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 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
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