Reopening of Aberdeen Art Gallery

That the Parliament welcomes the reopening of Aberdeen Art Gallery on 2 November 2019, following an ambitious redevelopment, with investment of £34.6 million; notes that it is home to one of the country’s finest art collections including works by important Scottish artists, designers and makers such as Henry Raeburn, Joan Eardley, Samuel Peploe, Rachel McLean, Bill Gibb and James Cromar Watt, as well as nationally and internationally-acclaimed artists such as Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon, Tracey Emin and Claude Monet; understands the redevelopment project has featured investment in the fabric of the buildings, including a re-imagined Remembrance Hall, refurbished Cowdray Hall, new exhibition and collection display galleries, improved visitor facilities and an enhanced activity programme; congratulates the project’s main funders, Aberdeen City Council and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, as well as the public fundraising programme, which has been supported by Aberdeen Art Gallery and the Museums Development Trust and other supporters from the public and private sectors, and wishes all those involved with Aberdeen Art Gallery further success in the years ahead.