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| Location | 2 Market St, Edinburgh EH1 1DE, United Kingdom |
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| Type | Art museum |
| Website | https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/city-art-centre |
The City Art Centre is part of the Museums & Galleries Edinburgh, which sits under the Culture directorate of the City of Edinburgh Council. The City Art Centre has a collection which include historic and modern Scottish painting and photography, as well as contemporary art and craft. It is an exhibition based venue with no permanent displays.
The City Art Centre is home to the City of Edinburgh's Recognised collection of Scottish Art.[1] Edinburgh's fine art collection is approximately 4,800 pieces of Scottish work in a variety of mediums. Artists such Fergusson, Eardley,[2] Paolozzi[3] are represented in the collection as well as many other Edinburgh-based and Scottish artists. Artists are represented dating from the 17th century to the present day.
- ^ "Scotland has 47 Recognised Collections of National Significance". Museum Galleries Scotland. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "City Art Centre | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "City Art Centre". Art Fund. Retrieved 8 May 2019.