McLellan Galleries (Glasgow)

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Owned by Glasgow museums
Please note: McLellan Galleries is currently closed.

Built in 1856, the Galleries are named after their builder, Archibald McLellan. Following his death, Glasgow City Corporation bought the building, and it was used as an exhibition space.

In the 1980s the Galleries were ravaged by fire, but re-opened in 1990, following a £3 million restoration. This changed it from a general temporary exhibition space housing everything from trade shows to model railway exhibitions, to what was then the largest high-quality, air-conditioned, temporary exhibition space outside London.

The interior of the building is Category B listed. While Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is closed for refurbishment, the McLellan Galleries hosted the Art Treasures of Kelvingrove exhibition from April 2003 until 30 October 2005, a display of the city's best-loved art works. The Galleries were originally situated behind a frontage of shops, and this is still the case today.

The main entrance can be found amid the bustling shoppers on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street, in the city centre, a few minutes away from train and underground stations.