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Gallery Q

A two-floor gallery on the Nethergate in Dundee, in the Queen's Hotel buildings, with Scottish painting and crafts.

Welcome

Gallery Q is a fine art gallery on the Nethergate, one of Dundee's old main streets, set over two floors of the Queen's Hotel buildings; you can walk in from the street or through the hotel.

It was founded in 1999 as the Queen's Gallery by Joyce McGlone and shows fine art and sculpture, with a framing workshop too.

The gallery sells contemporary work by artists from Scotland and beyond, and it is particularly proud of the Scottish painters it supports, with exhibitions changing through the year. Alongside the paintings on its stone and white walls there is a wide range of crafts, from ceramics and glass to wood, textiles and jewellery, so it is as good for a small present as for a painting. It is a short walk from the Dundee Contemporary Arts centre along the Nethergate. It usually opens from Tuesday to Saturday; check before you go.

Close byBird & BearA bar and restaurant on Whitehall Crescent by Slessor Gardens, with copper-topped bars, cocktails, brunch and a beer garden.1 min by roadSee itSandstone tenement building with green-fronted corner pub below
Before you go

At 160 Nethergate, Dundee.

Usually open Tuesday to Saturday; check before you go on 01382 220600.

Where
160 Nethergate, Dundee.
Hours
Tue to Sat; check.
Where it is

160 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4DU.

Close byIn Dundee.
  1. Dundee Contemporary ArtsDundee Contemporary ArtsDundee's centre for contemporary art, with two galleries, two cinemas, a print studio and the Jute café bar on the Nethergate.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. Land O'SpexLand O'SpexAn independent optician in a yellow-fronted shop on Johnston's Lane, Dundee, with designer, vintage and classic frames.Under a mile2 min by road
  3. Wee MexicoWee MexicoA small Tex-Mex café on the Nethergate in a pink building where the game Lemmings was dreamed up, with tacos, burritos and nachos.Under a mile2 min by road
  4. The tiered, ribbed concrete walls of a modern museum building curve toward a domed glasshouse and a ship's mast visible along the waterfront.V&A DundeeScotland's design museum on the Dundee waterfront, in Kengo Kuma's cliff-like building, with the Mackintosh Oak Room inside; free.Under a mile2 min by road
  5. The McManus Art Gallery and MuseumThe McManus Art Gallery and MuseumWith a collection spanning 400 million years, the McManus Art Gallery & Museum celebrates the history, culture and art of Dundee and its local creatives.Under a mile3 min by road
Directions
Sandstone tenement building with green-fronted corner pub belowRestaurantsBird & Bear0.4 miles
Desperate Dan statue with Minnie the Minx figures in Dundee city squareAttractionsThe Desperate Dan & Minnie the Minx Statues0.4 miles
Fisher and Donaldson's pink shopfront with chocolaterie and patisserie signs.AttractionsFisher & Donaldson, Dundee0.5 miles
A tall ship with rigged masts sits in dry dock beside a domed building, a red life ring mounted on a stone bench in the foreground.AttractionsDiscovery Point and RRS Discovery0.5 miles
A sandstone building carries a sign reading 'Verdant Works' on a dark green gate, seen through overhanging tree branches beside a cobbled lane.AttractionsVerdant Works0.6 miles
Five bronze penguins on the low wall outside the Steeple Church on the Nethergate, Dundee.AttractionsThe March of the Penguins0.7 miles
Gravestones and an obelisk monument among trees beside sandstone buildingsAttractionsThe Howff0.7 miles
White food trailer selling donuts, coffee and bagels outside V&A DundeeCafeHeather Street Food0.7 miles
The bronze Oor Wullie on the wall outside the McManus, pea shooter raised.AttractionsOor Wullie Statue0.7 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the gallery, and when each is next free.

The black timber cabin's exterior, with a chimney above the roofline and a freestanding bath standing on the decking below.Airdit
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Dundee
  • 6 miles from Gallery Q
Free 25–27 OctGuests raise wine glasses at a long candlelit table in a stone barnGuardswell Farm
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Inchture
  • 9 miles from Gallery Q
Check datesThe long timber-clad side of the house runs under a slate roof with solar panels, white chairs on the terrace and a clear blue sky.The Glasshouse
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Dundee
  • 12 miles from Gallery Q
Free 19–22 OctTwo arched glazed doors in a stone wall open onto a paved patio, a rattan table with daffodils and mugs to the right.The Arches
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Dundee
  • 12 miles from Gallery Q
Free 30 Oct – 1 NovPlaces to stayEvery stay in DundeeAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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