Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Scotland's most popular free museum, housed in a red sandstone palace that displays Dalí's famous masterpiece and Mackintosh-designed interiors.
Completed in 1901, this red sandstone building in the Spanish Baroque style holds 22 galleries covering everything from natural history and ancient Egypt to European painting. Its crown jewel is Dalí's *Christ of Saint John of the Cross*, and there are also galleries devoted to the Glasgow Boys and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The central hall organ gives a free recital daily around 1:00 p.m. Admission is free. Opening hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and on Saturday, with Friday and Sunday starting at 11:00 a.m. The Kelvinhall subway station is a five-minute walk away.
Opening hours
10:00–17:00 (Fridays and Sundays from 11:00)
Nearby sights
- Kelvingrove Park
- University of Glasgow & Hunterian Museum
- Ashton Lane
- The Clydeside Distillery
- Glasgow Science Centre
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens & Kibble Palace
- Riverside Museum & Tall Ship Glenlee
- Mackintosh at the Willow