Aberdeen Art Gallery

Aberdeen Art Gallery
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Aberdeen Art Gallery is located in Aberdeen City council area
Aberdeen Art Gallery
Location within Aberdeen City council area
General information
LocationAberdeen, Scotland
Coordinates57.1482°N 2.1024°W
Website
www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM

Aberdeen Art Gallery is the main visual arts exhibition space in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1884 in a building designed by Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, with a sculpture court added in 1905.[1] In 1900, it received the art collection of Alexander Macdonald, a local granite merchant.[2] The gallery is noted for its fine collection of modern Scottish and international art, including works by Ken Currie, Gilbert & George, Ivor Abrahams, Bridget Riley and Bruce McLean.

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Schoolhill and Blackfriars Street, Art Gallery including war memorial and Cowdray Hall, Robert Gordon's College archway and former Gray's School of Art (LB19978)". Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ Hourihane, Colum (6 December 2012). The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture, Volume 2. p. 6. ISBN 9780195395365.