Glasgow's Museums

I happened across this booklet on Glasgow's Museums, and it had me thinking.
We in the central belt are very fortunate to have access to such wonderful museums and galleries, and none more so than the people who live in Glasgow and its environs.

On leafing through the booklet, we have Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, probably my favourite ever, most Glaswegians spent a lot of their childhood there particularly on rainy Sundays, and it is still as magical as ever. Then we have the Riverside Museum, the replacement for the Transport Museum which used to be housed at Kelvin Hall, and has the Tall Shop docked beside it. The Glenlee is one of only five of the design still afloat; she was built on the Clyde in 1896, and is a fascinating ship to visit.

The Burrell Collection is housed in a beautiful location at Pollok Park, and has an eclectic range of artifacts collected for and by Sir William Burrell, who gave it to Glasgow in 1944.

The Gallery of Modern Art is in the city centre, and is a stunning building. I have to admit the exhibits are mostly not to my taste, but there is a great cafe in the basement.

The People's Palace is loved by most Glaswegians, as it tells the history of ordinary people. I particularly love the recreation of the Single End, which gives a fascinating glimpse of life in the tenements. You can always hear someone say 'I remember' this or that exhibit here.

Then we have Scotland Street School, which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and has classrooms set up in various different eras, from the reign of Queen Victoria through to the '50's and '60's. Schoolchildren are often taken there by their school and can dress up in costume to make the visit more authentic.

St. Mungo Museum and Provand's Lordship are beside the Cathedral, and are worth a visit too. Provand's Lordship was built in 1471 and is one of only four surviving medieval buildings in Glasgow.

.....And if all that was not enough, we have the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, which can be visited with advance booking, and has all the stuff that they have no room for in the regular museums.

The great thing is it's all free, and each one is worth a visit when in the city.