Forthcoming Exhibitions
Bicycle. Copyright 2007 Bob Dylan
31 January - 15 March 2009
Bob Dylan : The Drawn Blank Series
31 January - 19 March 2009
Visual Arts Scotland 2009
Current Exhibitions
Space Age: Exploration, Design and Popular Culture
Treasured Places
Quick on the Draw
A Time and Place
There are a number of workshops and events around these exhibitions for all ages.
Previous Exhibitions
Opening hours
Monday-Saturday 10am–5pm
Sunday 12-5pm
Where We Are
Located in the heart of Edinburgh by Waverley Station,
with six exhibition galleries, the City Art Centre is both
home to the City of Edinburgh’s outstanding collection
of Scottish art and one of the United Kingdom’s top
temporary exhibition spaces.
Since it opened in 1980, the City Art Centre has mounted
an extensive programme of temporary exhibitions ranging
from contemporary art to science fiction and rare
antiquities from ancient civilisations.
Permanent Collection
The city’s fine art collection consists of some four
thousand works of Scottish art: paintings, watercolours,
drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture and tapestries.
The collection reflects all of the significant influences and
movements in Scottish art, ranging from early portraiture
through the Glasgow Boys, the Edinburgh School and
the Colourists to contemporary Scottish artists including
Bellany, Blackadder, Davie, Paolozzi, Callum Innes and
Chad McCail.
Cafe and Shop
The City Art Centre’s Shop on the first floor stocks an
extensive range of posters, cards, books, crafts and
art-related items.
The licensed Gallery Cafe at the City Art Centre is a great
place to recharge the batteries, with a wide-ranging menu
of coffees, teas, freshly cooked dishes of the day, soups,
vegetarian food and home baking.
