Kelvingrove Art Gallery

Welcome to Kelvingrove Art Gallery

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is world renowned for the quality of its international art collection which includes Impressionists and Italian and Dutch Renaissance paintings. Without question the Art Gallery houses one of Scotland's finest civic Art collections. My personal favourites can be found in the Glasgow Room where you will find works by the Glasgow Boys and Glasgow Girls. There are three paintings in particular that 'get me every time' - two by George Henry and E.A. Hornel, 'Druids Bringing in the Mistletoe'( 1890) and 'The Star in the East' (1891) and one by William Kennedy called 'The Fur Boa'. Amazing - there is a 'physicalness' about the way these folk painted that just does something for me - it can't be explained beyond that.

The building itself is worthy of note, a large and imposing late Victorian red sandstone contruction, it is one of Glasgow's landmark buildings. It is also famous for the myth that it was built back-to-front and the architect jumped to his death from one of it's towers.

The ever changing contemporary exhibitions compete for your attention with the dinosaurs, suites of armour, frightening weaponry and treasures from throughout the world. The Museum was recently in the news when it handed back the controversial 'wounded knee ghost shirt' to Native American Indians. The reputation of being Scotlands most popular free visitor attraction is assured for the near future.

There is a shop full of 'knick-knacks' and a large cafe so you won't go hungry.

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Recommended Talks

Public Talk

Introduction to The Earth Turned To Bring Us Closer
Last Saturday of every month from October to February at 2pm.
A ten-minute introduction to the exhibition – find out how and why this artwork was made.


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Special Events

Workshops for families

Making Music

Sundays 29 October, 26 November, 28 January, and 25 February at 11am
Meet at the reception desk for fun,free musical tour of Kelvingrove. Make some noise in the galleries!

Workshops for adults - ages 16 and over

First Cut

Saturdays 13 January and 3 February at 1pm
Booking is essential – please phone 0141 276 9512 to book.
Learn the basics of how to edit film and add a soundtrack in these two-hour taster sessions.

Final Cut

Saturdays 20 and 27 January, 10 and 17 February at 1pm
Booking is essential. Please phone 0141 276 9512 to book.
Learn about editing and film techniques and how to use music to enhance video film. By the end of this two-session course you'll have produced a finished short video and soundtrack.

Workshops for schools

Kelvingrooves

For information about Kelvingrooves, a programme of schools workshops designed in partnership with RSAMDYouthworks, phone the RSAMD on 0141 270 8386.

KYLIE: The Exhibition

Start Date: Friday 21 September 2007
End Date: Sunday 13 January 2008
This exhibition will explore Kylie Minogue as a popular icon and international performer. Featuring costumes, accessories, photographs and awards, sound and video, the exhibition will look at Kylie's career and changing image.


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