Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a major art museum and cultural attraction in Glasgow, Scotland, renowned for its diverse collections of fine art, natural history, and historical artifacts housed in a grand Victorian building.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
listed building
museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Spanish Baroque
Victorian
category Art museums and galleries in Glasgow
Natural history museums in Scotland
Tourist attractions in Glasgow
country Scotland
United Kingdom
designedBy E. J. Milner Allen
Sir John W. Simpson
hasCollection Ancient Egyptian artifacts
European art
Scottish history artifacts
arms and armour
decorative arts
fine art
natural history
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFeature grand central hall
pipe organ
red sandstone façade
twin towers
hasFunction cultural venue
education
public museum
heritageDesignation Category A listed building
locatedInArea Kelvingrove Park
West End of Glasgow
location Glasgow
nearby River Kelvin
University of Glasgow
notableWorkOnDisplay Christ of Saint John of the Cross
Sir Roger the Asian elephant
The Floating Heads installation
numberOfGalleries 22
opened 1901
operatedBy Glasgow Life
ownedBy Glasgow City Council
publicTransitAccess Exhibition Centre railway station
Kelvinhall subway station
reopenedAfterRefurbishment 2006
significantEvent major refurbishment from 2003 to 2006


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