Glasgow Art Gallery

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum first opened its doors to the public on 2 May 1901 when it formed a major part of the Glasgow International Exhibition. Its collections came mainly from the McLellan Galleries and from the City Industrial Museum, which had been opened in 1870 in the former Kelvingrove Mansion. The core collection was donated by Archibald McLellan (1795-1854) and still is the mainstay of the old master collection. The collection was enlarged in 1877 by a further bequest from the portrait painter John Graham-Gilbert (1794–1866). Nowadays Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum falls under the umbrella of Glasgow Museums which also comprises the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art opened in 1996 the Museum of Transport and the world-renowned Burrell Collection.

McLellan Galleries are an exhibition space in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Built in 1856, the Galleries are named after their founder, Archibald McLellan (1795-1854), a carriage builder, local councillor and patron of the arts. Following his death, Glasgow Corporation bought the building, and it was used as an exhibition space. The Galleries were situated behind a frontage of shops on Sauchiehall Street and housed the Glasgow School of Art from 1869 to 1899. The 1908's saw the Galleries near destruction by fire but re-opened in 1990, following a £3 million restoration. While nearby Kelvingrove Art Gallery was closed for refurbishment between 2003 and 2006, the McLellan Galleries hosted a display of its best-loved works. The Galleries are currently leased by the Glasgow School of Art as studio and storage space in preparation for the planned redevelopment of the school campus.