Waterside Arts for a festive selection of paintings.jewellery. sculpture. glass and ceramics.
ANTHONY WOODD (formerly Malcolm lnnes Gallery). 4 Dundas Street. 558 9544/5. Mon-Fri l()am—6pm; Sat 1 lam—1pm.
Mixed Exhibition L'ntil Thu 31 Jan. A selection of Scottish landscapes. sporting paintings. military oils. watercolours and prints.
Edinburgh Museums
This section lists museums currently showing temporary exhibitions. For details of other permanent attractions, see Edinburgh Life, page 81.
THE DRAWING ROOM GALLERY
28 Charlotte Square. Edinburgh. 243 9365. Mon—Sat l()am—5pm; Sun noon—5pm. Free. Not only the head office for the National Trust for Scotland. 28 Charlotte Square also houses a permanent collection of 20th century Scottish paintings featuring work by Peploe. Hunter and Cadell. Displayed in a domestic setting. the works are complemented by a collection of Regency furniture. MUSEUM OF EDINBURGH (Formerly Huntly House). 142 Canongate. 52‘) 4 I43. Mon—Sat l()am—5pm.
Thomas Nelson And Sons - Spreading The Word Lintil Sat 1‘) Jan. An exhibition on the importance of Nelson‘s Printing Works of the Old Town and Southside of Edinburgh.
0 Arthur’s Seat - Exploring Place Fri 25 Jan—Sat ‘) l-‘eb. See New Street Exhibition Space and preview.
MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Chambers Street. 247 421‘). Mon—Sat l()am—5pm; Stm noon—5pm; Tue l()am——8pm.
Relief And Revolution: The St Andrew’s Society Of Philadelphia L'ntil Sun 30 Jun 2002. This exhibition looks at Scottish immigration to North America and the founding of the St Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia. set up in 1747 to care for the sick immigrant Scots.
What A Wonderful Invention Wireless Is! L'ntil Thu 31 Jan. To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the first transatlantic radio broadcast. this exhibition celebrates the invention of the wireless.
OUEENSFERRY MUSEUM
53 High Street. Queensferry. 331 5545. Mon. Thu. Fri 8.: Sat l()am—lpm 8.: 2.|5—5pm: Sun noon—5pm. Free. Food For Thought A look at children‘s diet and eating habits over the past 150 years.
ROYAL MUSEUM
2 Chambers Street. 247 421‘). Mon—Sat l()am--5pm (Tue 8pm); Sun noon—5pm. Free.
Millennium Clock A chance to view Russian mechanical sculptor Eduard Bersudsky‘s millennium clock. a kinetic sculpture. measuring nine metres high.
Prehistoric Japan: The Archaeological Collections Of Neil Gordon Munro L'ntil Sun 27 Jan. A collection of prehistoric Japanese artefacts discovered by Munro. a Scottish medical doctor resident in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century.
Textile Treasures: Caring For A Collection [Intil Mon 6 May. A collection of European wall hangings and decorative textiles spanning the l7th and 18th centuries. The centrepiece of the exhibition is crewelwork hangings of l7 1‘) with the
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In Hospital by Alberto Morrocco is one of the works on show to celebrate the Open Eye Gallery’s 21 st
monogram of the Old Pretender. Other key exhibits include a Kinghorne carpet made around M20 and two embroideries dated 1637 showing scenes from the Life ()f'l’lw lit-gin made for one of the Catholic courtiers at Charles I court.
Guided Tours Thu 17. Sat 1‘). Tue 22. Thu Jan. Sat 26. Tue 2‘) 8; Thu 3| Jan. I l.3()am. (iuided tours of the Textile Treasures exhibition. Scottish Sports Hall Of Fame L'ntil Wed 3| Jul. An exhibition highlighting the l()() nominations for possible introduction into the first Scottish Sports Hall of Fame at the Royal Museum. From now until June next year. visitors will be invited to nominate their own choices which will then be counted and submitted to a
judging panel who will choose 5() of the
Nation's favourite sporting figures for inclusion in the first ever permanent hall of fame. You can also vote on-line www.scottishsportshalloffamc.co.uk Slice Sat 26 Jan Sun 3l .\lar. Contemporary silverware from the collection of Seymour Rabinovitch featuring over 4() broad-bladed servers or slices by British and American silversmiths. NEW SHOW.
WRITERS’ MUSEUM
Lady Stair‘s House. Lady Stair's Close. 52‘) 4‘)()l. Mon Sat l()amv 5pm. liree. A Revolutionary Writer: Lewis Grassic Gibbon 1 901-1 935 L'ntil Sat 13 Apr. A documentary exhibition looking at the life illitl work ofon of Scotland's greatest 2()tlt century writers. Lewis (irassic (iibbon (l‘)()l —-l‘)35). author of the classic Sunset Sung.
DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
I52 Nethet‘gate. 01332 000900.
Tue Wed. Sat & Sun
l().3()am 5.30pm; Thu & l"ri
l().3()am 8pm.
Will Maclean: Driftworks l'ntil Sun 3 Feb. New and existing works by Will Maclean. continuing his fascination with museums and the presentation of meaningful objects. Working in a variety of media. the show features pi'cviously unseen large- scalc installations ('m/ Requiem and (‘rtug lnvcrness-born .\lac|can. one of the most respected of his generation of artists in Scotland. was the recipient of one of the first Creative Scotland Awards in 2()()(). which enabled him to produce new work for this exhibition. John Burnside Thu 24 Jan. 7pm. £2. Advance booking necessary. l’oet John Burnside presents a selection of poems about land. sea and sky to accompany the current Will .\lac|can exhibition. I)I'f’lll‘()I'/\.\'.
Christmas At One Five TWO l'ntil Sun 2() Jan. A selection of work by some of the top jewellery. ceramic. wood and textile makers in Scotland. plus lights from Black + Blum. l-"reud cafeticres. diaries. calendars. .\l().\lA Christmas cards and much tnorc.
Outside the Cities
East Kilbride
EAST KILBRIDE ARTS CENTRE ()ltl ('oach Road. ()l 355 2(il()(l(). .‘slon Sat ‘)am ‘)pm: Sun noon ‘)pm.
Anniversary
The Write Stuff l’ri IS Jan—Sun l7 lieb. Scottish writers as seen through the lens of Edinburgh photographer (iordon Wright. featuring Hugh MacDiarmid. Janice (ialloway. Liz Lochhead. Norman .‘vlacCaig. Ian Rankin and J.K. Rowling. NEW SHOW.
Falkirk
THE PARK GALLERY
Callendar Park. ()l324 503770.
Mon Sat l()am —5pm; Sun 2 -5pm. Winter Solstice l’ntil Sat 2 Feb. Contemporary glass by professional glass artists working in Scotland inspired by winter. (‘o-curated by Inge Panneels. the exhibition features stained and painted glass. fused. engraved and hand-blown glass and includes work by Joan lloldsworth. Inge Panneels. Douglas llogg. Alec (ialloway. Kate Henderson. Elizabeth Cull and many
St Andrews
CRAWFORD ARTS CENTRE
‘)3 North Street. ()I 334 4746“).
Mon Sat l()am -5pm: Sun 2 5pm. David Tremlett l'ntil Sun 3 Mar. The international artist David Tremlett renowned for his wall drawings in galleries to public spaces. presents framed project drawings. models for unrealised imaginary rooms. artist's books and printed materials. Two small wall drawings will also be created in the space.
Applied Art Exhibition l'ntil Sun 3 Mar. Ceramics by Nancy Main.
jewellery by Katherine Smillie and
hand hooked textiles by Eyv Saunders.
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