Good News: Major Lys Hansen Retrospective Coming to Perth Art Gallery, With New and Rarely Seen Works
More than 35 works by the Scottish painter will go on show from 27 November. Perth's art lovers are already planning their visit.
A gallery wall waiting for paintings. Not for long. Photo: anonymous, “Anonymous - Shrine to the God Mithras (Mithraeum) - 1935.100 - Yale University Art Gallery”, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Perth Art Gallery will host a major retrospective of the work of Scottish painter Lys Hansen, opening on 27 November and running until December 2027.
The exhibition will include more than 35 works, including new pieces and paintings that have rarely been seen in public. Organisers say it will be one of the most important exhibitions in the city’s cultural calendar.
Art lovers in Perth say they are delighted. “It’s wonderful to have an exhibition like this right here,” said a woman from Kinnoull. “You don’t have to go to Edinburgh or Glasgow. You just walk along the road, and there’s world-class art, and then you go for a scone.”
The gallery has also launched a free digital guide for visitors, so people can find out more about what they’re looking at.
A Perth art student said she was planning several visits. “You can’t see a retrospective in one go,” she said. “You need to go back. You see different things each time. Also the café’s good.”
Details of tickets are available from Culture Perth and Kinross.
The real story: Lys Hansen retrospective (Culture Perth and Kinross)
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Great to see this. Her work is powerful and Perth should be proud to have it on the walls.
— Marion C., Kinnoull, 1 November 2026 -
I’ll be booking tickets. And for once I’ll leave my opinions about modern art at home. Mostly.
— Robert G., Perth, 1 November 2026 -
Something properly good for the city over the winter. Well done to everybody involved.
— Eilidh S., Craigie, 1 November 2026
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