Kirkcudbright: The Artists' Town
Southern Scotland, Scotland
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Kirkcudbright: The Artists' Town
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Kirkcudbright drew painters from the 1880s — E. A. Hornel of the Glasgow Boys lived at Broughton House on the High Street from 1901 until his death in 1933, and Jessie M. King and others followed. Kirkcudbright Galleries opened in the old town hall in July 2018 to show the town's art collection, and MacLellan's Castle of 1582 stands roofless in the middle of the town.
Required Activities
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of 4
Visit the Kirkcudbright Galleries, in the former town hall, opened on 12 July 2018 in 'the Artists' Town' where the Glasgow Boys and the Scottish Colourists settled from the 1880s
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of 4
Tour Broughton House, where the painter E. A. Hornel lived from 1901 until his death in 1933
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of 4
See MacLellan's Castle, the roofless tower house of 1582 in the middle of the town
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of 4
Walk the harbour and the colour-washed streets the painters came for
Visit the Kirkcudbright Galleries, in the former town hall, opened on 12 July 2018 in 'the Artists' Town' where the Glasgow Boys and the Scottish Colourists settled from the 1880s
Tour Broughton House, where the painter E. A. Hornel lived from 1901 until his death in 1933
See MacLellan's Castle, the roofless tower house of 1582 in the middle of the town
Walk the harbour and the colour-washed streets the painters came for
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