Art in Glasgow
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has a famous collection of paintings including many old masters, Dutch,Italian, French Impressionists, etc. and the Scottish Colourists, and Glasgow Boys. The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, of the University of Glasgow, has what is considered to be the best collection of Whistler paintings in the world. The Burrell Collection is an eclectic collection of art and antiquities donated to the city by Sir William Burrell and housed in an award-winning museum in the Pollok Country Park. The People's Palace museum in Glasgow Green reflects the history of the city and its people, focussing on the working class of Glasgow. Glasgow School of Art designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh continues its pre-eminence in design and architecture, including its Digital Design Studio across the River Clyde in the House for an Art Lover, in Bellahouston Park. The Gallery of Modern Art is on Royal Exchange Square, just off George Square.
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