McManus Galleries

at Tayside House, 28 Crichton St, Dundee , DD1 1 United Kingdom

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McManus Galleries
Tayside House, 28 Crichton St
Dundee DD1 1
United Kingdom
Email
Contact Phone
P: 01382 307200
Website
http://www.themcmanus-dundee.gov.uk

Description

McManus Galleries is a Gothic Revival-style building, located in the centre of Dundee, Scotland. The building houses a museum and art gallery with a collection of fine and decorative art as well as a natural history collection.The concept for the building was originally commissioned as a memorial to Prince Albert and intended to contain room for lectures, museum, picture gallery and a reference library for students by the British Association for the Advancement of Science. It was agreed that the funding for the building should be provided by the inhabitants of Dundee. Although the city could not afford such a lavish memorial outright, it did contribute £300. A guaranteed fund of £4,205 15/- from 168 contributors was collected which included a munificent gift from the Baxter family which totalled £420.The building was designed by the architect George Gilbert Scott, who was an expert for the restoration of mediaeval churches and advocate of the Gothic architectural style. He intended to design a large tower like in his previous work at St. Nikolai, Hamburg. The foundations were situated in a small wetland called Quaw Bog at the confluence of the Scourin Burn and Friar Burn, which has since been drained. This meant that the area under the building site was underpinned by large wood beams. However, when construction began in 1865, the ground proved too unstable to support the larger tower that he envisaged. The building was opened as the Albert Institute in 1867.

Opening time

  • Mondays: 10:00- 17:00
  • Tuesdays: 10:00- 17:00
  • Wednesdays: 10:00- 17:00
  • Thursdays: 10:00- 17:00
  • Fridays: 10:00- 17:00
  • Saturdays: 10:00- 17:00
  • Sundays: 12:30- 16:30

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Summary

McManus Galleries is Dundee based place and this enity listed in Art Museum category. Located at Tayside House, 28 Crichton St DD1 1. Contact phone number of McManus Galleries: 01382 307200

Art Museum category, Dundee

McManus Galleries
Tayside House, 28 Crichton St Dundee DD1 1 United Kingdom