£100m a bargain price to pay for our art heritage
Published Date:
28 August 2008
PRINCE Albert laid the foundation stone of a National Gallery for Scotland on 30 August, 1850. He referred to the building on the Mound in Edinburgh as a "temple erected to the Fine Arts".
A century and a half later, the National Galleries of Scotland has one of the finest art collections in the world and attracts 1.5 million visitors a year. Few countries the size of Scotland can boast the range and quality of the works on display, w...
The full article contains 993 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
27 August 2008 8:41 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
