Exhibition: The Orchar Collection at Broughty Castle Museum

[Image: Orchar Collection]

Saturday 3 May 2008 - Saturday 27 November 2010

James Guthrie Orchar was one of Dundee's most prominent businessmen, and former provost of Broughty Ferry. A successful inventor, engineer and entrepreneur, today he is remembered primarily as a patron of the arts. His art collection - which contains over 400 paintings, drawings and prints - survives intact and ios regarded as one of the most important Victorian collections of Scottish art in the country.

This display, which is a new permanent gallery for Broughty Castle, features 30 paintings from the Orchar Collection - a selection of portraits, landscapes and still lifes by artists of the Robert Scott Lauder Group, including William McTaggart, Hugh Cameron, George Paul Chalmers, John MacWhirter, John Pettie and William Quiller Orchardson. It also includes twentieth century paintings by Alec Grieve, Philip de Laszlo and James McIntosh Patrick.

Admission free.

Opening times
April - September, Mon to Sat 10am - 4pm, Sun 12.30 - 4pm
October to March Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 4 pm, Sunday 12.30 - 4 pm.

For further information contact (01382) 436916

Broughty Castle Museum
Castle Approach
Broughty Ferry
Dundee

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