Pier Arts Centre

The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in , Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Saturday 10:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Art gallery
  • Description: art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “The Pier Arts Centre”
  • Address: 34 + 36 Victoria Street, Stromness, KW16 3AA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stromness Town Hall and Alexander Graham Fountain, Victoria Street, Stromness.

Town hall
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is situated 390 feet southwest of Pier Arts Centre.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

Hotel
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

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is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Locality
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is a locality.

Locality
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is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.

Pier Arts Centre

Latitude
58.9629° or 58° 57′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.29819° or 3° 17′ 54″ west
Open location code
9CCRXP72+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 352691941
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­gallery
Wiki­data ID
Q7191713
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Italian—“Pier Arts Centre” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Pier Arts Centre”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مركز بيير للفنون”
  • Italian: “Pier Arts Centre”
  • Italian: “The Pier Arts Centre”

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