Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum owned by Glasgow City Council is a major art gallery and museum in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. It is located in Kelvingrove Park in the West End of the city. To its north is the University of Glasgow and to its south is the Kelvin Hall. It is adjacent to Argyle Street previously known as Dumbarton Road. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland's most popular buildings and free visitor attractions. The art gallery and museum opened in 1901, as part of the Glasgow International Exhibition (1901), and fully opened to the public from 1 October 1902. The museum collections include natural history, Egyptian antiquities, design, architecture, medieval arms and armoury, Scottish history and the history of Glasgow. The art collections are one of Europe’s great civic art collections, including Scottish, European, African, Asian and Oceanic fine and decorative arts. In 2006, Kelvingrove re-opened after a three...

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