Some of Aberdeen’s most treasured pieces of art are to travel as far as continental Europe as the city’s art gallery undergoes a major redevelopment.
Work has already begun on refurbishment of Aberdeen Art Gallery, Cowdray Hall and the remembrance hall, with the buildings due to reopen in winter 2017.
In the meantime, some of the gallery’s collection will travel across the UK and even into the Netherlands and Denmark to ensure it can still be appreciated by art lovers.
The city’s collection of works by the 19th century Scottish art collective the Glasgow Boys will be displayed at the Drents Museum, Assen in the Netherlands from September 20 to February 7.
The exhibition aims to explore the connections between Dutch and Scottish artists at the turn of the century and includes Gallery favourites The Tennis Party and To Pastures New.
North-east visitors to Denmark could also have the chance for an artistic taste of home as the gallery’s Monet and French impressionist paintings go on show at ARoS, Kunstmuseum in Aarhus from October 9 to January 10.
The display will include the 1881 piece La Falaise a Fecamp by the French master.
Various English museums and galleries will also display art from Aberdeen including the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham, Berkshire, the Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne and the Flemming collection in London.
The Flemming display in the capital will include examples from the collection of 18th and 19th century portraits by the Aberdonian artists Phillip and Dyce and brings audio visual work by Rachel Maclean, concerning Scottish identity.
Closer to home, Aberdeenshire’s Drum Castle will play host to the Human Presence exhibition until March 2017.
For those not leaving the Granite city, there will still be the chance to view a number of collections at the maritime museum and tollbooth museum.
An Aberdeen City Council spokeswoman said: “During this period of building work we look forward to welcoming visitors to a programme of art and music at our two museum venues, The Tolbooth Museum and Aberdeen Maritime Museum.
“There is also an opportunity to see the city’s collections at other venues in the city and shire and whilst on loan to other galleries in the UK and abroad.”
