Kirkcaldy Galleries

Kirkcaldy Galleries

Kirkcaldy Galleries is the main museum, library and exhibition space in Kirkcaldy in Fife, Scotland.

The land for the town's museum and art gallery was donated by John Nairn (the grandson of the linoleum manufacturer, Michael Nairn) on the former site of Balsusney House, the home of John Maxton.^[1] This was opened in 1925,^[1] with the first chairman of trustees local cloth-manufacturer businessman John Blyth, the maternal grandfather of politician Michael Portillo.

The art gallery holds the largest collection of paintings by William McTaggart and Scottish Colourist Samuel Peploe aside from the National Galleries of Scotland.^[2]^[3] The museum contains many significant works by the Glasgow Boys.^[4] Situated on the ground floor, is the museum's award-winning permanent exhibition covering the town's industrial heritage.^[2]^[3] The museum also has a cafe which displays examples of Wemyss Ware pottery, made in the town from around the 1890s to 1930s.^[3]

In 2012 Fife Council undertook a £2.5m refurbishment of the building, which reopened in June 2013.^[2]^[5] It now contains a museum, library, children's library, PC suite, cafe, gift shop, meeting rooms, museum, local family and history rooms and gallery spaces.

The Galleries opening was attended by^[6] local author Val McDermid, MP and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and artist Jack Vettriano.

In 2015, Kirkcaldy Galleries became the first institution in Fife to display work by American photographer Diane Arbus.^[7]

References

1 2 Civic Society Kirkcaldy: History & Celebration p.33.
1 2 3 "Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery info". Fife Council. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
1 2 3 "Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery info". culture 24. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
↑ "Paintings at Kirkcaldy Galleries". BBC Paintings. BBC.
↑ ffpeditor@fifetoday.co.uk Published on 08/06/2013 15:16. "Crowds flock to Kirkcaldy Galleries relaunch weekend celebrations – Lifestyle & Leisure". Fife Today. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
↑ "Kirkcaldy library, museum and art gallery reopens after refurbishment". STV News. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
↑ Pollock, David (23 February 2015). "Artist Rooms series brings work by seminal 20th century street photographer to Fife". The List. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

External links

Museums and Art Galleries of Scotland

National Museums of Scotland	National Museum of Scotland National Museum of Costume National Museum of Flight National Museum of Rural Life National Museums Collection Centre National War Museum

Other museums	Aberdeen Maritime Museum Alloa Tower Angus Folk Museum Biggar Museum Trust British Golf Museum Broughty Castle Museum David Livingstone Centre Dick Institute Discovery Point Dumfries Museum Dundee Museum of Transport Fife Folk Museum Glasgow Museum of Transport Gordon Highlanders Museum Grampian Transport Museum Highland Folk Museum Highland Museum of Childhood Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery Inveraray Jail Inverness Museum and Art Gallery John Knox House Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum King's Museum Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery Marischal Museum McManus Galleries Mills Observatory Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume Museum of Childhood Museum of Edinburgh Museum of Scottish Lighthouses New Lanark Newhaven Heritage Museum North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre People's Palace People's Story Museum Perth Museum and Art Gallery Provand's Lordship Provost Skene's House Scotland Street School Museum Scotland’s Jute Museum @ Verdant Works Scottish Fisheries Museum Scottish Football Museum Scottish Maritime Museum Scottish Railway Museum Signal Tower Museum St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art Stewartry Museum Stirling Smith Museum and Art Gallery Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life Surgeons' Hall The Tolbooth St Andrews Museum

National Galleries of Scotland	Dean Gallery Duff House Paxton House Royal Scottish Academy Building Scottish National Gallery Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Other galleries	Aberdeen Art Gallery Burrell Collection Dundee Contemporary Arts Fruitmarket Gallery Gallery of Modern Art McLellan Galleries Pier Arts Centre Queen's Gallery Talbot Rice Gallery Tramway

Coordinates: 56°06′44″N 3°09′58″W / 56.1123°N 3.1660°W / 56.1123; -3.1660

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