What is the Scottish National Portrait Gallery?
The Scottish National Portrait Gallery was opened in 1889 and is the first purpose-built national Portrait Gallery in the world. It was founded by the then editor of the Scotsman newspaper, John Ritchie Findlay, who also provided most of the funding for its construction. It is part of the family of National Galleries of Scotland and is home to a 30,000-strong Scottish national collection of portraits and the national photography collection. Where is the Scottish National Portrait Gallery? The Portrait Gallery is situated on Queen Street the heart of Edinburgh’s world heritage site. What is Portrait of the Nation? Portrait of the Nation is the name we have given to our project that will refurbish the Gallery building and reinterpret the collection. Why is Portrait of the Nation needed? The Scottish National Portrait Gallery has not had a significant overhaul in its entire 120 year history. When opened, the building was shared with the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, who have been ab
