Fruitmarket Gallery

Originally built as a fruit and vegetable market in 1938, the Edinburgh based Fruitmarket Gallery has been operating as a visual arts space since 1974. Rescued by the Scottish Arts Council from threatened demolition, the building was initially shared between the SAC, the New 57 Gallery and the Printmakers Workshop. At the end of 1983 the Scottish Arts Council relinquished management of the building, and the following Spring the gallery became an independent contemporary art space with the continuing support of the Scottish Arts Council. In 1992 the Gallery closed for a major refurbishment which has been the subject of several major architecture and design awards and attracts many visitors in its own right.