Horror at iconic Glasgow art gallery after man's fatal fall

A man has died after falling from a balcony of the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.

Emergency services arrived at the scene of the accident at Royal Exchange Square in the city at around 12.30pm on Wednesday.

According to police, the 55-year-old's death was confirmed at the scene.

The gallery, known as GoMA, closed early for the rest of the day following the incident and is scheduled to reopen today.

A Scottish Police spokesman said: “At around 12.30pm on Wednesday 11 September we received a report that a man had fallen from a height at an art gallery in Royal Exchange Square.”

“The emergency services arrived, but the 55-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.”

“There appear to be no suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the public prosecutor’s office.”

In a post on X on Wednesday, the gallery said: “The Gallery of Modern Art closed early today after a visitor fell from a balcony. Emergency crews are on site.”

“The building will reopen as usual on Thursday, September 12th at 10am.”

The Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received an emergency call at 12.23pm to an incident at Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow.”

“We sent an ambulance, a rescue unit and a trauma team to the scene.”

GoMA is housed in an early 19th-century neoclassical building that once belonged to tobacco baron William Cunninghame.

The museum opened in 1996 and attracts more than 500,000 visitors annually.

Last year, a Banksy exhibition was held here which broke the box office record and attracted around 180,000 visitors during its ten-week run.

It is also known for the traffic cone that sits on the head of the Duke of Wellington statue in front of the venue.