Perth’ s museums and galleries reveal when they will reopen doors

Fair City favourites Perth Museum and Art Gallery and the Fergusson Gallery will reopen on April 30 with new exhibits.

The well-loved City Hall will be celebrated in a photographic exhibition at the museum and gallery, Generations – Making MyMuseum.

Charting the many and varied cultural activities that have taken place there since its opening in 1910, subject matters range from roller discos to wrestling matches – and even Margaret Thatcher.

Award-winning artist Philip Braham will present work in Closer to Home, an exhibition of paintings and photographs inspired by the artist’s recent move from Edinburgh to Crieff.

Sure to be a favourite with shoppers of all ages, Going for the Messages: A History of Shopping in Perth will explore the city’s different retail businesses, following their development through the decades.

Intricate watercolour studies by famed children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter will also be on show alongside photographs she took while holidaying in Perthshire.

Two new exhibitions await visitors to the Fergusson Gallery.

A Scottish Colourist will explore the links between JD Fergusson and his fellow Scottish Colourists, Samuel Peploe, George Leslie Hunter, and Francis Cadell.

Meanwhile, 1920s in Colour examines JD Fergusson’s interwar period, which was to become one of his most productive and creative.

Entry to both venues continues to be free of charge and measures will be in place to ensure the health and safety of all visitors and staff.

Future exhibits will include All Aboard! a feast of railway memorabilia, models, photos and video footage.

Later in the year, Perth Museum and Art Gallery will explore the Roman Empire, in ROMANS: Edge of Empire. Visitors can learn what life was like for Roman and Celtic living on the north-western edge of the vast Roman Empire.

The Joan Eardley centenary exhibition planned for the spring will now run from November 27 to March 31 2022.

Helen Smout, chief executive of Culture Perth and Kinross, said: “I’m delighted we can welcome visitors back with such a strong programme.”

“I’m delighted we can welcome visitors back with such a strong programme

CULTURE: A diverse range of exhibitions and attractions awaits members of the public at Perth Museum and Art Gallery. Picture by Steve Brown.