Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery
- Address:Gilbert Scott Building, University Avenue, Glasgow
- Hours:Museum closed weekends, art gallery closed Sundays
- Admission:Free
8:27 PM Saturday, May 26
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While you’re visiting Glasgow’s lively university quarter, take the opportunity to drop into the hallowed Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery.
Scotland’s first museum, the Hunterian opened in 1807. Displaying the collection of renowned physician William Hunter, who spent time at the university as a student, the museum exhibits an idiosyncratic array of artifacts, from coins to fossils, scientific instruments and curios.
In a separate building across University Avenue, the art gallery highlights the work of the Scottish colorists and landscape artists. The standouts here are the work by artists known as the Glasgow Boys, and the gallery’s renowned collection of works by James McNeill Whistler.
Don’t miss Mackintosh House, with its re-created interiors from the home of famous architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The Mackintosh Collection brings together the largest array of Mackintosh designs, watercolors, drawings and correspondence.
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Excellent!! There are alternating buses for the full english with a live tour guide and the recorded multi language. Each bus was about 20min apart or less. So if you want the live guide and get the recorded bus, just wait for the next one :-) Another thing is, if its your 1st time, always do the full tour first then pick the places you wanted to get off, that way you make sure you see it all.
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Value for money, 20+ stops. Hop on hop off, so you can do the full trip first then decide where you want to visit to explore further as ticket is valid for 2 days.
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The Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery are in separate buildings on opposite sides of University Avenue, 3 km (1.5 miles) west of the city center.
The closest train station is Hillhead, and buses run along University Avenue from the city.
