West End, Glasgow
★★★★
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Glasgow‘s, and Scotland’s, most popular tourist attractions. Housed in a towering red sandstone building on the west side of Kelvingrove Park, the interior underwent a massive restoration between 2003 and 2006 following its 100th anniversary. It now claims to have 22 separate galleries, including excellent natural history, armour and continental art collections. A unique feature is the daily lunchtime organ recital in the Main Hall, on an instrument as old as the building itself. Like the museum, it’s free to attend.
Location
O.S. Grid Reference: NS 568663
GPS coordinates: 55.868621,-4.290607
Argyle Street |
Kelvinhall |
Partick (0.5 mi)
Car park (charge)
Key info
Daily
Free
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