The Best Museums in Glasgow, Scotland

The kind of place worth getting lost in, you simply cannot go to Glasgow and not pop into the Kelvingrove Art Gallery And Museum. A true local icon, this cabinet of curiosity ticks every box. Not only does it house one of the most impressive arms and armour collections out there but it also offers an extensive natural history section. Perfect for the art lover, Kelvingrove boasts one of the most raved about European artworks collections, too. Unsurprisingly, Dalí’s Christ of Saint John of the Cross is the star of the show in this glorious, Spanish Baroque, Locharbriggs red sandstone building.

A perfectly preserved time capsule of sorts, The Provand’s Lordship is a unique medieval house museum a stone’s throw away from St Mungo Museum. As the oldest remaining house in Glasgow (built in 1471) and one of four surviving medieval buildings in the city, the place is riddled with history. Highlights include the 17th-century Scottish furniture, flurry of historic royal portraits, expertly laid out rooms filled with interiors from the 1500s to the 1700s, and of course, the lusciously green St Nicholas Garden with its questionable Tontine Heads.

Spiritual stance aside, St Mungo Museum Of Religious Life And Art is a must-visit attraction. This museum, which is strategically located in Cathedral Square near the Necropolis and Provand’s Lordship, covers all the major religions in the world. Appreciate every meticulously crafted stroke on the Islamic Calligraphy sculpture and pontificate over life’s many intricacies in the divinely serene Zen Garden.