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Annual Review 2017–18 National Galleries of Scotland Annual Review Annual Review 2017–18 national galleries of scotland annual review annual of scotland galleries national 2017–18 www.nationalgalleries.org froNt cover reverse Back cover reverse Facts and Figures visitor nuMBers NatioNal Galleries of s cotlaNd Board of t rustees Total visitors to National Galleries of 2,533,611 Benny Higgins Chairman Scotland sites in Edinburgh Tricia Bey Alistair Dodds 1,601,433 Scottish National Gallery Edward Green Lesley Knox 562,420 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Tari Lang Catherine Muirden Professor Nicholas Pearce Scottish National Portrait Gallery 369,758 Willie Watt Nicky Wilson virtual v isitors seNior MaNaGeMeN t t eaM www.nationalgalleries.org website visits 1,989,101 Sir John Leighton Director-General educational v isits Chris Breward 33,210 Total number of participants from schools, Director of Collection and Research higher and further education Nicola Catterall Chief Operating Officer 19,479 Total number of adult participants at talks, Jo Coomber lectures and practical workshops Director of Public Engagement Jacqueline Ridge 4,333 Total number of community and Director of Conservation and Collections Management outreach participants Elaine Anderson 6,919 Total number of families with children at Head of Planning and Performance drop-in events fiNaNce friends Full Annual Accounts for 2017–18 are available on the National Galleries of Scotland website: 13,188 Friends at 31 March 2018 www.nationalgalleries.org volunteers froNt cover The Road Through the Rocks, Total number of volunteers Detail from Scottish National Gallery Scottish National Portrait Gallery Scottish National Gallery 166 Port-Vendres, 1926–27 by Charles of Modern Art One Rennie Mackintosh The Scottish National Gallery comprises The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is Back cover three linked buildings at the foot of the about the people of Scotland – past and Home to Scotland’s outstanding national The Road Through the Rocks, Port-Vendres, Mound in Edinburgh. The Gallery houses present, famous or forgotten. The portraits collection of modern and contemporary art, 1926–27 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh the national collection of fine art from include over 30,000 inspiring images that the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Photographic Credits Unless stated otherwise, National Galleries of Scotland is a charity paGe 3 the early Renaissance to the end of the represent a unique record of the men and comprises two buildings, Modern One and all images have been photographed by the registered in Scotland (no.sc003728) Child enjoying NOW Build! Family day NGS Photography team or contractors; NGS Published by the Trustees of the at the Scottish National Gallery of nineteenth century, including Scottish art women whose lives and achievements have Modern Two, set in parkland. The early part Education, NGS Development; NGS Conservation National Galleries of Scotland 2018 Modern Art © Roberto Ricciuti from around 1600 to 1900. The Gallery helped shape Scotland and the wider world. of the collection features French and Russian and are © National Galleries of Scotland; all other paGe 4 images are © the photographers. isBN 978–1–911054–33-7 is joined to the Royal Scottish Academy The collection also celebrates the evolution art from the beginning of the twentieth Detail from Study for Branded, 1992 building via the underground Weston of the art of portraiture in Scotland as century, cubist paintings and superb holdings © Trustees of the National Galleries of Scotland 2018 by Jenny Saville For further information on all our activities please Unless stated otherwise, all works © the artists © Jenny Saville. All rights reserved. Link, which contains a restaurant, café, well as including many distinguished of expressionist and modern British art. The visit our website: www.nationalgalleries.org cloakroom, shop, lecture theatre, Clore artists in the grand tradition of European Gallery also has an outstanding collection of Designed by Philip Lewis paGe 20 Cartwheels c Education Suite and information desk. portraiture. Photography and film also international post-war work and the most Printed by Allander Detail from , .1920/21, by Eric Robertson The Academy building is a world-class form part of the collection, celebrating important and extensive collection of iNside froNt cover, top iMaGe: venue for special temporary exhibitions. Scottish achievements in these media. modern and contemporary Scottish art. To request a copy of this document in an alternative format, Interior of the Scottish National Gallery © Roberto Ricciuti; Inside front cover: such as large print or Braille, please call 0131 624 6473 others and page 1 © National Galleries of or