A Heritage Lottery Fund grant of almost £10million has been awarded for the ambitious Aberdeen Art Gallery redevelopment programme.

The £30million scheme to improve the Art Gallery, Cowdray Hall and Memorial Court secured planning permission and listed building consent last autumn and has won the backing of Historic Scotland.

Plans include the creation of 21 gallery spaces in place of the existing 11, a 500 square metre space to showcase international-quality exhibitions, and a community gallery in a new wing at the rear of the building. Exterior plans involve removing the pitched roofs and skylights behind the parapets of the main building and adding a new storey of accommodation for temporary galleries and a learning zone.

The programme for the construction and fit-out works to the Art Gallery and Cowdray Hall will enable the buildings to re-open in 2017.

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