Things to do in Dundee
Knowledge Train Dundee,
River Court,
5 West Victoria Dock Road,
Dundee DD1 3JT,
Scotland,
United Kingdom.
Museums and Galleries
McManus Galleries, the city’s major museum and art gallery, is in Albert Square. Among the exhibitions are works by James McIntosh Patrick, Alberto Morrocco, and David McClure, as well as pieces from Dundee’s past and natural history artefacts.
Dundee Contemporary Arts (abbreviated DCA) is an international art centre in the Nethergate neighbourhood near Dundee Rep that opened in 1999 and comprises two modern art galleries, a two-screen arthouse cinema, a print studio, a visual research centre, and a café bar.
Other museums in Dundee
Dundee Museum of Transport10, Market Mews, Market Street, Dundee DD1 3LA, United Kingdom. Phone: 01382 455196 |
Dundee Science CentreGreenmarket, Dundee DD1 4QB, United Kingdom. Phone: 01382 228800 |
D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum – University of DundeeUniversity of St. Carnelley Building, Dundee DD1 4HN, United Kingdom. Phone: 01382 384310 |
V&A Dundee1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ, United Kingdom. Phone: 01382 411611 |
Map showing museums in Dundee
Cinema
The Dundee Mountain Film Festival (DMFF), held the last weekend of November, features the best presenters and films of the year in mountaineering, mountain culture, and adventure sport, as well as an art and trade exhibition. The DMFF is also a member of the International Alliance for Mountain Film (IAMF), as well as other important international mountain film festivals.
The city also has two Multiplex cinemas, Odeon and Cineworld.
Other cinemas in Dundee
Dundee Contemporary Arts152 Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4DY, United Kingdom. Phone: 01382 432444 |
Cineworld Dundee – Camperdown Leisure ParkCamperdown Leisure Park, Kingsway West, Dundee DD2 4TF, United Kingdom. Phone: 0330 333 4444 |
ODEON Luxe DundeeTayside, Douglas Road, Dundee DD4 7SN, United Kingdom. Phone: 0333 014 4501 |
Map showing cinemas in Dundee
Theatres and Music Halls
Dundee has a comprehensive repertory ensemble that was founded in 1939. One of its alumni, Hollywood actor Brian Cox, is a local. The Dundee Repertory Theatre, which opened in 1982, also serves as the home of the Scottish Dance Theatre.
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra frequently performs at Dundee’s main concert auditorium, the Caird Hall (named after its benefactor, jute baron James Key Caird) in City Square.
[199] Numerous smaller venues host local and international performers during Dundee’s annual Jazz, Guitar, and Blues Festivals.
Other cinemas in Dundee
Whitehall Theatre12 Bellfield Street, Dundee DD1 5JA, United Kingdom. Phone: 01382 322684 |
Gardyne Theatre LtdGardyne, Campus, Gardyne Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 1NY, United Kingdom. Phone: 01382 448874 |
Dundee Rep TheatreTay Square, Dundee DD1 1PB, United Kingdom. Phone: 01382 223530 |
The SpaceOld Glamis Road, Dundee DD3 8LE, United Kingdom. Phone: 0300 123 1010 |
