2024

ST. MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE & ART

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Erected in the image of the former bishop's apartments that were in the same place, this establishment has as its subject the main religions throughout the world. The idea is to show their similarities and differences through the study of certain themes and the support of numerous cult objects, thus inviting more open-mindedness. There is a Zen garden, carved Islamic calligraphy, Christian stained glass windows and Hindu statues.

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2024

SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM

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Also designed by Mackintosh between 1903 and 1906, this school was open to students until 1979. It now houses a museum on school life and education in Scotland in the last century. In addition to the building, which is worth a visit on its own, like every building by the famous architect, it is immersed in the daily lives of schoolchildren: the children of families working in shipbuilding, during the reign of Queen Victoria and up until the 1960s.

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2024

THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL MUSEUM

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Claimed to be the world's largest round balloon-related tourist attraction, it boasts some 2,500 items, including the oldest national competition trophy in history: the Scottish Cup. In all, 14 rooms are in a row. You walk through the "hall of fame", with its 89 portraits of Scotland's most popular players, including Sir Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish. The site could not be better chosen: Hampden Stadium is the stadium of the Scottish team,

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2024

THE TALL SHIP AT RIVERSIDE

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At the docks, the Tall Ship is a three-masted ship named Glenlee, built in Port Glasgow and launched at sea in 1896. She circumnavigated the world four times, survived formidable storms before being bought by the Spanish Navy and became a sail training ship from 1922 to 1969, then a training school until 1981. Rediscovered in 1990 and fully restored, this ship is accessible from top to bottom and is well worth a visit, before or after the Riverside Museum.

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2024

RIVERSIDE MUSEUM

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Glasgow's gigantic Transport Museum is housed in a beautiful modern space. There are 3,000 items to admire: locomotives, cars, buses, trams, bicycles, skateboards and even a Stormtrooper! You will discover a reconstitution of a street in the city, with shops from 1895 to the 1980s. You will board a train, tram or bus. You will help an interactive firefighter to put out a fire. Between real and virtual, interactivity is everywhere in this immersive museum where you can touch everything.

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