Scotland’s national modern art gallery is to change its displays for the first time in 25 years – and its revitalisation comes with a healthy dose of Glaswegian art.

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh is re-hanging its priceless collections of modern and contemporary art to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding.

The Herald has had a sneak preview, and alongside iconic works by Picasso, Peploe and Lichtenstein, the new display features a ­significant amount of work by award-winning artists from Glasgow.

A major new exhibition on its ground floor will include the huge sculptures of Martin Boyce, the Glasgow-based artist who recently represented Scotland at the Venice Biennale. His Electric Trees and Telephone Booth Conversations dominate the first room visitors will see.

There is a dramatic installation of many works by Douglas Gordon, the Turner Prize-winning artist, works by Peter Howson, Ken Currie, and Stephen Conroy, and a large new work by Martin Creed, which has been placed on top of the ­classical columns of the exterior of the building. Creed’s work is a neon sign which says “Everything is Going to be Alright” that will ­illuminate the facade of the gallery for the next year. There is also a large neon work by Nathan Coley, who lives and works in Glasgow, installed in the gardens of the Dean Gallery across the road from the Gallery of Modern Art, which reads: There Will Be No Miracles Here.

The prominent display of artists from Glasgow is further evidence that the city has produced some of Scotland’s most prominent artists in the last 10 years.

Simon Groom, the director of modern and contemporary art at the National Galleries, said the 50th anniversary was the perfect time to shake up the display of the heart of the gallery’s service: its permanent collection.

“Any gallery is defined by its exhibition programme, but the most important thing is its own collection, and our collection is never really shouted about, but it is one of the great collections and it has masterpieces and artworks that are waiting to be re-discovered,” said Mr Groom.

“It is not important where each work comes from, but the inclusion of contemporary artists shows we really want to work with artists who are going to determine and define the art world for the next few decades.”

Of the new Martin Boyce sculptures, which feature large trees and a telephone box inside a ground floor gallery, he said: “It is big and bold and dramatic, and really uses the scale of the room and I don’t think many people will have seen anything like it.”

The National Gallery of Modern Art first opened in Inverleith House in 1960, in Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Gardens and houses more than 5000 works.

Culture minister Michael Russell said: “This collection belongs to the people of Scotland, so I am thrilled that the gallery is being re-invigorated in time for St Andrew’s Day celebrations.”