On learning that the gallery was closed, he turned sadly to his Intourist guide.

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"We want to engage people who come by when the gallery is closed, who are on the wrong side of the glass, " Mr. Olivier said.

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The gallery remained closed to the public on Friday.

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The National Gallery of Scotland was closed by a security staff strike, while only the ground floors of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Scottish Portrait Gallery and the Dean Gallery were open.

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The town of Dursley in Gloucestershire is trying out the idea, with a parade of closed-down shops transformed into an gallery where artists can display their work.

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Result: Blockbuster and Movie Gallery (which now owns Hollywood Video) together have closed nearly 800 stores out of 10, 000 over the last year and a half.

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Police closed the area around the Psychiatric University Clinic, about 500m from the gallery, on Monday after a suspicious car was found.

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