1. Aberdeen Art Gallery ( Scotland )


Aberdeen Art Gallery is the main visual arts exhibition space in the city of Aberdeen in Scotland. It opened in 1885, in a building designed byAlexander Marshall MackenzieThe permanent collection including works by the Post-Impressionists and the Scottish Colourists as well as applied arts and crafts.The central hall is supported by granite columns in a variety of colours, derived from different quarries in the local area and far beyond.At the western end of the building, with a room inside and a monument outside, is a major war memorial.
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10.00AM-5.00PM, Sunday 2.00PM-5.00PM. 
The Aberdeen Art Gallery is set in a Victorian building with an exquisite marble and granite main hall. In the several large rooms there are housed paintings and sculptures numbering in the hundreds, featuring Impressionist pieces as well as modern art and works by the Scottish Colourists. There is also a display of antique silverware and decorative pieces. 
There are also numerous special exhibits by many acclaimed artists, a recent example being Quentin Blake. For those who like art, an afternoon could easily be spent here, but at least a quick browse is well worth it for anyone. Admission free.

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