The Kelvingrove
Gallery & Museum is the only permanent
building to survive from the International
Exhibition of 1901. Today, it is a Category A
Listed building particularly for the quality of
the sculptures credited to George Frampton, as
well as W Birnie Rhind, E G Bramwell, Johann
Keller, A MacFarlane Shannon, F Derwent Wood,
and A Falkner. The listing
information describes it as, "... 1, 2
and 3 storeys. Profusely decorated, free
classical style museum and art gallery.
Mainly symmetrical. Central block with
linking sections and pavilions, square
towers to angles in each section. Various
roof heights, hipped or mansard roofs.
3-storey navicular central block embedded in
plan, flanked by tall 4-stage towers at N.
Polished ashlar, banded at ground floor,
rusticated basement."
The Visit Scotland website describes the
Kelvingrove Gallery & Museum as, "...
one of Scotland's most popular free
attractions (featuring) 22
themed, state-of-the-art galleries
displaying an astonishing 8000
objects. The collections at
Kelvingrove are extensive, wide-ranging and
internationally significant. They include
natural history, arms and armour, art from
many art movements and periods of history
and much more."
A statue of St Mungo, the
patron saint of the city, sits above the rear
entrance.
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