Kelvingrove Archives - The Glasgow Guardian



A fun guide to discovering art nouveau in Glasgow

14th October 2022

Sydney examines Glasgow’s art nouveau scene and where you can experience it first hand. Art nouveau is one of the most recognisable art movements in modern art. Beginning as a reaction to the stiff and academic art style of the 19th century, art nouveau is mostly characterised by its strong sense of movement, drawing a ...


Prince Charles appears at Kelvingrove Museum for McLaren viewing

4th November 2021

The Prince met with the McLaren team to view their hydrogen cell-powered car. The Glasgow Guardian caught Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (when in Scotland), when he turned up to Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum on Wednesday morning, to view a hydrogen-powered, artistically-designed McLaren car. Meeting the car’s designer and driver, and being shown around ...


Protest in Kelvingrove Park while world leaders dine in Kelvingrove Art Gallery

3rd November 2021

The Glasgow Guardian speaks to protestors who expressed their anger at politicians from across the world taking part in COP26. Protestors and Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists gathered in Kelvingrove Park on the evening of 1 November to urge world leaders to take action against the climate crisis, whilst the leaders themselves dined at a banquet ...


SWAG host vigil for Sabina Nessa at Kelvingrove Park today

30th September 2021

The vigil will be taking place all day at the Jubilee Gates with students encouraged to bring mementoes to honour Sabina. Successful Women At Glasgow (SWAG) invite students to come and attend an all-day vigil at Kelvingrove Park being held in honour of Sabina Nessa. The vigil is taking place by the Jubilee Gates in ...


Social media vigilantes vilifying students once again

21st April 2021

After glorious weather on Easter weekend, many took to Kelvingrove Park to… complain about the other people enjoying the weather in the park? Under some glorious blue skies on the Easter bank holiday weekend, Kelvingrove Park was filled with people catching up with friends while sunning themselves – and the social media lockdown vigilantes did ...