Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Review

Worthy of its world-class reputation, the Kelvingrive Art Gallery and Museum attracts local families as well as international visitors. This combination of cathedral and castle was designed in the Renaissance style and built between 1891 and 1901. The stunning red-sandstone edifice is an appropriate home for works by Botticelli, Rembrandt, Monet, and others; the museum has been hailed as "one of the greatest civic collections in Europe." The Glasgow Room houses extraordinary works by local artists. There's a Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style room, a picture promenade, and a natural-history exhibit on creatures of the past. Whether the subject is Scottish culture, design, or storytelling, every wall and room begs you to look deeper; labels are thought provoking and sometimes witty. You could spend a weekend here, but in a pinch three hours would do one level justice—there are three. Leave time to visit the gift shop and the attractive basement restaurant.