Kelvingrove Museum opened in 1901 and consists 22 themed galleries, from art to animals, Ancient Egypt to Charles Rennie Mackintosh and so much more.

Kelvingrove’s 8,000- item collection includes many pieces of international significance. Included are works by 19th-century British artists such as Turner and Constable, and French impressionist and Dutch Renaissance painters. Scottish art and design  is well represented with rooms dedicated to the Scottish Colorist and Glasgow Style.

The museum offers insight into Glasgow’s evolution from its medieval beginnings to its 19^th and 20^th century economic and cultural transformation, to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, hosted by the city.

Gallery Highlights:

• The Dutch Gallery
• The French Gallery
• The Scottish Colorists
• The Glasgow Boys
• Mackintosh and Glasgow style.