Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Argyle Street, Glasgow, G3 8AG
  • Telephone 0141 276 9599
  • Opening times Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm.
  • Admission Free.
  • Email
  • Website www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/…

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Twenty-two collections and over 8000 artefacts, from natural history, armour and weaponry to art from many different eras and touring exhibitions, all housed in a grand red sandstone building on the banks of the River Kelvin.

Event times

There are 15 events at this location

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Andrew Caskie

Organ recital.

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Becoming Nature

It's the launch of the new rainforest exhibition! Experience the sights, sounds and textures of the rainforest and learn the clever little ways animals there communicate with each other. Suitable for ages 5–11.

Sat 29 Jun

Times to be confirmed / Free / 0141 276 9599

Sun 30 Jun

Times to be confirmed / Free / 0141 276 9599

A Belgian Fanfare

The Poembak Collective of 20 musicians preform an eclectic repertoire of world music including jazz, tango, gypy and Latino.

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Part of West End Festival.

Discover! Fitba' Crazy

Arts and crafts inspired by the beautiful game and the exhibition More Than a Game: How Scotland Shaped World Football.

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

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A Gaelic Tour of Kelvingrove Art Gallery

Join retired art teacher Archie Fraser for an informative and relaxed tour of Kelvingrove Art Gallery, 'sa Ghaidhlig / in Gaelic.

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Part of West End Festival.

Glasgow, Naturally

Kelvingrove Museum hosts a weekend of nature-inspired activities, including building your own spectroscope. For those who know one end of a cake tin from another, there's also a Big Science Bake-Off.

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Part of Glasgow Science Festival.

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Part of Glasgow Science Festival.

Glasgow's Waterways

Learn about why Glasgow is known as River City, plus learn a bit more about the creatures that call its various waterways home.

Sat 25 May

Free / 0141 276 9599

Sun 26 May

Free / 0141 276 9599

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La Fête de la Musique

La Clinik du Dr. Poembak brass band play at various spots in the West End to bring a little music to the festivities.

Sat 22 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

The band will be performing outside on the steps. Part of West End Festival.

Meet the Experts

The football experts are coming to Kelvingrove to help assess all your personal memorabilia. Bring along programmes, signed football shirts or other sporting collectibles and find out more about its history from the panel.

Mon 2 Sep

Free / 0141 276 9599

Metamorphosis: Cardonald College end-of-year Fashion and Textiles Show

See the fashion stars of the future before they spread their wings. On the catwalk will be stunning garments from the final-year students.

More Than A Game: How Scotland Shaped World Football

It was Bill Shankly, perhaps the greatest football manager ever to come out of Scotland, who summed up the appeal of football to the fan. 'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death,' he mused. 'I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.' This exhibition looks at the history of football in…

…and 80 more dates until 14 Aug
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RSNO: An Evening of Music at Kelvingrove

A north-European smörgåsbord of old and new-ish works, featuring Bach's Suite No 3, Pärt's Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, Britten's Courtly Dances from Gloriana and Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; another Pärt work, the amusingly titled Wenn Bach Bienen gezüchtet hätte … ('If Bach had Kept Bees …'), and…

Talk: 600 Years of Scottish Football

In 1424, King James I wrote the very first recorded reference to football. This talk illuminates those first beginnings of the game that has since become a major part of Scottish life and the Scottish psyche.

Wed 12 Jun

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Toddler Time

Take the wee ones along for songs, stories and fun with a different theme inspired by the museum each week. Suitable for under fives.

Fri 31 May

Free / 0141 276 9599

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Fri 14 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

…and 2 more dates until 28 Jun

Woodland Wonders

Trees are just swell, aren't they? Now you can learn more about them and why they are so important in housing creatures of the forest. Suitable for all ages.

Sat 15 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Sun 16 Jun

Free / 0141 276 9599

Reviews & features

Take Me Out

2 Apr 2009

From cycling, pirate ships, dolphin watching and woodland walks to face-painting, castles, beaches and alien designs, Anna Millar handpicks some of the finest days out and events this Easter, whether you’re a big or a little kid

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow: Site Specifics

19 Feb 2009

Only one of Scotland’s top tourist attractions, you philistine. Kelvingrove is a thoroughly impressive old building, built in 1900 and refurbshed in 2006. It houses well over 8,000 works of art and assorted museum pieces.

Visual art: In the frame

15 Sep 2008

The most significant works of art in Scotland

Glasgow and Edinburgh’s galleries and museums play host to some of the most famous art works in the world. David Pollock selects the ten you cannot afford to miss.

Kelvingrove still top attraction

13 Mar 2008

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum remains Scotland’s most visited attraction following its £35m refurbishment. A new global survey of museums and galleries placed the Kelvingrove 14th in the world, putting it just behind the State Hermitage…

Kelvingrove to host charity art sale

9 Aug 2007

NewsArts sale in aid of breast cancer charities

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is to hold an arts sale in aid of breast cancer charities across Scotland.

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