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Gallery of Modern Art
Home to the famous Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow International, and many Turner Prize winners, Glasgow wears its art on its sleeve. Explore art and design in the city's best galleries.

City centre

A bright, white-walled art gallery with a striped floor, several small paintings, a central yellow sculpture, and a sloped, skylight ceiling.

East end

The interior of the David Dale Gallery, an industrial space with brick walls and columns, featuring a minimalist art installation on the concrete floor.

North

The studio of Alasdair Gray, showing a room with a detailed desk, bookshelves filled with books, a large green armchair, and a window overlooking the city.

Southside

A low-angle shot of the entrance to the Tramway arts venue, featuring a large arched doorway and the building's stone facade.

West end

A person in a pink hoodie stands by a red gallery wall with seven framed paintings, looking at a leaflet.

City centre

Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)

GoMA hosts exhibitions by acclaimed local and international artists. A former home of a rich tobacco merchant, the building itself is stunning. It's also a hub for the Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art. Visit Glasgow Life to find out more.

Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)

Housed in a building designed by Victorian architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, the CCA is another popular creative hub. Its year-round programme includes cutting-edge exhibitions, film, and performance. Visit CCA to find out what's on.

The Modern Institute

Once described by Art Review as ‘a model for galleries around the world’, The Modern Institute champions cutting-edge minds. Since 1997, the gallery has nurtured some big names. These include Martin Boyce, Jim Lambie, Anne Collier, Richard Wright, and Cathy Wilkes. Visit The Modern Institute for opening times.

A bright, white-walled art gallery with a striped floor, several small paintings, a central yellow sculpture, and a sloped, skylight ceiling.
The Modern Institute

Street Level Photoworks

A tenant of Trongate 103, Street Level Photoworks is one of the key hubs for Glasgow’s creative community. Expect inspiring photography from both local and international artists. Whether you’re browsing, buying, or getting hands-on, Street Level Photoworks makes photography feel personal. See what's on at Street Level Photoworks.

Glasgow Print Studio

A neighbour of Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow Print Studio is known for supporting artists' printmaking. Spread across 3 floors, the space hosts a custom-built print studio, as well as teaching areas. Explore the 2 exhibition spaces filled with everything from lithographs to screenprints. Find out what's on at Glasgow Print Studio.

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Street Level Photoworks
An empty art studio and gallery with a light wooden floor. The space has a staircase, white support columns, and racks displaying framed artwork.
Glasgow Print Studio

East end

David Dale Gallery

Opened by Glasgow School of Art graduates in 2009, the David Dale Gallery is located in east end of the city. The gallery prides itself on offering a supportive environment for young emerging artists to develop and display work.

Not only are the exhibitions impressive, but the courtyard bar is well worth a visit too. Follow the David Dale Gallery on Instagram to find out what's on.

The interior of the David Dale Gallery, an industrial space with brick walls and columns, featuring a minimalist art installation on the concrete floor.
David Dale Gallery

North

The Alasdair Gray Archive

The Alasdair Gray Archive is a free public resource founded in 2020, after his death in 2019. Known for his novels, including Lanark and Poor Things, Gray was arguably one of the most influential creatives to come out of Scotland.

His artwork can also be seen in the murals around Glasgow, and notably on the roof of Oran Mor. Visit to see the collection of his visual artworks, sketches, drawings, papers, and photographs. Check out The Alasdair Gray Archive for more information.

The studio of Alasdair Gray, showing a room with a detailed desk, bookshelves filled with books, a large green armchair, and a window overlooking the city.
The Alasdair Gray Archive

Southside

Tramway

A former tram depot turned contemporary arts venue, Tramway is one of Glasgow’s boldest creative spaces. It commissions and presents ambitious exhibitions – including 'Alter Altar' by Glasgow-born artist Jasleen Kaur, winner of the Turner Prize.

It’s also home to the Hidden Gardens, a peaceful spot to pause and connect with nature. Come for the art, stay for the atmosphere. Visit Tramway to learn more about current exhibitions.

A low-angle shot of the entrance to the Tramway arts venue, featuring a large arched doorway and the building's stone facade.
Tramway

The Common Guild

The Common Guild isn’t your typical gallery. It’s a space for thoughtful, contemporary art that feels rooted in Glasgow but speaks to the world. Exhibitions, performances and talks unfold in unexpected places, always with care and creativity. It’s not about big names, it’s about big ideas. The kind that stays with you long after you’ve left. Find out more at The Common Guild.

20 Albert Road

Found in Govanhill, 20 Albert Road is a southside gallery with a DIY spirit and a lot of heart. Run by artists and collectives, it’s a space for bold, experimental work that blurs the lines between art, writing, and community. Raw, real and quietly radical, it’s Govanhill at its most creative. Follow 20 Albert Road on Instagram to find out what's on.

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The Common Guild
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20 Albert Road

West end

Hunterian Art Gallery

The Hunterian Art Gallery is full of showstoppers. It houses the largest permanent display of work by Whistler. The gallery also has an impressive collection of Mackintosh pieces. Other highlights include paintings from the Glasgow Boys, the Scottish Colourists, Rubens, and Rembrandt. Visit the Hunterian Art Gallery to find out more.

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Hunterian Visitor Experience Assistant Esme Rankin in the reframed Hunterian Art Gallery. Photo courtesy Martin Shields Photography.
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Glasgow Art Map

The ideal guide to Glasgow's contemporary arts scene. It lists current exhibitions, permanent spaces, and artist-led projects across the city.
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Article last updated: October 2025

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