The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum Exhibits

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum, Scotland

The McManus

The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum in Dundee, Scotland is housed in a 19th-century building that once was a memorial to Prince Albert.

The Grade A category building is the work of the prolific George Gilbert Scott who also designed the Albert Memorial in London and St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh.

The building was located in a former wetland and has suffered from structural problems since it opened in 1867.

The building was once a memorial to Prince Albert. — The building was once a memorial to Prince Albert

More galleries were added later in 1889 and now the museum and art gallery houses an important collection of paintings by such artists as James McIntosh Patrick, Alberto Morrocco and Thomas Musgrave Joy.

It is named after Maurice McManus, the Lord Provost of Scotland from 1962 to 1967.

Exhibits

The McManus has eight galleries covering two floors.

These are arranged thematically and are as follows: Landscapes and Lives, What is a Museum, Dundee and the World, the Victoria Gallery, Here and Now, The Long Gallery, and the 20th Century Gallery.

Landscapes and Lives is dedicated to the natural history of Dundee and the surrounding area. Dundee and the World has exhibits showcasing the city's international connections and includes pieces of Buddhist art, Egyptian archaeology and European oil paintings.

The Victoria Gallery includes work by Henry Raeburn, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Alexander Carse set in a gallery restored to its Victorian-era splendor.

The Here and Now gallery hosts temporary exhibitions of mainly arts and crafts.

Recent temporary exhibitions at the McManus include Troy: Beauty and Heroism with pieces on loan from the British Museum, A Love Letter to Dundee Joseph McKenzie Photographs 1964-1987 and The Street - a reimagining of some of Dundee's favourite shops.

French coins on display at the Mcmanus. — 18th century French coins on display at the McManus © The McManus

Access & Hours

McManus
Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee DD1 1DA, UK
Tel: 01382 307200
www: mcmanus.co.uk

Open Monday-Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday 12.30 pm to 4.30 pm.

Admission free.

Dundee Airport is 10 minutes by car from the museum.

Dundee Station is the closest railway station, only 12 minutes away on foot.

Dundee Station on South Union Street has trains to London King's Cross Station from Aberdeen via Edinburgh, Newcastle and York Station in York as well as more local ScotRail trains to Glasgow Queen Street in Glasgow via Perth and Stirling as well as connections south to Edinburgh Waverley Station in Edinburgh.

The following buses stop near Dundee Station, the #42, the #42A (Glenrothes), the #77, the #77A (Gauldry), the #99, #99A, the #99B, the #99C, #99D (to St Andrews), the #X7 (Perth), as well as the #X54 and #X61 services which serve Dundee city.

If you wish to stay in Dundee try the Sleeperz Hotel Dundee, with three stars and views of the V&A Dundee. Also recommended are the Malmaison Dundee and Holiday Inn Express Dundee.

Desperate Dan statue. — Desperate Dan statue

Dundee Attractions

The Dundee Science Centre, DCA Dundee and the V&A Dundee are other excellent museums in the city.

Dundee has a connection with comics as the publishers D. C. Thomson & Co are based in the city. The company published such former classic comics as The Dandy and The Beano. A statue of Desperate Dan and other characters from the comics, such as Minnie the Minx and Dawg the Dog can be seen in Dundee city center.