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About Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery is the oldest museum in Scotland. The museum is owned by the University of Glasgow, and is named after William Hunter, an anatomist and collector. The museum and the gallery currently houses Hunterian Museum, Zoology Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery, and the Mackintosh House- a modern concrete building, part of the gallery-library complex.

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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

0.5km from Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of the most popular attractions in Scotland. The museum has 22 galleries that showcases a range of exhibits including Renaissance art, taxidermy and artifacts from ancient Egypt. It has one of the most notable collection of arms and armour in the world.

Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Glasgow Botanic Gardens

0.75km from Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Glasgow Botanic Gardens features several glassouses, the most notable of which is the Kibble Palace- a 19th-century wrought iron-framed glasshouse, covering 2137 m2. Some of the ferns living in the Kibble Palace are over 120 years old. The gardens notable has a veriety of temperate and tropical flora, a herb garden, UK's national collection of tree ferns, a rose garden among many other gardens and plants.

The Mackintosh Church

The Mackintosh Church

1.35km from Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

The Mackintosh Church or Queen's Cross Church is a former parish church of Church of Scotland. This is the only church designed by the Scotish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh from whom church came to known as the Mackintosh Church. Unlike most churches in Glasgow, the Mackintosh Church does not have a huge towering spire and is more like a Norman Castle.

Riverside Museum (Glasgow Museum of Transport)

Riverside Museum (Glasgow Museum of Transport)

1.38km from Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Location of the Glasgow Museum of Transport. It was the European Museum of the Year Award winner in 2013. The notable collections of the museum includes the oldest surviving pedal cycle, and the worlds largest collection of Scottish built cars and trucks.

The Tenement House

The Tenement House

1.41km from Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

The Tenement House is a historic house museum. The house is a flat in 1892 preserved in its condition from the early 20th century.

Glasgow Science Centre

Glasgow Science Centre

1.64km from Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Glasgow Science Centre displays interactive exhibits that demonstrate scientific principles. It also consists of a Science Show Theatre and a Planetarium. Glasgow Science Centre is one of the most popular paid visitor attractions in Scotland.

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