Art Is Scots New HotSpot

The refurbished Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has knocked Edinburgh Castle off the top spot as Scotland's busiest tourist attraction. The Glasgow art gallery welcomed 1.9 million visitors last year after its £27m facelift, VisitScotland said. The free attraction only reopened in July following the three-year refurbishment programme. About 1.2 million people visited Edinburgh Castle, which had previously held the honour. However, the castle remained the country's most popular pay-to-see tourist spot, a title it has held since records began in 1991. VisitScotland said the reopening of Kelvingrove had a major impact on visitor numbers and accounted for most of the growth. (For full source and article click the Headline). Irish Art