Kelvin Hall Museum bid on track thanks to lottery support

An exciting proposal to transform Glasgow's historic Kelvin Hall arena into a publicly accessible collections facility for Glasgow Museums and The Hunterian has received first stage approval from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The plan would see the creation of a safe and secure home for a combined 1.5 million treasures from Glasgow's civic collection and those of The University of Glasgow's Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. The University and Glasgow Life are working together to develop the Kelvin Hall as a shared museum collections facility. As well as allowing public access to the city's multiple museum collections, it will also provide facilities for research, learning, training and public engagement. Kelvin Hall was home to the city's Museum of Transport, before the Riverside Museum opened. Its international athletics track and leisure facilities - which this weekend are hosting the AVIVA International Match Athletics - are due to close with the opening of the Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. However, under the plans, a state-of-the-art Glasgow Club facility would be included as part of the refurbishment.