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City Art Centre
City Art Centre: Free entry, welcoming spaces, and diverse exhibitions on two floors.
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City Art Centre: Free entry, welcoming spaces, and diverse exhibitions on two floors.
City Art Centre in Edinburgh offers free entry and two floors of varied exhibitions, from John Henry Lorimer to craft shows and archival displays, including a history of a Polish queer resistance magazine. Visitors praise warm, helpful staff, clean, inviting spaces, and a convenient location near Waverley station with a gift shop. Some reviews note lighting could improve, and one critique mentions security staff.
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Rotating displays of contemporary and historical artwork across multiple floors, featuring diverse themes and artists.
Open access to all gallery exhibitions at no cost, making art accessible to everyone.
Curated selection of art prints, zines, and unique crafts from local and fringe artists.
Ground-floor café offering refreshments in a relaxed setting, perfect for a break during your visit.
Informative exhibitions that explore art history, cultural movements, and artist retrospectives.
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Overall rating
Simon
This place demonstrates why councils struggle to run good galleries. Security guards to stop you knocking the stuff rather than to welcome you and explain the exhibition. Edinburgh Council send someone to Perth and Kinross to see how to do it.
Sonia Hawes
Some great artwork and the day we went there was an excellent craft show with amazing pieces to buy
Heather Wilson
Free entry, welcoming helpful staff, beautifully hung shows across a broad range of tastes - we were treated to two floors of an artist's life's work in traditional media, a history of a Polish queer resistance magazine and an early career artists group show, so whatever your preferences you would have found something to enjoy - plus an easy to reach location from Waverly station, clean loos and an interesting gift shop (I bought some zines and a print from a fringe pop up). We didn't use the cafe on our visit, but it was easy to find on the ground floor.
Sue Bell
Third visit to this great Art Gallery Such an interesting venue with various exhibitions on display. The landscape exhibition currently on display was especially good, some fab work. Staff are always warm and friendly and the place extremely clean, warm and inviting. I'm sure it won't be our last visit and I would definitely recommend a visit x
Oakwood Welsh
Enjoyable visit to see the John Henry Lorimer exhibit. Gallery is well set out and feels spacious. Perhaps the only let down was the lighting in areas detracted from the artworks. Minor but noticeable.
