The major visual arts exhibition space in the city of Aberdeen is the Aberdeen Art Gallery.

In this museum are placed the finest art collections in Britain with paintings, sculpture and graphics from the 15th century to the present day.

The permanent collections are Fine Art, Applied Art, Maritime History, Science, Technology and Industry, Archaeology, Coins, Banknotes, Medals and Tokens,

The Aberdeen Maritime Museum shows the strong link of the city with the sea.

Focusing in shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history, this museum offers you a view on shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history.

Located in the University of Aberdeen's Marischal College, the Marischal Museum

The collection has Egyptian and Classical antiquities, non-Western ethnography, Scottish prehistory and numismatics, forming one of the largest in Scotland.

Opened in 1786, this museum is specialised in anthropology and artifacts from cultures around the world.