Culture in Glasgow

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The city of Glasgow, Scotland, has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that include those devoted to transport, religion, and modern art. The city often hosts exhibitions and events in these areas, although it can be at times overshadowed by the cultural activities in the nearby city of Edinburgh. The city even has the largest public reference library in Europe ^{[citation needed]} in the form of the Mitchell Library.

Contents 1 Art in Glasgow 2 Glasgow's museums 3 Entertainment 3.1 Theatres 3.2 Concert Halls 3.3 Performing Arts 4 Parks 5 Festivals 6 Exhibitions 7 See also

[edit] Art in Glasgow

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has a famous collection of paintings including many old masters, French Impressionists, etc. The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, of the University of Glasgow, has what is considered to be the best collection of Whistler paintings in the world. The Burrell Collection is an eclectic collection of art and antiquities donated to the city by William Burrell and housed in a museum in the Pollok Country Park. The People's Palace museum reflects the history of the city and its people, focussing on the working class of Glasgow.

The Gallery of Modern Art is on Royal Exchange Square, just off George Square.

[edit] Glasgow's museums

Glasgow's museums include:

• Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (Recently re-opened)
• The Burrell Collection
• Fossil Grove
• The Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
• Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
• The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City
• McLellan Galleries
• Museum of Transport
• The People's Palace
• Pollok House
• Provand's Lordship
• St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
• Scottish Football Museum
• Scotland Street School Museum
• National Museum of Scottish Country Life
• National Museum of Piping

[edit] Entertainment

Scotland's leading cultural institutions, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra are based here and the city also has a longstanding and lively popular music scene based around venues such as the Barrowlands and King Tut's Wah Wah Hut.

[edit] Theatres

Glasgow has a number of theatres, including:

• Citizens' Theatre
• Crawford Theatre
• Cottier Theatre
• Gilmorehill G12
• King's Theatre Glasgow
• Mitchell Theatre
• Pavilion Theatre
• Ramshorn Theatre
• RSAMD
• The Tramway
• Tron Theatre
• Theatre Royal

[edit] Concert Halls

• Glasgow City Hall home of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
• Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
• Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
• Clyde Auditorium
• Muir Hall
• Henry Wood Hall, home of Royal Scottish National Orchestra

[edit] Performing Arts

• The Arches (Glasgow)
• Centre for Contempoary Arts (CCA)
• City of Glasgow Chorus

[edit] Parks

Amongst the city's parks are:

• Bellahouston Park
• Glasgow Green
• Kelvingrove Park
• Victoria Park
• Maxwell Park
• Pollok Country Park
• Queen's Park
• Rouken Glen
• Glasgow Botanic Gardens
• Alexandra Park
• Linn Park
• Springburn Park

[edit] Festivals

See also: Glasgow Festivals

As part of Glasgow' cultural renassiance, Glasgow is host to a variety of festivals throughout the year:-

• Celtic Connections - January
• Glasgow Film Festival - February
• Glasgow International Comedy Festival - March
• Glasgow International Festival (Visual Arts) - April
• Glasgow Art Fair - April
• Charles Rennie Mackintosh Festival
• Big Big Country - May
• West End Festival - June
• Live & Loud - June
• Lord Provost's Procession - June
• Glasgow International Jazz Festival - June
• North Glasgow International Festival - June
• Bard in the Botanics - June
• Glasgow's River Festival - July
• Glasgow Mela Festival - July
• Piping Live - August
• World Pipe Band Championship - August
• Merchant City Festival - September
• Glasgay! Festival - November
• Glasgow's Hogmanay Party - December

[edit] Exhibitions

The city was host to the three Great Exhibitions, in 1888, 1901 and 1911. It later hosted the Empire Exhibition in 1938 and the Industrial exhibits of the Festival of Britain in 1951. More recently it was European Capital of Culture 1990, National City of Sport 1995-1999, UK City of Architecture and Design 1999 and European Capital of Sport 2003.

[edit] See also

• Glasgow