gallery is located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on 16 Dundas St. The Scottish Gallery is rated 4.4 out of 5 in the category art gallery in United Kingdom. The Scottish Gallery is one of the oldest commercial art galleries in Scotland and celebrated 175 Years of Art in 2017. The Gallery plans a monthly programme of exhibitions highlighting emerging, established and historical artists. Established in South St. David Street, Edinburgh by Aitken Dott in 1842 as "Gilders, Framers, and Artists'​ Colourmen"​, the firm, as it does today, also exhibited and sold work by the leading Scottish artists of the day. As all areas of the business grew, larger premises were found in Castle Street in 1860 and a new dedicated gallery space was opened in 1897 as "The Scottish Gallery"​. The Gallery has been situated on Dundas Street since 1992 and became employee owned in 2019.

Address

16 Dundas St

Phone

+44 1315581200

Company size

11-50 employees

Headquarters

Edinburgh

Founded

1842

Amenities

No restaurant

Accessibility

No wheelchair-accessible car park

Open hours

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sara

Contemporary Scottish artists, fine art for sale... Lovely. Stuff! Can view without buying

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Jie Tong

Lachlan Goudie’s solo exhibition reminded me Nikolai Astrup in some of his landscapes, interesting work!

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Angela Parker

Well.laid out and art displayed nicely. Staff helpful.

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CAROL GREENWOOD

I have now been in 3 times and each time felt awkward. No one makes you feel comfortable or even wanted! You sell art which I love looking at , but your customer service isn’t there.

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I visited the Scottish Gallery this month as part of a frequent browse of Dundas Street galleries. As it happened, my mother visited independently last month too. This review score relates to the lower level of the gallery, where craft and smaller objects are sold. The top floor had, as usual, a carefully curated and excellent exhibition. Downstairs there was a supercilious young woman who evidently finds it too much effort to raise her eyes and greet her customers; rather, she flicked her eyes at me and then made herself look as busy as she could with other things. As a former gallery director I observed with interest as she then engaged with another member of staff,discussing a minor stock install in loud voices, not having bothered to greet me. This was the same experience that my mother had on a separate visit this December. I found it a little absurd that independently, we both visited and were ready to spend money on gifts of art and jewellery, but were emphatically dissuaded by the terrible attitude of a member of gallery staff. While there are many important elements to working in galleries public or private, greeting visitors and potential purchasers should come first. As a result, I spent money elsewhere and I left with the sense that the staff had an attitude problem that bordered on rudeness.

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