THE HUNTERIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

The Hunterian Museum is the oldest and the most famous public museum in Scotland. It is one of the best tourist places to visit in Glasgow as it houses a wide range of displays, including archaeology, medals, ethnography, coins, and geology. The Art Gallery, anatomy museum, and zoology museum are all situated on the University's main campus.

The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery is one of the most popular tourist places to visit in Glasgow for art lovers, history buffs, and architecture enthusiasts. It is one of Scotland's best cultural assets that adds a lot of prestige to the rich crown of Glasgow University. It was first opened to the public in 1807 near Glasgow Cathedral. In 1870 it was shifted to a breathtaking building designed by Gilbert Scott.

It features the world's largest permanent display of James McNeill Whistler's work and The Mackintosh House. A permanent gallery dedicated to the Roman material from Antoine Hall and William Hunter exists inside The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery. It also houses the three hundred and thirty million-year-old Bearsden Shark, dinosaurs from Scotland, and important Scientific instruments. Temporary exhibitions, special events, and discussions are held occasionally at the museum. The art gallery hosts Mackintosh's exhibitions throughout the year.

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Highlights

• The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery boast one of the most distinguished art collections in Scotland. 
• The Hunterian Museum showcases the private Collection of 18th-century physician and anatomist Dr. William Hunter.
• The Hunterian collections include outstanding Roman artifacts from the Antonine Wall, scientific instruments used by Joseph Lister, Lord Kelvin, and James Watt, impressive ethnographic objects from the Pacific voyages of Captain Cook, and major life sciences holdings.
• The Hunterian Art Gallery features an outdoor sculpture garden and displays Hunterian University's extensive art collection.
• The unique thing about this museum is that almost the entire Collection was collated by William Hunter during his entire life.