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Kirkcaldy / Royaume-Uni

Kirkcaldy est une ville d'Écosse, située dans le council area et région de lieutenance du Fife, dont elle constitue la plus grande agglomération. De 1975 à 1996, elle était la capitale administrative du district de Kirkcaldy, au sein de la région du Fife. Elle se situe sur la rive nord du Firth of Forth. En 2001, sa population était de 46 912 habitants. C'est la ville natale d'Adam Smith , où il a également vécu de 1767 à 1776, des footballeurs Alfie Conn, Jr. et Paul Ritchie ainsi que de l'auteure Val McDermid. Le club de football des Raith Rovers et son stade, le Stark's Park, sont basés à Kirkcaldy. Portail de l’Écosse

Kirkcaldy Galleries

Kirkcaldy / Royaume-Uni

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 on the former site of Balsusney House, the home of John Maxton. This was opened in 1925, 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. The museum contains many significant works by the Glasgow Boys. Situated on the ground floor, is the museum's award-winning permanent exhibition covering the town's industrial heritage. The museum also has a cafe which displays examples of Wemyss Ware pottery, made in the town from around the 1890s to 1930s.In 2012 Fife Council undertook a £2.5m refurbishment of the building, which reopened in June 2013. 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 local author Val McDermid, Wolf from Gladiators, 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.