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Scottish National Portrait Gallery

art museum in Edinburgh, Scotland
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Summary

Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery is located in City of Edinburgh[3].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery is located in Edinburgh[4].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's instance of is recorded as art museum[6].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's instance of is recorded as national museum[7].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's architect is recorded as Robert Rowand Anderson[8].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's founder is recorded as John Ritchie Findlay[9].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh[10].
  • The location of Scottish National Portrait Gallery was Edinburgh[11].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's postal code is recorded as EH2 1JD[12].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery is part of National Galleries Scotland[13].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's Commons category is recorded as Scottish National Portrait Gallery[14].
  • 1889 marks the founding of Scottish National Portrait Gallery[15].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's OS grid reference is recorded as NT2557074253[16].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.9555112134243, 'lon': -3.19360857881117}[17].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.955501, 'lon': -3.193545}[18].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/298/[19].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's official website is recorded as https://www.nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-portrait-gallery[20].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[21].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's has facility is recorded as Changing Places toilet[22].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+312877'}[23].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's phone number is recorded as +44 13 1624 6200[24].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's heritage designation is recorded as category A listed building[25].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's Commons Institution page is recorded as Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh[26].
  • Scottish National Portrait Gallery's date of official opening is recorded as 1889[27].

Body

Founding

Scottish National Portrait Gallery's founder is recorded as John Ritchie Findlay[9]. 1889 marks the founding of it[15].

Identity

Scottish National Portrait Gallery is part of National Galleries Scotland[13].

Operations

Scottish National Portrait Gallery's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh[10].

Why It Matters

Scottish National Portrait Gallery ranks in the top 9% of art_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . nationalgalleries.org. nationalgalleries.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . scotlandspeople.gov.uk. scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . scotlandspeople.gov.uk. scotlandspeople.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . artuk.org. artuk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Visitor Figures 2015. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . artuk.org. artuk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Heritage designation → category A listed building
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 55.9555112134243, 'lon': -3.19360857881117}, {'lat': 55.955501, 'lon': -3.193545}
    Architect → Robert Rowand Anderson
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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