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Don't Miss

Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
A magnificent stone building, this grand Victorian cathedral of culture has been revamped into a fascinating and un-
usual museum, with a bewildering variety of exhibits. You'll find fine art alongside stuffed animals, and Micronesi-
an shark-tooth swords alongside a Spitfire plane, but it's not mix 'n' match: rooms are carefully and thoughtfully
themed, and the collection is a manageable size. There's an excellent room of Scottish art, a room of fine French
Impressionist works, and quality Renaissance paintings from Italy and Flanders. Salvador Dalí's superb Christ of St
John of the Cross is also here. Best of all, nearly everything - including the paintings - has an easy-reading para-
graph of interpretation next to it. You can learn a lot about art and more here, and it's excellent for children, with
plenty for them to do and displays aimed at a variety of ages. There are free hour-long guided tours beginning at
11am and 2.30pm. Bus 17, among many others, runs here from Renfield St.

NEED TO KNOW
Click here ; www.glasgowmuseums.com ; Argyle St; admission free; 10am-5pm Mon-Thu & Sat,

11am-5pm Fri & Sun;