News · 6 August 2026

Billy Connolly exhibition opens in Glasgow next June

Photo: Sean Reynolds from Liverpool, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0)

A new exhibition celebrating Sir Billy Connolly's life, comedy, and clothes will open at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in June 2027. The comedian, known as "The Big Yin," announced the "Big Wee Exhibition" himself in an Instagram post. He called Kelvingrove a "most extraordinary place" and a place "very dear to my heart."

By BriefTea Editorial · 6 August 2026 at 16:22

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