Hunterian Art Gallery
- April 21, 2007
- Rated 4 of 5 by
spanishlady from Madrid, Spain
Tucked away in the delicious west end is the country's oldest free admission gallery open to the public. Set in the university grounds under the library, they do not tell you in Edinburgh that America's most famous painter has the majority of his collection her, with a smaller part in Washington's Smithsonian institute. Glasgow is the world's seventh-oldest university and well worth the visit.
Across the avenue, the museum occupies a very respectable position with important collections in historical artifacts and scientific achievements.
I particularly enjoyed the history and development of the institution itself in what was, for the majority of the time, a tiny rural backwater before a student at this establishment kicked off the industrial revolution with his steam power. James Watt does not get a lot of exposure for this in this establishment but Boyd Orr and Lord Kelvin do.
All in all, a highly enjoyable experience.
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