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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
Argyle Street
Glasgow, G3 8AG
Phone: 0141 276 9599
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  • Opening times: Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm.

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Events at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum (Argyle Street, Glasgow)

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Bicycle Boom: Kelvingrove to Riverside
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Fish & Game presents a cycle tour from Kelvingrove Museum to the Riverside Museum exploring the development of the bicycle and its influence on the lives of women over the past 100 years. Part of the 'Bicycle Boom', itself part of Kelvingrove's Very Grand Day Out.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 4 Mar Times vary
10 Mar Times vary
Tickets available from the Arches box office.
0141 565 1000 £8 (£6)
Discover! at Kelvingrove
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Join in activities and trails to learn all about the objects and paintings at Kelvingrove. Suitable for children aged 5–11 years.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 21 Jan31 Mar Sat & Sun 1.30–4pm Free
Dunedin Consort: Monteverdi's Vespers
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John Butt directs the Consort in a performance of Monteverdi's Vespers which aims to exploit the different spaces in Kelvingrove just as Monteverdi used the different balconies and organ lofts in the Basilica of San Marco, where the work was originally performed. As a post-concert treat, Bill Sweeney has composed a setting of Brian Merriman's 18th-century poem The Midnight Court to provide a secular foil to Monteverdi's exaltation.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 28 Apr 8pm 0141 276 9599 £15–£17.50
Embroidery with the Royal School of Needlework
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Learn Berlin wool work, a technique popular with the Victorians, from the Royal School of Needlework, famed for their work on Kate Middleton's wedding dress.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 26 Feb 10.30am 0141 276 9599 £65
The Essence of Beauty: 500 Years of Italian Art
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A major exhibition showing the stunning range, quality and development of Italian art from the 14th to the 19th centuries. The items have been drawn from the collections of all the Glasgow Museums. Featured artists are Titian, Bellini, Salvator Rosa and Botticelli and there are also outstanding examples of Italian sculpture, glassware and ceramics.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 6 Apr12 Aug Mon–Thu 10am–5pm; Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm Free
Kelvingrove Organ Recitals
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Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 18 Jan31 Mar Mon–Sat 1pm Free
Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals
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Sunday promenade concerts with different organists.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 20 Feb 201130 Sep 2012 Sun 3–3.45pm Free
Millinery Course
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Inspired by 19th-century designs and guided by top contemporary milliner William Chambers, decorate a hat as you wish and learn techniques including bow making and working with feathers.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 19 Feb 10.30am 0141 276 9599 £65
Richard Wright
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Works on paper from the Turner Prize-winning artist. Part of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 20 Apr23 Jun Mon–Thu 10am–5pm; Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm Free
RSPB Weekend: Urban Wildlife
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Take part in fun activities to learn what kind of birds are hiding in your garden and local park.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 18 Feb19 Feb Sat & Sun 2–4pm Free
RSPB Weekend: Welcome to the Jungle
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Family friendly activities in the museum with experts from the RSPB.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 24 Feb25 Feb Fri & Sat 11am–1pm & 2–4.30pm Free
Scottish Glass at Kelvingrove
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This year marks the 400th anniversary of glassmaking in Scotland, and to celebrate Kelvingrove presents an unique long-term exhibition of glass art and artefacts from the 18th century to the present day.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 25 Jul 20111 Jul 2012 Mon–Thu 10am–5pm; Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm Free
Stitches in Time: Victorian Fashion Magazines
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Find out what would have been on the catwalks of the 19th century, if they'd invented them yet.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 24 Feb 2.30pm Free
Thomas Truax
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New York musician who performs using homemade instruments and sound sculptures and claims to be one of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' illegitimate brood.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 3 Mar To be confirmed 0141 276 9599 To be confirmed
Toddler Time
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Take the wee ones along for songs, stories and fun with a different theme inspired by the museum each week. No need to book.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 20 Jan30 Mar Fri 11.30am–noon Free
The Victorians After Dark
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Go back in time for an evening's entertainment as enjoyed by our Victorian forebears. Featuring Thomas Truax and his self-made instruments, contortionist Iona Kewney with Joseph Quimby, a dark tour of spirits and illusions, and paper cinema, all accompanied by traditional vaudevillian splendour. Part of The Victorians Rediscovered.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 3 Mar 8pm 0141 276 9599 £8 plus booking fee
The Victorians Rediscovered: A Very Grand Day Out
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Meet Victorian characters and dress up in period costume at this interactive performance featuring ghost tour, etiquette class and workshops.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 3 Mar4 Mar Sat & Sun 11am & 2pm Free
The Victorians Rediscovered Taster Sessions
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Have a taster of ribbonwork, embroidery, botanical illustration or embossing in this informal, sociable workshop. Booking is essential.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum 25 Feb Sat noon–2pm & 2–4pm 0141 276 9599 £20

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