City Art Centre

City Art Centre Located in the heart of Edinburgh, our aim is to champion historic & contemporary Scottish Art.
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Happy Tuesday!Hope you are relaxing and dreaming big today!'A Summer Idyll'Hugh Cameron (1835–1918)City Art Centre, Muse...
23/06/2026

Happy Tuesday!
Hope you are relaxing and dreaming big today!
'A Summer Idyll'
Hugh Cameron (1835–1918)
City Art Centre, Museums & Galleries Edinburgh

Be like in the Scottish (rare) heatwave.....Artis ancillaCharles Hodge Mackie (1862–1920)City Art CentreThank heavens it...
23/06/2026

Be like in the Scottish (rare) heatwave.....
Artis ancilla
Charles Hodge Mackie (1862–1920)
City Art Centre
Thank heavens it will be cooler by the weekend!

It is going to be a warm week ahead, what could be better than have a picnic. Here is a good old picnic Victorian style...
22/06/2026

It is going to be a warm week ahead, what could be better than have a picnic. Here is a good old picnic Victorian style.
We have many photos in our collection of Victorian Edinburgh by very early photographer Thomas Vernon Begbie. A few of these extraordinary documentary images can be seen in our forthcoming collection exhibition, 'In Focus: Scottish Photography'
Thomas Vernon Begbie
Picnic at Crichton Castle, Midlothian
City Art Centre, Museums & Galleries Edinburgh

Our current City Art Centre exhibition 'Jean F. Watson: An Artistic Legacy' runs from Saturday 16 May until Sunday 4 Oc...
22/06/2026

Our current City Art Centre exhibition 'Jean F. Watson: An Artistic Legacy' runs from Saturday 16 May until Sunday 4 October.

Jean Fletcher Watson (1877-1974) was an Edinburgh resident who had a significant impact on the city’s cultural heritage. During the 1960s and 1970s she presented a series of financial donations to the City of Edinburgh to develop a collection of Scottish art. Since then, the Jean F. Watson Bequest Fund has enabled the acquisition of more than 1,000 artworks. This exhibition celebrates Watson’s vision and generosity, showcasing a selection of historic and contemporary artworks from the collection.

Just a small selection of works on show:

Cecile Walton, Gerard de Nerval, 1913. City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries. (Photo Antonia Reeve)

Arthur Melville, Homeward, 1880. City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries.

Allan Ramsay, Thomas Shairp of Houston, 1750. City of Edinburgh Council Museums & Galleries.

A fantastic documentary photo of Edinburgh Castlehill, Edinburgh, As It Was before Alterations, c.1849Henry Gibson Dugui...
19/06/2026

A fantastic documentary photo of Edinburgh
Castlehill, Edinburgh, As It Was before Alterations, c.1849
Henry Gibson Duguid (1805–1860)

This summer, the City Art Centre will present an exciting new exhibition which celebrates the life and legacy of Edinbur...
19/06/2026

This summer, the City Art Centre will present an exciting new exhibition which celebrates the life and legacy of Edinburgh photographer Sandra George.

'Start from the Level' brings together photographs spanning more than two decades.

We have an exciting events programme to explore: https://cultureedinburgh.com/search?q=sandra%20george

We love this beautiful pencil drawing of Upper Greenside Lane on a rainy day. Capturing every inch of the atmosphere i...
17/06/2026

We love this beautiful pencil drawing of Upper Greenside Lane on a rainy day. Capturing every inch of the atmosphere in Edinburgh in the year 1926.
Ernest Lumsden, Upper Greenside Lane from Leith Walk, Edinburgh, 1926. Museums & Galleries Edinburgh.

This summer, the City Art Centre will present an exciting new exhibition which celebrates the life and legacy of Edinbur...
17/06/2026

This summer, the City Art Centre will present an exciting new exhibition which celebrates the life and legacy of Edinburgh photographer Sandra George.

Opening on 27 June and running until 27 September 2026, 'Start from the Level' brings together photographs spanning more than two decades, many of which will be shown publicly for the first time.

More here: https://cultureedinburgh.com/events/sandra-george-start-from-the-level

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