Construction of Dundee's £80 million V&A museum has passed a major milestone.
Completion of the upper floor has revealed for the first time an extensive public area which will house galleries, learning spaces and a restaurant.
At the heart of the space will be the Michelin Design Gallery, which will showcase the achievements of V&A Dundee's learning and innovation programme aimed at families, schools, community groups, businesses and creative professionals.
The gallery will take on the Michelin name for a term of 25 years following the support of the Michelin Corporate Foundation.
Philip Long, director of V&A Dundee, said: "It is thrilling to see the completion of our galleries floor, revealing for the first time the space which will host the V&A's touring exhibitions and showcase the outcomes of our learning programmes.
"The Michelin Design Gallery is central to this, and will be a very inspiring space for community participants of all ages to see what they design showcased within an international museum."
A Michelin mentoring programme will also be put in place through the partnership with V&A Dundee, offering Michelin staff the opportunity to be involved with the museum, as well as providing a platform to share their own knowledge and skills.
Michelin is a major employer in Dundee, with more than 800 staff.
V&A Dundee is expected to open to the public in 2018.
Later this year, the museum's curving concrete walls will reach their full height.
The walls are cast in bespoke moulds, which are then removed to allow 2,250 cast stone panels to be hung on the walls.
These horizontal panels will create the appearance of a cliff face, realising architect Kengo Kuma's vision inspired by the coastline of north eastern Scotland.
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