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Talbot Rice Gallery

Name: Talbot Rice Gallery
Rating: 4.5

4.5 ·

Duck into the Talbot Rice Gallery for free contemporary art in a striking architectural setting. Move between the bright modern galleries and the Georgian room housing Old Masters and Colourist paintings.

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Full description

Talbot Rice Gallery is run by the University of Edinburgh and pairs a modern white gallery for changing exhibitions with a historic Georgian room that holds part of the university's collection, including Colourist paintings and Old Masters. Reviewers praise the curatorial choices and the contrast between architecture and contemporary work, and one recent visitor was struck by a show of large, colourful sheets made from bottle tops.

Entry is free and a visit takes around 45 minutes, so it fits neatly between other stops. It is closed on Mondays.

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Address

The University of, University of Edinburgh, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

45 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Check the current exhibition online before going, since the programme changes regularly
look into the Georgian room as well as the modern galleries
closed on Mondays.

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Reviews

A beautiful gallery space in the Georgian room. Brilliant exhibition this time from the artist El Anatsui, showing work created using metal from bottle tops. The huge and colourful sheets have the most amazing details and show a huge effort to create. Entrance is free, and there is on street parking very close by the…

Desmond Cole

2/5

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