Success for Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

The extraordinary success of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum reached another impressive milestone last week (15 June) as it welcomed the 3,000,000th visitor through its doors barely 11 months after its re-opening on 11 July 2006, following a three-year, £35 million refurbishment.

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is already Scotland’s premier tourist attraction and is the most popular museum outside London. It is now well on course to break into the top-five of all UK museums – a major coup for a civic museum.

Initial estimates that Kelvingrove would attract some 1.5 million visitors in its first year have been far exceeded, as visitors have flocked back to see favourites such as Sir Roger the Elephant, Rembrandt’s ‘A Man in Armour’ and Salvador Dali’s iconic ‘Christ of St. John of the Cross’.

Following on from this initial success, Kelvingrove has promised to deliver a fresh and exciting series of exhibitions and events over the coming months that will draw new visitors to the attraction.

Opening in September, ‘Kylie – The Exhibition’ will explore the Australian singer’s changing image as a popular icon and international performer. Created by the Arts Centre in Melbourne, the exhibition will feature photographs, videos and recordings spanning Kylie’s career and offers visitors the chance to get up close to 45 of her outfits including her overalls from ‘Neighbours’ and the stunning costumes used in her recent ‘Showgirl’ tour.

Kelvingrove is open: Monday to Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, Friday and Sunday 11am to 5pm. Visit Glasgowmuseums.com to find out more.

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