Cultural Locations

Pioneering university with acclaimed video games degrees and the Dare to be Digital competition. Connected to the ZX Spectrum coding scene that birthed DMA Design.

Dundee's principal concert hall, hosting major events from post-war big bands to The Beatles, and continuing as the city's premier live music venue.

Publishing empire behind The Beano, The Dandy, Commando, The Broons, Oor Wullie, and hundreds of other titles. Its editorial floor was the meeting ground for John Wagner and Alan Grant.

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, the University of Dundee's art school. Crawford Building constructed 1953–1964, housing fine art, design, and architecture.

Multi-level civic arts centre opened in 1999 with galleries, two cinemas, open-access print studio, and Jute Cafe Bar. Attracts approximately 380,000 visitors per year.

Category A-listed repertory theatre in Tay Square, opened 1982, designed by Nicoll Russell Studios. Home to Scotland's only permanent ensemble and Scottish Dance Theatre.

Established in late 1975 by Robert McGilvray, initiating Dundee's tradition of artist-led studio and gallery infrastructure.

Committee-led grassroots gallery founded in 1996. Located at Mid Wynd, supporting emerging artists for three decades.

Legendary independent record shop and anchor of Dundee's music community for decades.

Frank Gehry's first UK building (2003), a cancer care centre at Ninewells Hospital.

Dundee's main public gallery and museum, housing collections of fine and decorative art, natural history, and local history.

Major university granted Royal Charter in 1967. Home to DJCAD, creative writing programmes, and a key destination for Northern Irish students from the 1960s onwards.

Scotland's first design museum, opened September 2018. Designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates as "a living room for the city" on the Waterfront.

Major artist studio community at West Hendersons Wynd housing artists, Dundee Ceramics Workshop, and creative practitioners.

Historic cinema and theatre established in the 1890s on Bellfield Street. Hosted performances by Brian Cox, Michael Marra, and Will Fyffe.