The Kelvingrove Museum

Here is my trip to the Kelvingrove Museum. It is Glasgow's main museum. It is an interesting, place. It is sort of like our Museum of Natural History, National Gallery, and History Museum all rolled up into one.

Kelvingrove first opened to the public in 1901 when it formed a major part of the Glasgow International Exhibition.

The museum has a wonderful collection of Mackintosh objects along with other famous Glasgow architects/designers of the time from the Glasgow School of Art.

Here are some highlights!

Here is the front of the building. The building is so huge, I could not fit it into the frame. It extends way out on both sides.

This picture gives you an idea of the vast size of the place. This is one of side wings. I love the floating heads! It is a contemporary work of art. Each head portrays a different facial expression.

Classic chair in the Glasgow style Art Nouveau by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Famous gesso panels by Mackintosh and his wife, Margaret MacDonald.

Isn't she a charmer! A Harpy statue, 1902.

And we can't forget the beloved Queen Victoria, 1888.

They may have a queen, but we have the king!

They have three rooms dedicated to armor! Love it!

This ship is PURE SILVER! I can't imagine how much it weighs. The detail is beautiful and amazing.

They have one of my favorite Salvador Dali works; Christ of St. John of the Cross, 1951!

Love this little guy! Well, he's not that little....about two feet tall!

Gotta love Vincent van Gogh!

One of the coolest things this museum has is a giant pipe organ! An organist gives a concert every afternoon for an hour. He plays wonderful music! Very unique and memorable.

You can see the organist way up top performing. If you look just below the veranda, you can see flat screen televisions that show up close views of the organist playing the pedals and keyboards.

Walking back from the Kelvingrove museum, we crossed the river, which offered a beautiful view of the Gilbert Scott building spire on campus and the surrounding Kelvingrove park.

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