Burrell Collection, Art museum in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, United Kingdom
The Burrell Collection is an art museum in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, United Kingdom, displaying over 9,000 artworks and historical objects from diverse cultures and periods. The galleries are arranged so natural light falls on paintings, tapestries, sculptures, stained glass, ceramics, and archaeological finds from ancient Egypt, China, and medieval Europe.
William Burrell, a Glasgow shipping magnate, assembled the items between the 1880s and 1940s during his business travels and gifted them to the city in 1944. The museum opened in 1983 to house the collection in a purpose-built structure.
The building uses natural light through large glass walls to display delicate textiles and paintings without harm. Visitors can walk through reconstructed period rooms that show how the objects once appeared in domestic settings.
Admission is free and opening times usually run from mid-morning to early evening, except on certain weekdays. Some parts of the museum suit wheelchair users well, while others prove harder to navigate due to preserved original flooring.
The archway at the entrance originally stood at Hutton Castle, Burrell's country home, and was moved here stone by stone. Three fully furnished rooms from the castle were also rebuilt inside the museum to preserve the original setting of the collection.
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