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Burrell Collection
Amassed by wealthy industrialist Sir William Burrell before being donated to the city, it is housed in an outstanding museum, 3 miles south of the city centre. This idiosyncratic collection of treasure includes everything from Chinese porcelain and medieval furniture to paintings by Renoir and Cézanne. It's not so big as to be overwhelming, and the stamp of the collector lends an intriguing coherence.
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Clydebuilt
If immersing yourself in a city's heritage floats your boat, a visit to Clydebuilt will get you paddlin'. It's a superb collection of model ships, industrial displays and narrative, vividly painting the history of the Clyde, the fate of which has been inextricably linked with Glasgow and its people. It's a cleverly designed museum, with twists and turns that offer something new around every corner. Getting here via the Pride o' the Clyde is half the fun.
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Gallery of Modern Art
Scotland's most popular contemporary art gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art features modern works from artists worldwide, in a graceful neo-classical building. The original interior is used to make a daring, inventive art display.
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Glasgow Science Centre
Scotland's flagship millennium project, the ultra-modern Glasgow Science Centre will keep kids entertained for hours (middle-aged kids too!). Four floors' worth of interactive exhibits bring science and technology alive. Check out the illusions (like rearranging your features via a 3D head scan) and the cloud chamber, showing tracks of natural radiation.
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Hunterian Art Gallery
Across the road from the Hunterian Museum, the Scottish Colourists (Samuel Peploe, Francis Cadell, JD Fergusson) are well represented in the Hunterian Art Gallery. There are also Sir William MacTaggart's impressionistic Scottish landscapes, and a gem by Thomas Millie Dow. There's a special collection of James McNeill Whistler's limpid prints, drawings and paintings.
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Hunterian Museum
This museum houses the collection of William Hunter (1718-83), once a student at Glasgow University, and later a physician and medical teacher. It comprises a disparate range of artefacts: a notable coin collection, fossils and minerals, dinosaur eggs, Romano-British stone slabs and carvings, and some of Captain Cook's curios from his voyages to the South Seas.
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum
In a magnificent Edwardian building this grand Victorian cathedral of culture is one of Glasgow's best, particularly its collection of Scottish and European art, and is the most visited museum in the UK outside of London. The Kelvingrove recently reopened after an enormous refurbishment programme. You could spend days in here...literally. The museum is provocative because it poses many questions of relevance in relation to daily life.
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Lighthouse
If you've been admiring Glasgow's architecture, make sure you check out the Lighthouse, one of Glasgow's hidden treasures. Tucked away in a small lane, in the former Glasgow Herald building, it serves as Scotland's Centre for Architecture & Design, giving an insight into modern architectural feats. It was designed by Mackintosh in 1893, and also features the Mackintosh Interpretation Centre.
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Museum of Transport
Across Argyle St from the Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery is the surprisingly interesting and very comprehensive, but badly signposted, Museum of Transport. Not convinced? It's actually a very fine museum with exhibits including a reproduction of a 1938 Glasgow street scene, a display of cars made in Scotland, plus assorted railway locos, trams, bikes (including the world's first pedal-powered bicycle from 1847) and model ships. There's a room dedicated to the Clyde shipyards.
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People's Palace
The city's oldest park, on Glasgow Green, is the People's Palace. It is an impressive museum of social history, telling the story of the city from 1750 to the present. It has creative, inventive displays, which are great for families - the kids will love the re-creation of a WWII air raid. The Palace was built in the late 19th century as a cultural centre for Glasgow's East End. Drop into the Winter Gardens next door for a coffee.
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Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum
Visitors with an interest in Scotland's proud military history should duck into the commendable Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum. It charts the history of this and previous regiments from 1678 to the present. The walls are dripping with exhibits, including uniforms, medals, pictures and other militaria. Wrought ironwork in the museum was designed by Mackintosh.
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Scotland Street School Museum
An impressive Mackintosh building, the Scotland Street School Museum is dominated by two glass towers. It's a fascinating museum of education, with reconstructions of classrooms from Victorian times and the 1940s to the 1960s. The place evokes childhood memories for just about everyone - don't be surprised if you hear a few titters from elderly visitors as they pass the headmaster's office.
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Scottish Football Museum
Football fans will just love the Scottish Football Museum, which features exhibits on the history of the game in Scotland and the influence of Scots on the world game. Football inspires an incredible passion in Scotland and the museum is crammed full of impressive memorabilia, including a cap and match ticket from the very first international football game (which took place in 1872 between Scotland and England, and ended with a score of 0-0).
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St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life & Art
A startling achievement, St Mungo's Museum is an audacious attempt to capture the world's major religions in an artistic nutshell. The attraction is twofold: firstly, impressive art that blurs the lines between religion and culture; and secondly the opportunity to delve into different faiths, an experience that can be as deep or shallow as you wish.
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Tall Ship & Pumphouse
Launched in December 1896, the magnificent Tall Ship Glenlee is one of just five sailing ships built on the Clyde that is still afloat. The sheer size of this three-masted ship is impressive and there are displays about her history, restoration and life on board in the early 20th century.
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