Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh

Scottish National Portrait Gallery    

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Come face to face with the people who shaped Scotland’s past, present and future at the Portrait .

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Oct 8, 2024
It's not often the building is as interesting as the contents.A serious must for all art and history lovers with a mix of old and new, not just the items on display but the structure and decor of the… Full review by marksimpson1965
Sep 18, 2024
The interior design of this museum is almost as much of a draw as the actual portraits. It is only appropriate that it house so much of Scotland's history. The gallery features a mix of historical … Full review by Brian E
Sep 10, 2024
Another visit to this wonderful museum. This time to enjoy a wee goldmine of a gallery. The history of coal's industrial rise and fall in Scotland .The miners' pit life and domestic life. The shock o… Full review by vessi80
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Articles

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is a wonderful place to spend an afternoon. It holds the most important collection of portraits of Sc…
gpsmycity.com
National Galleries Scotland: Portrait is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. Portrait holds the national collections of portraits, all o…
sygic.com
The collection at National Portrait Gallery traces the history of Scotland through the portraiture of its pioneers, poets, philosophers, rebels and r…
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Facts

Established:1889
Located:1 Queen Street
Visitors:372,743 (2019)

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Is there a place to securely store a suitcase? If so, how much does it cost
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I didn’t see one, but it is usual at a Gallery, so worth checking.
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Answer by B F · Jun 26, 2018
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I believe there are two cafe/restaurants in the gallery, where are they situated?
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Yep. Just one cafe on ground floor, on right on the way in. V good produce and reasonably priced.
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What do you class as "the main attractions" of Edinburgh? The NPG is 2 streets away from Princes Street, within walking …
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What do you class as "the main attractions" of Edinburgh? The NPG is 2 streets away from Princes Street, within walking distance of both Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle, The RSA and the National Gallery at The Mound. Plus the 2 galleries in Market Street.
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Edinburgh Castle is one of the main attractions in Edinburgh and the museum and national gallery are also well worth a visit.
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Hi is it easy to find coming from Aberystwyth town centre? I'm towing a trailer tent.
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Easy to find but very difficult to park. Better to park in a 'park and ride' and get bus into city centre.
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