National Galleries Scotland to open extension

New galleries at the National Galleries of Scotland will open to the public from 30 September.

The 10 new galleries form part of a £38.6m extension, part-funded by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which will double the physical display space.

More than 130 works of art from the nation’s historic Scottish art collection will be showcased in the new spaces.

Sir John Leighton, Director-General of the National Galleries of Scotland, said the project has “been driven by an ambition to transform the experience of visiting the National and to show the extraordinary collections of Scottish art with pride in beautiful, new, light-filled spaces”.

“We believe that we have created a National Gallery that is more open, engaging and inviting than ever before.”