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Hunterian Art Gallery

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Opposite Glasgow University's main gate, this gallery houses William Hunter's (1718-83) collection of paintings (his antiquarian collection is housed in the nearby Hunterian Museum). You'll also find prints, drawings, and sculptures by Tintoretto, Rembrandt, and Auguste Rodin, as well as a major collection of paintings by James McNeill Whistler, who had a great affection for the city that bought one of his earliest paintings. Also in the gallery is a replica of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's town house, which once stood nearby. The rooms contain Mackintosh's distinctive art-nouveau chairs, tables, beds, and cupboards, and the walls are decorated in the equally distinctive style devised by him and his artist wife, Margaret. The gallery is free, but the Mackintosh House and occasional special exhibitions are £5.

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  • Address: Hillhead St., West End, Glasgow, G12 8QQ | Map It
  • Phone: 0141/330-5431
  • Cost: Free, Mackintosh house £5
  • Hours: Tues.--Sat. 10--5, Sun. 11--4
  • Website: www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
  • Metro Hillhead.
  • Location: The West End
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