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Burrell Collection

Address: 2060 Pollokshaws Rd., South Side, Glasgow
Phone: 0141/287-2550

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: South Side

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Fodor's Review:

An elegant, ultramodern building of pink-sandstone and stainless steel completed in 1983 houses thousands of items of all descriptions, from ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman artifacts to Chinese ceramics, bronzes, and jade. You'll also find medieval tapestries, stained-glass windows, Rodin sculptures, and exquisite French impressionist paintings—Degas's The Rehearsal and Sir Henry Raeburn's Miss Macartney, to name a few. Eccentric millionaire Sir William Burrell (1861-1958) donated the magpie collection to the city in 1944. The exterior and interior were designed with large glass walls so that the items on display could relate to their surroundings in Pollok Country Park: art and nature, supposedly in perfect harmony. You can get there via buses 45, 48, and 57 from Union Street.

Cost: Free
Open: Mon.-Thurs. and Sat. 10-5, Fri. and Sun. 11-5

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