Glasgow has over 20 wonderful museums and galleries, each with its own individual collection and events programme, and all with free admission. They include:
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The world famous Burrell Collection, a purpose-built gallery opened in 1984 to house the unorthodox and eclectic collection of artefacts gifted to Glasgow by Sir William Burrell
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The magnificent Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum in Kelvingrove, which houses the city’s principal collection of paintings, and is the Scotland’s most frequently visited free attraction
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The Transport Museum, with its ever popular collection of Glasgow Trams, locomotives, an exact reconstruction of a 1930’s Glasgow street, and the city’s new Museum of Football
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St Mungo’s Museum of Religious Life and Art, the UK’s only museum celebrating the world’s many religions
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Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art, a brand new gallery set in the refurbished Stirling’s Library, and housing the city’s principal modern art collection
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Scotland Street School, a former Charles Rennie Mackintosh School preserved as the city’s Museum of Education
Visit our Glasgow Museums pages to find out more.