Hunterian Art Gallery and Museum Reviews (Glasgow, Scotland)

Hunterian Art Gallery

Madrid, Spain

April 21, 2007

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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 ...Read more

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Hunterian Art Gallery and Museum

by artslover

Calgary, Alberta

May 17, 2006

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Best of IgoUgo This is reputedly one of the oldest art galleries and museums in Scotland. It is named after William Hunter, who was, among other things, royal surgeon to King George I. He must have been a very curious, as well as wealthy person, to have collected ...Read more This is reputedly one of the oldest art galleries and museums in Scotland. It is named after William Hunter, who was, among other things, royal surgeon to King George I. He must have been a very curious, as well as wealthy person, to have collected so many various and interesting things and then have the money to fund the building of a structure to house all his stuff in.

Hunter's collections are located in various buildings on the campus of the University of Glasgow. The two main places to see the collections are the Gallery, and the Museum.

The Gallery, a modern, custom-built facility, is part of the extensive University library complex. The Gallery displays an extensive art collection, and features an outdoor sculpture garden. The bas relief aluminium doors to the Hunterian Gallery were designed by Scottish sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi. The art collection has grown since Hunter's original collection. Part of the art collection includes a large number of Whistler's paintings, and paintings of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Also connected to the Gallery is Mackintosh's house, rebuilt by the University (using modern materials) at exactly the same point that the original had stood. The Mackintosh House features some of the original woodwork of the old terraced house, and has been furnished entirely to Mackintosh's design, with original decorations and furniture.

The Museum features extensive displays relating to William Hunter and his collections relating to Roman Scotland (especially the Antonine Wall), geology, ethnography, ancient Egypt, coins, and medals. Superb geological, zoological, anatomical, archaeological, ethnographic, and scientific instruments also form the collections, as well as preserved insects and other biological specimens.

It is open Monday to Saturday, and admission is free to the Gallery and Museum. A modest charge (£2) is levied for the Mackintosh House. There is a cafe and small gift shop as well. Getting to the University of Glasgow is easily done by subway or bus from the city centre.

It is well worth the effort to view the amazing variety of things you may not have seen elsewhere, as well as appreciate the art. And I have not even described the zoology and anatomy collections, which are also housed on the university campus. Close

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Hunterian Art Gallery

by golondon

McAllen, Texas

October 6, 2001

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Best of IgoUgo Across the street from the Hunterian Museum, the Art Gallery, also part of the University of Glasgow, is an extremely nice gallery. The main exhibition was of James McNeil Whistler's paintings, pastels and prints. The only painting of his I had ...Read more

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Hunterian Museum

by golondon

McAllen, Texas

October 6, 2001

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This small eclectic museum was housed in Bute Hall at the University of Glasgow. Entered through a series of arches much like a cathedral crypt, the Victorian stairway up to the first floor was beautiful. The museum has a variety of Roman coins, a ...Read more

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