Catherine Opie: To Be Seen

Art · National Galleries Scotland: National

National Galleries Scotland: National, The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL

Dates

• Tue 6 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Wed 7 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Thu 8 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Fri 9 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Sat 10 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Sun 11 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Mon 12 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Tue 13 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Wed 14 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Thu 15 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Fri 16 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Sun 18 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Mon 19 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Tue 20 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Wed 21 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Thu 22 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Fri 23 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Sun 25 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Mon 26 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Tue 27 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Wed 28 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Fri 30 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Sat 31 Oct 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)
• Sun 1 Nov 2026 · 10:00 · 7h · £14 (3.50)

To Be Seen is the UK’s first major museum exhibition of work by American artist Catherine Opie. Visitors are invited to discover powerful photographic portraits of Opie’s mentors and collaborators, queer communities, children, surfers, high school footballers, and political crowds. The exhibition includes nearly 80 portraits by Opie, shown alongside a selection of portraits from Scotland’s national collection. Journeying through over three decades of Opie’s work, the exhibition questions representations of home, intimacy, and family, exploring politics, identity, and power structures.

In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery.

Tickets & full listing

Also on nearby, Tue 6 Oct 2026

• Exhibition: Rain — National Library of Scotland · 300 m · 10:00
• Wendy McMurdo: The Digital Mirror — National Galleries Scotland: Portrait · 500 m · 10:00
• Exhibition: Folkloria! — Storytelling Court · 700 m · 10:00
• Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop — Dovecot Studios · 700 m · 10:00
• Eva Rothschild: The Void Presses The Wall  — Fruitmarket · 300 m · 11:00
• Jillian Edelstein: Among People — Stills Centre for Photography · 300 m · 11:00

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