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The McLellan Galleries are an exhibition space in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Built in 1856, the Galleries are named after their founder, Archibald McLellan (1795-1854), a coach builder, councillor and patron of the arts. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year "The Patron of the Arts" is the fourteenth episode of the BBC comedy series Yes Prime Minister and was first broadcast 14 January Following his death, Glasgow Corporation acquired the galleries, and for a time they were known as the Corporation Halls before reverting to their former owner's name. Politics in Glasgow, Scotland, are evident in the deliberations and decisions of the city council of Glasgow ( Glaschu in Gaelic) The Galleries were situated behind a frontage of shops in Sauchiehall Street and housed Glasgow School of Art from 1869 to 1899. Sauchiehall Street is one of the main shopping/business streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow School of Art is one of four independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In the 1980s the Galleries were ravaged by fire, but re-opened in 1990 as the largest high-quality, air-conditioned, temporary exhibition space in Scotland. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

While Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum was closed for refurbishment between 2003 and 2006, the McLellan Galleries hosted a display of its best-loved works.

The McLellan Galleries are currently leased by the Glasgow School of Art as studio and storage space in preparation for the planned redevelopment of the Glasgow School of Art campus. Glasgow School of Art is one of four independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow. Glasgow School of Art is one of four independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.

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Planned: Riverside Museum

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