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{{Short description|Network of art galleries in Scotland}}
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|jurisdiction    = [[Scottish Government]]
|headquarters    = Modern Two, 75 Belford Road, [[Edinburgh]], EH4 3DR
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|chief1_name     = Anne Lyden
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|child3_agency   = [[Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art]]
|child4_agency   = [[Paxton House, Berwickshire|Paxton House]]
|child5_agency   = [[Duff House]]
|child6_agency   = [[Granton Centre for Art]]
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The '''National Galleries of Scotland''' ({{langx|gd|Gailearaidhean Nàiseanta na h-Alba}}, sometimes also known as '''National Galleries Scotland''') is the [[executive non-departmental public body]] that controls the three national galleries of [[Scotland]] and two partner galleries, forming part of the [[National Collections of Scotland]].

The purpose of National Galleries Scotland (NGS) was set out by an [[Act of Parliament in the UK|Act of Parliament]] in the National Galleries of Scotland Act 1906, amended by the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985. Its role is to manage the National Galleries of Scotland, care for, preserve and add to the objects in its collections, exhibit artworks to the public and to promote education and public enjoyment and understanding of the Fine Arts. It is governed by a board of trustees who are appointed by ministers of the [[Scottish Government]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Who we are|url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/about-us/who-we-are|website=www.nationalgalleries.org|publisher=National Galleries of Scotland|access-date=15 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
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The National Gallery of Scotland (now called the [[Scottish National Gallery|National]]) was opened to the public in 1859. Located on [[The Mound]] in the centre of Scotland's capital city, [[Edinburgh]], the building was originally shared between the National Gallery and the collection of the [[Royal Scottish Academy]] (RSA). The gallery was a success, and in response to increasing public demand for the celebration of Scottish history and culture, the [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]] (SNPG) was opened in 1889 to display portraits of noted Scots. The National Gallery collection was nevertheless constrained by lack of space in the premises on The Mound, and the '''{{visible anchor|National Galleries of Scotland Act 1906}}''' ([[6 Edw. 7]]. c. 50) granted to the RSA perpetual tenancy of the Royal Institution building in front of the National Gallery, allowing the National Galleries collection to take over the entire National Gallery of Scotland building. Since then, the Royal Institution building became known as the [[Royal Scottish Academy Building|Royal Scottish Academy]].<ref name="our-history">{{cite web|title=Our history|url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/about-us/our-history|website=www.nationalgalleries.org|publisher=National Galleries of Scotland|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412103722/https://www.nationalgalleries.org/about-us/our-history|archive-date=12 April 2018|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1959, National Galleries of Scotland expanded further with the establishment of the [[Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art]] (SNGMA), housed in [[Inverleith House]] in the [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]]. Twentieth-century artworks in the National Galleries collection were relocated to the new gallery, and the gallery began to acquire many more objects after 1960. By 1984, the modern art gallery had outgrown its first home, and the SNGMA relocated to the vacant [[John Watson's Institution]] building, a former school. In 1999, the SNGMA expanded with the opening of 
[[The Dean Gallery]] (now called Modern Two) in a former orphanage opposite the Gallery of Modern Art.<ref name="our-history" />

In 2012, National Galleries of Scotland underwent a [[rebranding]] exercise, and the National Gallery of Scotland building on The Mound was renamed the ''Scottish National Gallery'' to distinguish it from the organisation that manages it.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Potter|first1=MatthewC|title=The Concept of the 'Master' in Art Education in Britain and Ireland, 1770 to the Present |date=2017|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781351545471|page=17|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzkrDwAAQBAJ&q=%22Scottish%20National%20Gallery%22%20rebranded%20%22National%20Gallery%20of%20Scotland%22&pg=PA17|access-date=12 April 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=O Street creates unifying brands for Scottish galleries - Design Week|url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/9-june-2011/o-street-creates-unifying-brands-for-scottish-galleries/|website=[[Design Week]]|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412093312/https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/9-june-2011/o-street-creates-unifying-brands-for-scottish-galleries/|archive-date=12 April 2018|date=8 June 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

A further rebranding was undertaken in 2023, when a new [[visual identity]] was introduced, including a three-dimensional [[logo]] consisting of a pair coloured rectangles placed at an angle, said to "evoke the idea of discovery and different perspectives". The names of the individual gallery buildings were considered to be too long, and were given "snappier and more memorable" names within the branding family: ''National'', ''Portrait'' and ''Modern''.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/new-look-national-galleries-scotland |title=New look for the National Galleries of Scotland |website=www.nationalgalleries.org |date=29 March 2023 |access-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329164422/https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/new-look-national-galleries-scotland |archive-date=29 March 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Copyright ==

The NGS website's "Copyright & Image Licensing" page claims that "Images of works where copyright has expired ... are available for you to use under the terms of the CC-BY-NC 3.0 License",<ref>{{cite web |title=Copyright & Image Licensing |url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/copyright-image-licensing |publisher=National Galleries Scotland |access-date=9 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref> while the individual download pages of such images assert: "You may copy, print, display, and store this image for your personal, non-commercial use." and "The image must be attributed with the artist, title of the artwork, copyright holder, and 'National Galleries Scotland'. The image must also be linked back to this artwork page on the National Galleries Scotland website... if you require a commercial license please fill in an online application."<ref>{{cite web |title=Reverend Robert Walker (1755 - 1808) Skating on Duddingston Loch |url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5327 |publisher=National Galleries Scotland |access-date=9 February 2021 }}</ref>

==List of national galleries== 
* The [[Scottish National Gallery]]
* The [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]]
* The [[Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art]]

[[File:Scottish National Galleries map.png|thumb|left|270px|Map of the three National Galleries Scotland premises in Edinburgh]]
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The Partner Galleries are:
* [[Duff House]] in [[Banff, Aberdeenshire]]
* [[Paxton House, Berwickshire]]

==See also==
*[[Board of Manufactures]]
*The [[Playfair Project]]
* [[Scottish Publishers Association]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.nationalgalleries.org/}}
*[https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/scottish-national-gallery?hl=en National Galleries Scotland] within [[Google Arts & Culture]]
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