
The Tolbooth Art Centre is based in Kirkcudbright's
17th century Tolbooth. This served previously as the
Town Council offices, Burgh and Sheriff courts and the
criminal and debtor's prison. One of its most famous
prisoners was John Paul Jones, hero of the American
Navy.
Find out about Kirkcudbright's famous artists,
such as E A Hornel, Jessie M King, E A Taylor and
Charles Oppenheimer in the Tollbooth's audio-visual
shows "Kirkcudbright – The Artists' Town" and "Jessie M
King". See their works on permanent display here,
including paintings of the Tolbooth itself by the famous
Scottish colourist, S J Peploe, and David Gauld, one of
the 'Glasgow Boys'.
The top floor of the Tolbooth,
formerly the debtor's prison is now used as a gallery
for ever changing contemporary art and craft
exhibitions.
Friendly café serving fresh coffee, teas
and locally produced cakes and biscuits. Gift shop,
retailing artists' prints, paintings, crafts, art books
and reproductions.