We made our only trip to Glasgow on our final Sunday in Scotland.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
We were able to charge our electric rental car while we parked at the Kelvingrove Museum. Super convenient! We did have to pay to park at Kelvingrove, which makes sense, we were in a city. We were able to stay in our parking space all day long while we explored Glasgow by foot. Also, we enjoyed some ice cream from a food truck parked behind Kelvingrove afterwards and it was a lovely and cute experience.
The Kelvingrove is located very close to the University of Glasgow. The building, which is supposedly the model for Hogwarts Castle, is on the University of Glasgow campus. We did not end up making it there on the day of our visit to Glasgow, but I can see that the architecture style of Kelvingrove is similar to how Hogwarts has been represented in the movies.
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has all types of exhibits including natural history, suits of armor and weapons, sculptures, and art installations.
We stood in line to see a famous Salvador Dali painting called Christ of St. John of the Cross (1951). It is a large painting 80.7 in x 45.7 inches. I don’t know if the boys were impressed or if they knew they were seeing the work of a master.
I am pretty sure that I did not know who Salvador Dali was until I took Art Appreciation when I was a freshman in college. Do these kids even know what their life is like?
I will slow my roll. . .
We did end up purchasing tickets for Barbie®: The Exhibition, a special exhibit that was being presented during our visit.
I really enjoyed seeing Barbie®: The Exhibition. I saw many dolls that either my sisters or I had when we were children. My sister Annie had the rollerblading Barbie and my sister Jenny had the Barbie in the peach dress. I also remember many of the Ken dolls. I think that we had one or two of the Kens in white suits.
I also saw dolls and outfits that were passed down to me and my sisters from my grandmother. It was like taking a stroll back in time.
My guys came with me into the exhibit, but I don’t know if they were as taken with it as I was. There was a little bit of playing with the dolls though in the lounging area. I won’t lie, finding the middle scene kind of made my day.
We walked from Kelvingrove to the Riverside Museum. It was a pleasant half mile walk that took us through the student apartment buildings for the University of Glasgow.
Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel
The Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel was also free! Plus, it had what looked like a pretty cool gift shop but by the time we found it, it had shut down for the day. Also I could have used a refreshment but the same was true of the cafe.
Nugget was my walking around partner when we visited the Riverside Museum of Transport and Travel. As you can imagine, this was his kind of place.
I would describe the exhibits to you, but describing transportation is not my area of expertise. Nugget was having a great time though, and the old trollies, buses, vans, and cars were fun to look at. Plus, visitors could touch most everything in the museum. It was a large place with no shortage of things for visitors to explore.
A good day was had by all, and we all enjoyed our trip to the ice cream and coffee food truck that was parked in the lot near our rental car.
Very cool!!