Modern Two (Dean Gallery)

Modern Two, anciennement Dean Gallery, à Édimbourg, est l'une des galeries d'art nationales d'Écosse. Elle fait partie des Galeries Nationales d'Ecosse. Depuis son ouverture, le bâtiment a abrité la donation Paolozzi, une collection de ses œuvres remises à la Galerie nationale d'art moderne en 1994 par Sir Eduardo Paolozzi. Il contient une vaste collection d'art et de littérature Dada et surréaliste, dont une grande part a été donnée par Gabrielle Keiller. Il est également utilisé pour des expositions temporaires. La Dean Gallery est jumelée à la Galerie nationale d'art moderne qui se trouve de l'autre côté de Belford Road.

1. Histoire de la construction

Le bâtiment a été construit pour remplacer l'hôpital des orphelins de Shakespeare Square (anciennement à l'extrémité est de Princes Street). Il a été conçu en style néoclassique par Thomas Hamilton en 1831 et sa construction a pris trois ans. Les tours supérieures au-dessus des escaliers contiennent des cheminées et contribuent à la perspective d'Édimbourg à l'ouest. L'horloge au-dessus de l'entrée provient de la démolition en 1764 du port Netherbow sur le Royal Mile, qui séparait autrefois High Street de Canongate. Le bâtiment a servi de centre d'éducation Dean pendant de nombreuses décennies avant d'être transformé en galerie d'art. La parcelle de jardins familiaux à l'entrée principale date de 1940, à l'époque où de nombreux cours scolaires étaient utilisés à ces fins.

1. Conversion en galerie

La galerie a été ouverte en 1999, en face de la Galerie nationale écossaise d'art moderne, sa galerie sœur. En 2011, les bâtiments ont été renommés respectivement Modern Art Two et Modern Art One. La transformation du bâtiment en galerie d'art a été conçue par l'architecte Terry Farrell.

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Modern Two

Modern Two, formerly the Dean Gallery, in Edinburgh, is one of the two buildings housing the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, one of Scotland's national art galleries. It is operated by National Galleries Scotland. It is twinned with Modern One which lies on the opposite side of Belford Road.

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National Galleries Scotland: Modern (the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art) is part of National Galleries Scotland, which is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Modern houses the collection of modern and contemporary art dating from about 1900 to the present in two buildings, Modern One and Modern Two, that face each other on Belford Road to the west of the city centre. The Modern has a collection of more than 6000 paintings, sculptures, installations, video work, prints and drawings and also stages major exhibitions.

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