Once again the Friends have approved
a number of Grants towards the acquisitions of works of art and have supported
various other projects carried out by Glasgow Museums.As ever the Children’s
Art Exhibition was supported by the Friends, with £1,777.70 going towards the
purchase of the medals and the engraving of them. £350.00 was also given for
the cash prizes and a further £600.00 was given towards the cost of Display
Boards to display the children’s work.A Grant of £9,000.00 was made to Kelvingrove towards the cost of staging the costume
exhibition. The Friends also approved a Grant of £3,000.00 to help in the
purchase of James Salmon Art Nouveau Furniture.
The largest Grant this year was
of £42,587.63 to go towards the Redisplay of the West Court Gallery. The money
will help to support an African Eco Zone within the West Court Gallery.
The Museum of Religion staged an
exhibition called Angels Galore !and the Friends agreed to grant an amount of
£3,500.00 to help towards this.
