The V&A Dundee has been named one of the world’s greatest places to visit this year in a prestigious international magazine.
New York-based TIME magazine selected the museum as one of 100 global destinations for travellers to see in 2019.
The V&A was one of just three UK attractions to make the cut, the other two being the Macallan Distillery the University Arms Cambridge.
Since opening in September 2018, the design museum has already attracted more than 750,000 visitors, with around a quarter being from outside of Scotland.
Tourism Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “This is a fantastic achievement for both the V&A Dundee and The Macallan Distillery.
“Both attractions represent the very best of Scotland’s tourism experience.
“The city of Dundee has seen enormous benefit from the opening of the world class V&A museum.
“Since it opened, the museum has attracted more than half a million visitors from all over the UK and throughout the world, and has been part of the rejuvenation of the waterfront in Dundee.”
The V&A has been credited with driving visitor numbers and spend to the city according the figures released by Dundee City Council earlier this year.
Tourists contributed £187 million to the local economy in 2018, an increase of £16m on the previous 12 months, with the number of day visitors to Dundee increasing by 36 per cent to 560,000 in the same period.
Dundee City Council leader Councillor John Alexander said: “This is another exciting accolade for V&A Dundee and yet more recognition that Dundee is a thriving and exciting city.
“We have built an international reputation as a creative centre with arts and culture as a driving force in our ongoing transformation.
“The opening of V&A Dundee was a pivotal moment in this journey.
“I am pleased to see that hundreds of thousands of people have visited so far, far exceeding expectations.
“I hope that TIME Magazine’s award will help attract even more visitors to our city.”
