Great places to visit in Glasgow
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| Radisson SAS Hotel, Glasgow |
Opened in November 2002 and the newest of the international hotel chains in the city, the purpose-built, architecturally striking Radisson SAS Hotel is the ideal choice for either business or pleasure.
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| The Burrell Collection |
The most famous art museum in Glasgow, the Burrell Collection gets its name from Sir William Burrell who donated 8,000 works of art displayed here. The collection includes paintings and drawings from the 15th through the 19th century as well as art from t
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| The Lighthouse |
Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1895, the Herald Building is now the Lighthouse. It offers exhibition spaces for touring and special exhibits, and permanently houses the Mackintosh Interpretation Centre, which profiles the architect’s work in con
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| Glasgow Science Centre |
The titanium clad shell of the Science Centre houses the Science Mall with hundreds of hands-on exhibits covering the spectrum of natural and applied sciences from astronomy to bionics. It also has a £75 million project IMAX Theatre.
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| People’s Palace |
Built in 1898 as a palace of pleasure for the working class, the museum now tells the story of the people of Glasgow. Both informative and entertaining, the exhibit covers everything from The Patter, the Glasgow dialect, to The Bevvy, the use of alcohol.
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| Glasgow School of Art |
Designed by Mackintosh, this working art school has the architectural flourishes of a surprisingly airy building, and the library still contains all the original furnishings.
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| Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House |
This art gallery contains a substantial print collection, including works by Dürer and Beardsley and paintings from the 17th century through the present. A faithful reproduction of Mackintosh’s home from 1906 to 1914, complete with interior decoration and
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| Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove |
This gallery and museum houses displays, including a range of European paintings from the 15th through the 17th centuries and the 1890s to the 1960s, as well as arms and armour and archaeology and natural history displays.
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| Gallery of Modern Art |
The Gallery of Modern Art offers an up-to-date vision within its four floors of gallery space. Showcasing the works of living artists, the gallery has interactive computers and art workshops.
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| St Mungo's Museum Of Religious Art |
This unique museum explores the importance of religion in people's lives across the world and across time. The displays occupy three floors and are divided into four exhibition areas and include Dali's painting of Christ of St. John of the Cross, a Turkis
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| The Tall Ship |
With a whole ship’s worth of history to discover on board of the sv Glenlee, the tall ship is the last remaining Clyde-built ships from 1896, and is a powerful reminder of the Clyde’s rich maritime heritage.
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