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Museums in Scotland

Posted on September 17, 2014October 17, 2022 by David Barker

In Scotland, just about every church and castle counts as a museum. For this post, I highlight museums that aren’t churches or castles. Here are photos from four secular museums in Glasgow and all of them are free. For more info on Scotland’s museums, click here. The first isn’t really a museum; it’s the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow. I’ve included it here because interspersed amongst the plants are Victorian sculptures.

Victorian Sculpture
Gazing in the water
Reflected sculpture

Another is the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, as viewed here from Glasgow University.

Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery
Inside The Kelvingrove
Return To Sender, detail from sculpture by Sean Read
"Laughing heads" installation in the Kelvingrove
Sculpture of Woman
The Harpy Celaeno, by Mary Pownall, sneaks up on a patron

Newly refurbished, we have the Riverside Museum (of transportation). Below we see the reflection of a tall ship moored on the Clyde River.

Reflection of tall ship
Rope and Chain

Finally, some shots from the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) with its signature pylon-capped horseman.

Sculpture of man on horse with pylon on his head, GOMA, Glasgow
Night time at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
Algae on Gallery Of Modern Art column
"Everyday" - temporary exhibit at the GOMA
Sculpture by Niki de Saint Phalle (detail)

2 thoughts on “Museums in Scotland”

  1. Tamiko says:
    September 19, 2014 at 11:46 am

    I’m no Victorian sculpture!!!

  2. David says:
    September 19, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    Oops! Gotta keep my #1 model happy. Dinner? Shopping?

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