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The Scottish Parliament

Photo credit: SPCB

Open to the public

Heritage site in Edinburgh

37 artworks

Part of Scottish Parliament Art Collection

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The Scottish Parliament holds a diverse collection of paintings, photography, sculpture and textiles by some of Scotland’s leading contemporary artists, dating from the 1960s to the present day. Many works were specially commissioned for the new Parliament building that opened in 2004.

The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH99 1SP Scotland

fiona.mcdougall@parliament.scot

0131 348 5000

Before making a visit, check opening hours with the venue

https://www.parliament.scot/

Artworks

  • Landscape with Red, Blue and Black
    Landscape with Red, Blue and Black Louise Hopkins (b.1965)
    The Scottish Parliament
  • Night Roses
    Night Roses Marianne Magnus (b.1943)
    The Scottish Parliament
  • Exposed Painting: Cobalt Black, Violet, Charcoal Black
    Exposed Painting: Cobalt Black, Violet, Charcoal Black Callum Innes (b.1962)
    The Scottish Parliament
  • Fishers in the Snow
    Fishers in the Snow John Bellany (1942–2013)
    The Scottish Parliament
  • Robert Burns, after Archibald Skirving
    Robert Burns, after Archibald Skirving Calum Colvin (b.1961)
    The Scottish Parliament
  • Study of Rippled Sand and Black Rocks, Hebrides
    Study of Rippled Sand and Black Rocks, Hebrides Boyle Family (active since mid-20th C)
    The Scottish Parliament
  • 135 Vectors
    135 Vectors Salvador Juanpere (b.1953)
    The Scottish Parliament
  • 30 more

Artists

  • Subterranean Fire
    Glen Onwin (b.1947)
  • Mute Swan
    Calum Colvin (b.1961)
  • The Swelling of the Sea – Furthest West – The North Atlantic Ocean
    Thomas Joshua Cooper (b.1946)
  • Moon Rising over the Stones of Stenness, Orkney
    Gunnie Moberg (1941–2007)
  • Marble Paper Boat
    Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925–2006)
  • Doors on the Past
    Alison Kinnaird (b.1949)
  • Homade
    Callum Innes (b.1962)
  • 165 Stars Found in the Glasgow Women's Library
    Shauna McMullan (b.1971)
  • Study for a Tapestry
    Susan Mowatt (b.1967)
  • 121 Linked Cubes: Cube, Stained, with Brass Fittings to Look Like 'Jute Box'
    Will Maclean (b.1941)

Venues in Edinburgh

  •
    Art in Healthcare
  • City Art Centre
  • City Chambers
  • City of Edinburgh Council Headquarters
  • Edinburgh Castle
  • Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)
  • Forestry Commission, Edinburgh
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • ICE Scotland Museum
  • John Sinclair House