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Princess Anne gives Riverside Museum royal seal of approval

The Princess Royal cut the ribbon on the building designed by Zaha Hadid to replace Glasgow's much-loved Museum of Transport.

12 November 2011 18:09 GMT

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Glasgow's new Riverside Museum has been officially opened by the Princess Royal.

The museum, which has more than 3000 exhibits including cars, trains, bicycles and historic streets, was designed by Zaha Hadid as a replacement for the former Museum of Transport at the Kelvin Hall.

About 10,000 people a day passed through the museum's doors in the weeks after it opened its doors on June 21.

Princess Anne gives Riverside Museum royal seal of approval

Councillor Gordon Matheson, leader of Glasgow City Council, said: "The Riverside Museum has been a huge hit since the day it opened to the public. We knew just how much visitors loved the Museum of Transport at Kelvin Hall but even so, the reaction to the Riverside Museum has been phenomenal.

"The feedback from people has been overwhelmingly positive and we are already seeing visitors returning time and again to enjoy Glasgow's latest attraction."

The museum's busiest day so far was June 25, when more than 15,000 visitors were recorded.

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