Scottish National Gallery
A national gallery beside Princes Street Gardens, holding masterpieces by Raphael, Vermeer, Monet and leading Scottish painters.
Housed in a neoclassical building on The Mound, beside Princes Street Gardens, the gallery displays European paintings from the Renaissance to the late 19th century. Its collection includes works by Raphael, Titian, El Greco, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Monet, Cézanne and Van Gogh, as well as Scottish favourites such as Raeburn's 'The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch'. The permanent collection is free, while special exhibitions charge admission. It is connected to the Royal Scottish Academy, and the garden level has a café where you can take a break.
Opening hours
About 10:00–17:00 (extended Thursdays; check official website)
Nearby sights
- Camera Obscura & World of Illusions
- The Scotch Whisky Experience
- The Writers' Museum
- Scott Monument
- Victoria Street & Grassmarket
- St Giles' Cathedral
- The Real Mary King's Close
- Greyfriars Kirkyard & Greyfriars Bobby