KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM

This museum is the most famous in the city, and probably the most fascinating in Scotland, along with the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Inaugurated in 1901, it was reopened in 2006 by Queen Elizabeth after three years of renovations. Its breathtaking Baroque style is just a foretaste of all it has to offer: inside, 22 thematic galleries contain 8,000 objects of Art and History. The central piece is undoubtedly The Christ of St. John of the Cross, painted by Salvador Dali in 1951, but we should also mention the section on Mackintosh and the local style, which features furniture and decorative elements from local designers. The panoply of medieval armour will delight young and old alike and some of them date from the 15th century. In the Dutch Gallery you will see paintings from the Dutch and Flemish schools, represented by Rembrandt and Gérard de Lairesse among others. In the French Gallery, one can contemplate impressionists such as Monet, Renoir and Pissarro, but also Van Gogh and Mary Cassatt. Two wings are dedicated to the Glasgow Boys and the Scottish Colourists. Temporary exhibitions are also often held there (most of the time for a fee). In recent years, attention has been focused on 19th century costumes, the emergence of Glasgow from 1714 to 1837, the contemporary artist Jack Vettriano, football in Scotland, Italian art, and the pharaohs. Good to know: free guided tours are offered every day.