Experience Glasgow: Museums, Park and Urban History
Accommodation in Glasgow
In Glasgow, art and organ music meet technology, transport and shipbuilding; this is complemented by religious history, historic tours, parkland and large murals on city buildings.
Art and Music at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum opened in 1901 and has 22 galleries. Its subject matter ranges from art and animals to Ancient Egypt and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Another distinctive feature is the daily organ concerts on the Lewis and Co organ from 1901. During the restoration work, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum remains open to visitors.
Pollok Country Park and The Burrell Collection
Pollok Country Park is Glasgow’s only country park. From 10:00 to 18:15, a free electric shuttle bus operates in the park seven days a week on a 20- to 30-minute circular route. It connects the park entrance at 2060 Pollokshaws Road with The Burrell Collection and Pollok House. The free journey provides a fixed time frame for travelling between the park entrance, The Burrell Collection and Pollok House. Both the seven operating days per week and the daily period from 10:00 to 18:15 are therefore relevant when planning your day in the park.
Routes 7 and 75 of the National Cycle Network run through Pollok Country Park. The Burrell Collection displays paintings by Manet and Degas as well as Roman sculptures and Egyptian ceramics. For those interested in culture, paintings, Roman sculptures and Egyptian ceramics are presented side by side in one collection.
Technology, Transport and Glasgow’s Shipbuilding Heritage
The Riverside Museum is Glasgow’s museum of technology and transport. One of its distinctive areas is an authentically recreated cobbled street with shops, houses and an underground station. The recreated street brings architectural, commercial and transport elements together in a single display. The museum also offers interactive exhibitions and hands-on activities.
The collections at the Riverside Museum reflect Glasgow’s contributions to shipbuilding, train manufacturing and engineering. The Riverside Museum is located on Sustrans Route 7. A Tall Ship is moored next to the Riverside Museum and is considered a landmark of Glasgow’s shipbuilding heritage.
Historic Tours and Religious History
The Glasgow Necropolis is a historically significant Victorian cemetery covering an area of 37 acres (15 hectares). Advance booking is required for tours of the Glasgow Necropolis. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis offer free guided tours there.
Glasgow Cathedral is the oldest cathedral on the Scottish mainland and one of only two to have survived the Reformation. The tomb of St Mungo is located in the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral.
Murals in the Cityscape
The City Centre Mural Trail in Glasgow consists of large murals on city buildings. This means that you encounter art not only in a museum building, but also as a visible part of the cityscape.
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