Lessons of the Hour - Frederick Douglass on view at Perth Museum
October 13, 2026
Isaac Julien's acclaimed work Lessons of the Hour - Frederick Douglass opened at Perth Museum.
The work is presented as part of the ARTIST ROOMS programme. Perth is the first venue on the tour and the only place to experience the work in Scotland.
Julien’s work is a meditation on the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass and his time in Scotland. Unique to Perth, the exhibition places Lessons of the Hour – Frederick Douglass (2019) within a wider exploration of Perthshire’s connections to the transatlantic slave trade and Douglass’s links to the region. The exhibition also features spotlight artworks on loan from Montrose Museum and the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum that celebrate black portraiture and the power of the image.
