September 15 saw the official opening of the jewel in the crown of Dundee’s £1 billion waterfront development – the V&A Dundee.
Kengo Kuma. Kris Miller/DCT Media
Young people from mentoring charity Breakthrough were among the first visitors to the £80.1 million design museum, which was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, and attracted more than 250,000 visitors in its first two months.
Inside the V&A
Primal Scream headlined the 3D Festival to mark the launch while First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described the museum as “world class”.
First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon on a tour. Kris Miller/DCT Media
It’s the first V&A outside of London and its temporary exhibition space is Scotland’s largest. The galleries’ centrepiece is the restored Charles Rennie Mackintosh Oak Room.
Alison Brown of Glasgow Museums stands inside the Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Oak Room. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
