Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, the landmark Spanish Baroque style building at the edge of Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow, Scotland. This well-known and popular building in the West End of Glasgow is in the top ten most visited visitor attractions in Scotland.
The building, with an exterior of red sandstone from the Locharbriggs quarry near Dumfries, was opened in 1901. It was designed by designed by Sir John W. Simpson and E.J. Milner Allen, and following a massive three-year refurbishment, it re-opened in 2006, and now has 22 galleries displaying about 8000 items ranging from an Egyptian room to a rota of temporary exhibitions. It has an excellent natural history selection, featuring creatures now extinct in Scotland as well as those currently extant. Sir Roger, an Asian Elephant who has been much loved by generations of children, since his arrival in 1902. He is located in the West Court. Look up when visiting the West Court, as suspended above is a 1940s Spitfire.
The most famous painting in the museum is Christ of St John of the Cross, by Salvador Dali. The museum houses many other important artworks, and there is a section, my personal favourite, which highlights Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style. I particularly like the Art Nouveau works by Margaret Macdonald, Mackintosh’s wife: The Wassail, Oh ye, all ye that walk in Willowwood and, my favourite, The May Queen. All three gessos were originally part of the decor for the Room De Luxe in the Willow Tearooms, where a replica has been installed.
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