The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum
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AD | Hello Dundee! Over the Easter break, we flew to Dundee via @flyloganair. Departing from London City Airport which is situated in Zone 3/4 East London, our journey to the airport was stress free and our flight to Dundee could not have been easier! Dundee is not usually a destination of choice for many of us but we discovered there was something for everyone at Dundee. We spent a day in Dundee and the must see locations are: - @vadundee: built in 2018 and the only V&A situated outside of London, this museum is Scotland’s first design museum showcasing both the traditional and modern Scottish designs - The McManus Art Gallery and Museum: a Gothic - Revival style building, this museum houses a collection of fine and decorative art showcasing Scottish heritage @mcmanusdundee - Hire a city bike and ride down to Broughty Ferry for a sandy beach and Broughty Castle - Try Dundee Tea offered by @hotelindigo_dundee which offers Scottish favourites including Cullen Skink, Scottish corned beef and Scones with Dundee marmalade Would you add Dundee to your list of destinations? ————————— #visitdundee #dundee #visitdanda #beautifulbritain #visitscotland #britainsbest #scotlandexplore #scotlandreels #dametraveler #iamtb #travelblogger #travelinladies #roamingwomen #journeysofgirls #girlstravellingsolo #topukphot #passionpassport #passportcollective #bestvacations #prettylittletrips #femmetravel #girlsthatwander #ladiesgoneglobal #darlingescapes #travelpicsdaily #worldofwanderlust 📸: @denneseychicken
girlwiththeredbobgirlwiththeredbob
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A must visit ! Fantastic museum and art gallery with cafe! It’s just brilliant, loads of Dundee history, art works and animal related things. The ground floor has a lot about whale and local history. The huge whale bone hanging from the ceiling made me speechless. It has lots of info on old Dundee landmarks, big events and stories. Upstairs is mostly art work, i really like the fact that they have a replica of The street, that’s full of shops used to be popular locally, super interesting and unique. They have a grand selection of art pieces as well! The café has quite a lot of food to choose from, I had the McManus special, comes with soup of the day, sandwich or roll with filling of your choice and pot of tea or coffee for only £9, so affordable, the food is served super quickly, tasty too! I can’t recommend this place enough, a must visit if your coming to a Dundee! The staffs here are so so friendly 😊
Cindy HECindy HE
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The dundee exhibits in Maccmans are very interesting. However, going up stairs to the international exhibits with Egyptian and African exhibits made me feel a little sheepish as you never know how they were acquired and from what was seen in the gallery. It was hard to tell the validity for them being there or explanation into how they were acquired even if was unknown it’d be nice if they acknowledged their ignorance in the exhibition hall. Particularly, there was some out dated and pejorative wording “oriental splendour”, and texts implying the “exotic” nature of East Asians with a quote by a White person saying “Chinese people are natural born cooks” which is a major generalisation. As an Asian, it was extremely disappointing and racist wording. It is a depiction of Asia in a stereotyped way. It made me feel very uncomfortable and left with a bitter taste in my mouth. I hope your director sees this as a way to change and improve the gallery to be more inclusive and not take it as an attack. I hope you do better as an museum and art gallery.
RenRen
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I spent a pleasant hour here. There is an eclectic mix of exhibits, some of more local interest. Some are quirky - like a drag queen costume based on Minnie the Minx, assorted whaling harpoons, old-fashioned shop windows, etc. Look out for the various stuffed birds and animals, a humpback whale skeleton, and some attractive paintings and sculptures by local artists. I could have spent another hour easily enough, and more if I'd used the attractive cafe. There is also original artwork (see picture below) by the illustrators employed by the comics for which Dundee is famous - the Beano, Dandy, Oor Wullie, the Broons, and Bunty. I found that interesting as those comics were very much part of my childhood. There is probably something here that will interest you. And it's all free.
Derek PendreyDerek Pendrey
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Spent many hours there. Not a big fan of paintings but fortunately they were in the last section of the Covid-recommended route so ready to go a bit faster at that point. The realities of whaling were brought home to me and will stay. Learned the connection between Jute and whaling. Plugged into much of the industrial history of Dundee over last few centuries and, refreshingly, very little of local history before then. Question : was the carriage empty that stayed on the Tay bridge when it collapsed? All 75 were lost but not that carriage. Totally misread the toilets sign and had to backtrack - should have spotted that wheelchairs best not travel on stairs.🤦🏻♂️
Mark ReederMark Reeder
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I came across this amazing structure while I was going through the history of the Royal Family. This was initially a memorial dedicated to Prince Albert and was completed in the year 1867. The gallery is well maintained by the authorities and the toilet was super clean. You can see some very famous portraits of St Peter and paintings like Lamentation over Christ on the first floor. But my favourite section is 'the love letters to Dundee section', I loved that section. If you are in Dundee never forget to visit this gallery. The Royal History is amazing so is the old Albert memorial. You can also buy some classy souvenirs from the ground floor. Thanks
Nikhil Reji MathewNikhil Reji Mathew
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Nearby Attractions Of The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum
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Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee DD1 1DA, United Kingdom
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+44 1382 307200
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mcmanus.co.uk
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The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery and Museum 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. It is protected as a Category A listed building.
attractions: V&A Dundee, Wellgate Centre, Discovery Point and RRS Discovery, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Olympia, Dundee Science Centre, Slessor Gardens, Verdant Works Museum, Escape Dundee, HMS Unicorn, restaurants: The Counting House - JD Wetherspoon, Tony Macaroni, Trades House, Dundee Centre Beefeater, Tickety Boo's, The Braes, Old Bank Bar, Gidi Grill, Dundee, The Bach, Rishi's Indian Aroma

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