The Queen's Gallery
- Telephone 0131 556 5100
- Opening times 1 Apr–31 Oct 9.30am–6pm; 1 Nov–31 Mar 9.30am–4.30pm
- Website www.royalcollection.org.uk
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Housed in the former Holyrood Free Church and Douglas Gordon’s School, between the Palace of Holyrood House and the Scottish Parliament building, the Queen’s Gallery was opened in 2002 as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations. It is designed to show even the most delicate works of art from the Royal Collection in a programme of changing exhibitions. And it has the great advantage of being able to display the artwork in exactly the kind of historic surroundings for which it was originally intended. Depending on the exhibition, visitors can see paintings, drawings, watercolours, furniture, ceramics, clocks, silver, sculpture, jewellery, books, manuscripts, prints and maps, arms and armour, fans, and textiles that have been selected by monarchs over the past 500 years. Much of the merchandise in the gallery shop is designed exclusively for the Royal Collection.
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A 15th Century Artist Predicts 21st Century Radiology
Peter Abrahams, Professor of Clinical Anatomy at Warwick University, explores the value of Leonardo’s anatomical drawings as a tool for understanding the human body, and how closely the artist anticipated the range of imagery used by the medical profession today.
Mon 19 Aug
£10 (£8) / 0131 473 2000
Art, Science and Performance
Leonardo is celebrated as both an inspired artist and anatomist. This special event considers how contemporary artists, performers and scientists are informed by each other’s work in their exploration of the human body. Part of the Clod Ensemble’s Performing Medicine programme in collaboration with Wellcome Trust.
Fri 23 Aug
£15 (£12) / 0131 473 2000
The Artistic Content of Leonardo's Anatomical Work
Leonardo’s early anatomical studies were intended to help his work as a painter, but his researches took on a life of their own, becoming the most important strand of his scientific work. Exhibition curator Martin Clayton examines the relationship between these two major aspects of Leonardo’s activity.
Mon 12 Aug
£10 (£8) / 0131 473 2000
Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man
He is renowned as one of the finest artists of the Renaissance – but Leonardo da Vinci was also one of the greatest anatomists the world has ever seen. Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Man explores the artist’s groundbreaking work in anatomy. His studies of the human body are presented alongside state-of-the-art modern…
Fri 9 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Sat 10 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Sun 11 Aug
£5.70–£6.25 (£3.15) / 0131 473 2000
Physical Thinking: A movement course
After the crowds have gone home, let yourself be ‘moved’ by Leonardo’s drawings. This gallery-based course is led by Suzy Willson, Artistic Director of acclaimed performance company Clod Ensemble.
Mon 26 Aug
£30 (£20) / 0131 473 2000
Tue 27 Aug
£30 (£20) / 0131 473 2000
Reviews & features
The Heart of the Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton and Antarctic Photography
4 Dec 2009
Bringing together photography from both Scott’s South Pole expedition (1910–1913) and Shackleton’s later attempt to cross Antarctica on foot (1914–16), The Heart of the Great Alone is more than a collection of images – it is a narrative journey and an…
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