Glasgow Museums
Glasgow Museums is the group of museums and galleries owned by the City of Glasgow, Scotland.[1] They hold about 1.6 million objects including over 60,000 art works, over 200,000 items in the human history collections, over 21,000 items relating to transport and technology, and over 585,000 natural history specimens.[2] They are managed by Glasgow Life (formally "Glasgow Sport and Culture"), an arms length external organisation contracted by Glasgow City Council to provide cultural, sporting and learning activities in the city.[3][4]
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
The museums and galleries are:[5]
- Burrell Collection
- Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)
- Glasgow Museums Resource Centre[6]
- Kelvin Hall (Museum store)[7]
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
- The Open Museum
- People's Palace
- Provand's Lordship
- Riverside Museum
- Scotland Street School Museum
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
See also
- List of museums in Scotland, including other museums in Glasgow not part of Glasgow Museums
References
- "Glasgow Museums". ArtUK. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Collections". Museums. Glasgow Life. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "About Glasgow Life". Glasgow Life. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Culture and Sport Glasgow, SC037844". www.oscr.org.uk. Scottish Charity Regulator. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Our Museums". Glasgow Life. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Glasgow Museums Resource Centre". Museums. Glasgow Life. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Kelvin Hall". Museums. Glasgow Life. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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