email: [email protected] Scotland/Keith Hunter Photography The National Galleries of Scotland cares for, develops, researches and displays the national collection of Scottish and international ne art and, with a lively and innovative programme of exhibitions, education and publications, aims to engage, inform and inspire the broadest possible public. Scottish National Gallery Duff House Paxton House of Modern Art Two Du House in Ban is one of our partner Paxton House in Berwickshire is another Modern Two is home to a varied programme Galleries and displays a number of objects partner Gallery, which displays works of world-class exhibitions and displays. It also from the National Galleries of Scotland’s from the National Galleries of Scotland’s houses the Gallery’s world-famous surrealist permanent collection. Designed by William permanent collection. Built to the design collection and a fascinating re-creation of Adam and built between and , of John Adam in by Patrick Home Eduardo Paolozzi’s studio. On display is it is a treasure house with a stunning of Billie for his intended bride, Sophie The Stairwell Project, a large-scale, permanent permanent collection, operated by Historic de Bandt, Paxton House is one of the work by Turner Prize winner Richard Environment Scotland ( ) in partnership finest neo-Palladian country houses Wright. Modern Two is also home to the with the National Galleries of Scotland in Scotland. Gallery’s library and archive, open to and Aberdeenshire Council. the public by appointment. Contents Foreword The Collection A World-Class Programme Celebrating Scotland’s Art: The Scottish National Gallery Project Our Partners ­ Inspiration for Our Audience Supporters Facts and Figures Foreword Art for Scotland: Inspiration for the World In this review we oer a glimpse of our activities to develop plans for a major new facility in north over the past year. We are delighted to have been Edinburgh which will be a new centre for conserving, able to provide a world-class programme of displays, researching and distributing the collection. exhibitions, publications and wide-ranging education As we review another successful year, we would and outreach activities. You will find details of our like to thank our many sponsors, patrons and donors most important recent acquisitions and an account for all they do in support of our work. We are especially of our ambitious programme of temporary exhibitions. fortunate to enjoy incredible support from our volunteers, We are especially proud that for the third year running our Patrons and their Governors, our Friends and the we welcomed a record number of ,, visitors to Friends Committee and our American Patrons and their our Galleries in Edinburgh in –. Board. We would like to acknowledge our corporate Partnership in various forms has become an supporters and also especially thank the People’s increasingly important element in the way that we Postcode Lottery for its longstanding and important work at the National Galleries. We recognize that funding. Finally, we would like to thank the Scottish we can achieve more by acting collectively: working Government and in particular the Cabinet Secretary with partners helps us to reach more people in for Culture, Europe and External Aairs, Fiona Hyslop, dierent places and oers opportunities for innovative and her team, for their continued support. ways of sharing ideas and expertise. During – At the National Galleries of Scotland we are we lent more than works of art to exhibitions passionate about art and its power to move, to at eighty-two dierent venues, across Scotland, the inspire, and to connect with people of all ages and UK and internationally, reaching a total of over backgrounds. The collection that we look a§er is . million visitors worldwide. Our collaborative extraordinary in its quality and breadth, ranging in approach is also exemplified by our first joint date from the Middle Ages to the present day. We acquisition with the National Libraries of Scotland regard this amazing collection as a national resource of the MacKinnon Collection of some ¥, which should be available for everyone to use for their historic photographs. own purposes and in their own way – artists, curators, Alongside our everyday business we are currently schoolchildren, students, residents of Scotland, overseas developing several major capital projects. These researchers and tourists – anyone. We hope you will include Celebrating Scotland’s Art, the ambitious enjoy reading about our work and our eorts to open redevelopment of the Scottish National Gallery with up the national art collection to as many people as new galleries to house the world’s most important possible in Scotland and across the world. collection of Scottish art. We are also continuing ¨ ©©ª «¬¬«© «® ¯°© ± «¬²°© Chairman
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