The distinctive form of the building is inspired by its physical and historical context, with a special room for the tapestry at its heart.
The Great Tapestry of Scotland Gallery is in Galashiels at the heart of the Scottish Borders. The building was designed to house the Great Tapestry of Scotland; a unique visual history of the nation crafted by the hands of a thousand stitchers.
The Tapestry was designed by Andrew Crummy to a narration written by Alistair Moffat, with the grand vision imagined by Alexander McCall Smith. At almost 143 metres (469 ft) in length, it is a linear pictorial history of Scotland depicting key events going back 12,000 years. The tapestry, one of the world’s largest community arts projects, was meticulously embroidered in communities across Scotland led by master stitcher Dorie Wilkie.
