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ON Friday, I received an appeal from the National Galleries of Scotland for a donation to help complete the magnificent Playfair Project on the Mound. I am happy to do what little I can to aid a truly world-class project which, unlike Holyrood, will be delivered to the nation on time, within budget and without controversy.
There is a downside. Unhappily, as in the case of Scottish Opera, the National Gallery's future health is uncertain. Due to unrealistic government funding, the gallery is unable to purchase major works on the open market. Augmenting and vivifying its collections is part of its raison d'etre, and a duty. It is surely the duty of the executive to provide this most responsible custodian of the nation's premier art collections with funding commensurate with market values.See the full content of this document
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Proper Funding for National Galleries
Year after year, from their own resources, the National Gall...
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