Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Charles Jencks's Landform, a sweep of grassy terraces and crescent pools, greets visitors on the lawn of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. It sits in front of one of two neoclassical buildings facing each other across Belford Road in Edinburgh's West End. Founded in 1960 as Britain's first gallery devoted solely to modern art, it moved to this site in 1984.

Modern One, a former school, shows painting and sculpture from around 1900 onwards, with international names such as Matisse, Picasso and Hockney alongside the Scottish Colourists and later Scottish artists. Across the road, Modern Two occupies a former orphan hospital. It is known for one of the most important collections of Dada and Surrealist art in Britain, including works by Dalí, Magritte and Ernst, and for a reconstruction of Eduardo Paolozzi's studio.

Sculpture by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and others fills the parkland between the buildings. The grounds connect to the Water of Leith walkway, so the visit pairs naturally with a walk to Dean Village.