The 'back' of the museum on Argyle Street

The 'front' of the museum, in Kelvingrove Park

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is Glasgow's premier museum and art gallery and has one of Europe's great civic art collections. The museum is the second most popular visitor attraction in Scotland and the most visited museum in the United Kingdom outside London. It is located on Argyle Street (opposite the architecturally similar Kelvin Hall) in the West End of the city, on the banks of the River Kelvin. It is adjacent to Kelvingrove Park and is situated immediately beneath the main campus of the University of Glasgow on Gilmorehill. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 686 KB) The front of the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, Scotland Source: Taken by Finlay McWalter on Saturday 23rd July 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Wikipedia:List of images/Places... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 686 KB) The front of the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow, Scotland Source: Taken by Finlay McWalter on Saturday 23rd July 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Wikipedia:List of images/Places... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 590 KB) The back of the Kelvingrove Museum in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 590 KB) The back of the Kelvingrove Museum in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ... The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. ... European redirects here. ... Motto: , traditionally rendered in Scots as Wha daur meddle wi me?[1] and in English as No one provokes me with impunity. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland is a mixed-use arts and sports venue that opened as an exhibition centre in 1927. ... The Kelvin is Glasgows second river after the River Clyde. ... Kelvingrove Park is one of the most popular parks in the city of Glasgow. ... The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

The construction of Kelvingrove was partly financed by the proceeds of the 1888 International Exhibition held in Kelvingrove Park. Opened in 1902, it was designed by Sir John W. Simpson and E.J. Milner Allen. The building is built in a Spanish Baroque style and follows the Glaswegian tradition of using red sandstone. Reputedly, the building was built the wrong way round, leading the architect to suicide by jumping (or by hanging) from one of the towers. Many dispute this pointing out that Mr Simpson survived until 1933 and Mr Allen until 1912. Most visitors enter from the main street, Argyle Street - the "back" of the building. 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... The most impressive display of Churrigueresque spatial decoration may be found in the west facade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (1738-49). ...

The museums collections came mainly from the McLellan Galleries and from the old Kelvingrove House Museum in Kelvingrove Park. It has one of the finest collections of arms and armour in the world and a vast natural history collection. The art collection includes many outstanding European artworks, including works by the Old Masters, French Impressionists and Scottish Colourists. The McLellan Galleries are an exhibition space in the city of Glasgow. ... See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... The Scottish Colourists were a group of painters from Scotland whose work was not very highly regarded when it was first exhibited in the 1920s and 1930s, but which in the late 20th Century came to have a formative influence on contemporary Scottish art. ...

The museum famously houses Christ of Saint John of the Cross by Salvador Dalí, save for a period between 1993 and 2006, when the painting was moved to the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. Christ of Saint John of the Cross is the name of a painting by Salvador Dalí made in 1951. ... Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech or Salvador Felip Jacint Dalí Domènech (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), known popularly as Salvador Dalí, was a Catalan-Spanish artist who became one of the most important painters of the 20th century. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is located in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Kelvingrove reopened on 11 July 2006 following a three year closure for major refurbishment. The work cost around £35m and includes a new restaurant and a large extension to its display space to accommodate the 8000 exhibits now on display.

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The refurbishment of the gallery was acctually closer to £25M and it was only closed in 2005 and reopened in July 2006.

External links

• Museum website

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