Mar 30, 2016
Thomas Crawford Hamilton, Scottish National Portrait Gallery (exterior views)
Todays #MuseumWeek theme is #architectureMW and weβre looking at one of Edinburghβs most iconic buildings, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Designed by Scottish architect Robert Rowand Anderson, the neo-gothic building was modelled on the Dogeβs Palace in Venice. It first opened its doors to the public in 1889, becoming the first purpose built portrait gallery in the world. Today, it houses the Scottish national collection of portraiture and photography, along with one of the digitisation studios that the Skills for the Future Trainees get to work in.
