Glasgow Sites

Glasgow boasts several significant museums and galleries. The most significant is the Burrell Collection, which displays a collection of treasures amassed by wealthy ship owner Sir William Burrell. He began collecting at age 14 and never stopped until his death at age 96. There are vast and varied pieces, ranging from Chinese ceramics to French paintings to church stained-glass windows.

 

The Hunterian Art Gallery has a large collection of works by James McNeill Whistler, as well as other artists including Rembrandt. The McLellan Galleries contain a collection of 16^th and 17^th century Italian works, as well as a modern art collection. The St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art highlights the various religious groups who have lived in and around Glasgow. It contains somewhat controversial works, including Salvador Dali’s Christ of St. John the Cross. The Museum of Transport contains displays about all forms of transportation and the technology behind them.

 

The Cathedral of St. Kentigern (also referred to as St. Mungo’s) was burned in 1192, and rebuilt not long after. The Laigh Kirk (lower church) is considered by some to be the finest in Europe. The remains of St. Mungo (a 4^th century Christian missionary to Scotland) are marked by a continually burning light. Other notable areas include the Chapel of the Knights and the Blacader Aisle.