One of Scotland’s best-loved arts institutions, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, will re-open on Sunday, November 8, with a new exhibition.
You Are Here 2020: Stories, Portraits, Visions will showcase contributions from the public and well-known figures.
The exhibition at the Gallery (SNPG) includes a new acquisition – a portrait of the international singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé, painted by Samira Addo, winner of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2018.
The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) will also be open but both Modern One and the SNPG will only open for three days per week. Both will have enhanced safety measures, including pre-booking a time slot for your visit at nationalgalleries.org/visit.
The National Galleries of Scotland stated: “Due to the staffing levels required to ensure we adhere to Covid-19 health and safety standards, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One) will each open for three days a week from early November 2020 to January 10, 2021.
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“This is a temporary measure which will see the Portrait Gallery open from Sunday-Tuesday (inclusive) and Modern One open from Thursday-Saturday (inclusive) each week.
“Modern One will continue to open seven days a week throughout October; it will move to this new pattern from November 5 and will be closed from November 1-4 (inclusive).”
The Scottish National Gallery will continue to be open and free to visit seven days a week.
As reported in The National, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern Two) will reopen on October 24 with a major new exhibition: Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema.
Sir John Leighton, director general of the National Galleries of Scotland, said: “We are delighted to be opening the Scottish National Portrait Gallery again with an exhibition featuring people’s experiences of 2020.“
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