LISTINGS ART
Artists Di Taste And Fashion Until 22 Get. A remarkable array of treasures from miniatures. jewellery and snuff boxes. to portrait drawings. engravings and oil paintings by. of. or belonging to one of the most fascinating and glamorous artistic couples from 18th century litirope. I STILLS 23 Cockburn Street. 225 9S7b. Tue-~Sat 11am—6pm; Sun iioon~5pm. Wolfgang Tillmans Until 23 Sept. with one foot planted firmly in each of the traditionally divided camps of fashion and gallery-based photography. and his insistence that the personal and intimate are of public relevance. Tilliiians has fast become one of the decades most significant photographers.
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY The University of lidinburgh. ()ld College. South Bridge. 650 221 l. Tuev-Sat 10am—5pm.
John Bellany Until 10 Sept. A two-part exhibition showing recent paintings by the , artist and surveying his remarkable career as a print-maker. 1 I TORRANCE GALLERY 29b Dundas Street. 556 (i366. Mon-Sat llain-opm. Judith I. Bridgland Monl l—-23 Sept. A collection of oil paintings by Glasgow School of Art graduate Judith Bridgland. using rich colours to capture the enormity of the Scottish landscape.
I HUNTLY HOUSE MUSEUM 142 Canongate. 5294143. Mon-Sat
10am-6pm. Free. Packed with historic artefacts. this museum tells the story of lidinburgh's past and its people.
I MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD 42 High
Street. 225 2424. Mon-Sat l0ain-—(ipm. Free. All manner of archive material and . old toys relating to childhood through the I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND
George 1V Bridge. 226 4531. Mon - Sat 10am 5pm; Sun 2 5pm.
Money Matters: The Bank at Scotland
Until 24 Sept. The story of the Bank of Scotland rellects the fortunes of a country. and the changing ideas and technologies which have become a part of ; all our lives over the last 300 years. ' I NEWHAVEN HERITAGE MUSEUM Newhaven I‘lai'bour. 551 4165. Mon~Suii noon—5pm.
Firing Sandbags and Gas Masks t’ntil Dec. An exhibition documenting the experiences of New haven people during World War II.
I PEOPLE'S STORY 163 C‘anoiigate. 529 4057. Mon- Sat l()ani-~~(ipiii. Free. The sights. sounds and even smells of iidinburgh folk from the 18th century onwards.
I ROYAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND 2 Chambers Street. 225 7534. Mon. Wed—Sat 10am—5pm; Tue 10am 8pm; Sun nooii~5pm. Free.
Power And Gold Until 12 Nov. A remarkable collection of jew ellery and textiles from lndonesia. Malaysia and the
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Kondo Takahiro: Painter and Potter at work on a Sometsuke vase at
Philippines.
Kondo Takahiro Until 15 ()ct. Ceiainics by one of Japan's most original and talented painters and potters. w ho breathes
3 new life into traditional techniques.
I SCOTTISH UNITED SERVICES MUSEUM lidinburgli Castle. 225 7534. Mon-Sat 9.30am -5.30piii‘. Sun 1 lam 5.30pm. Free. but there is an admission charge for the Castle.
For Your Freedom And Ours: Poland, Scotland and the Second World War
Many Polish soldiers came to Scotland in
the 40s. Their mark is left in this
exhibition of uniforms. insignia and etitiipiiieiit. as well as drawings. prints and other personal materials.
.. I WRITERS MUSEUM l.ad_\ Siair's Close. 529 4901. Mons-Sat 10am 6pm. Free. .-\
treasure-house of items relating to three of
Scotland's most faiiious writers: Robert Louis Stevenson. Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott.
Royal Museum of Scotland until 15 Oct
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Coatbridge
I IROHWORKS GALLERY Suiiimerlee
Heritage Trust. West Canal Street.
Mon Sun 10am—5pm.
Monklands Memories Until :9 ()cl. An exhibition of archive material and photographs spanning 150 years of life
and industry within .‘vlonklands District.
Dunfermline
I PITTENCRIEEF HOUSE MUSEUM Pittencrieff Park. 01383 722935. ;\lon~-Sun (not Tue) 11am—5pm.
Keith McIntyre Until 21 Sept. As part of the sixth Dunfermline District Arts Festival. a collection of works on paper entitled 'The Uninvited Gtiest' will be on
show. exploring the artist's fascination
with food.
Haddington
I ST MARY’S PARISH CHURCH Haddington.
Susan Mitchell Until 24 Sept. An exhibition of etchings and watercolours.
Irvine
I GLASGOW VENNEL MUSEUM 10 Glasgow Veniiel. 01294 275059. Mon—Sat (not Wed) 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pin.
Marc Chagall: La Fontaine’s Fables Until 24 Sept. A retrospective of Chagall's etchings. designed to bring to life l.a Fontaine‘s fables. seen as the root of French culture.
Stirling
I SMITH ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM Dtimbarton Road. 0178b 471917. Tue-Sat 10.30am—5pin: Sun 2—5pm. Insanadiorama Until 17 Sept. An installation by Karen Strang exploring the meaning of femininity and womanhood.
LECTURES
i IBER- Lectures are listed by city, then by date. ; Glasgow
Ansuya Blom CCA. Sat 9 Sept. 2pm. Free. Cultural historian Francis McKee discusses the work of the CCA's current exhibiting artist.
Edinburgh
The Campbell Sisteis National Gallery of
Scotland. Fri 8 Sept. 12.45pm. Free. Jane
Sellars gives a talk on Bttrlolitii'swork.
Printmaking Workshops Edinburgh
Printmakers Workshop. Sat 9/Sun 10 Sept.
£50 (£35) including materials. Courses in
etching. lithography. screenprinting and
relief painting. Contact Paul on ()1 31 557
2479.
Young Dancer National Gallery of
Modern Art. Mon 1 1 Sept. 12.45pm. Free.
Victoria Keller discusses the work of
Degas.
Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair
National Portrait Gallery. Wed 13 Sept. 12.45pm. Free. David Stafford gives a talk
on the work of Augustus John.
Young Ascanius National Gallery of
‘ Scotland. Fri 15 Sept. 12.45pm. Free.
Ghislaine Kenyon discusses the work of Thomas Campbell.
The Room, Manchester National Gallery
3 of Modern Art. Mon 18 Sept. 12.45pm.
Free. Michael Cassin looks at David
Hockney's work.
Charles James Fox National Portrait
Gallery. Wed 20 Sept. 12.45pm. Free.
lilizabeth Allen looks at the work of
Joseph Nollekens.
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