Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery
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Offers
Two for one on entrance fees to The Mackintosh House
Opening Hours
Monday - Saturday, 9.30am - 5.00pm. Closed Sundays and public holidays.
(Zoology Museum closed Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays).
Contact Details
University of Glasgow,
University Avenue,
Glasgow G12 8QQ
T: 0141 330 4221 (Museum) 5431 (Art Gallery) 4772 (Zoology Museum)
W: www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
E: hunter@museum.gla.ac.uk
Admission Fees
Admission free. (Admission charge for The Mackintosh House).
Directions
The Hunterian is part of the University of Glasgow, 3km west of the city centre. Parking within University grounds by permit only. Free parking along Kelvin Way, pay-and-display in University Avenue and adjoining streets, disabled drivers within University grounds by prior arrangement. Underground station -Hillhead. Bus - First Bus no’s. 44, 44A, 11 from the city centre to University Avenue.
Unravel the past at the Hunterian Museum. Explore how the Earth was formed, how man evolved, when Romans patrolled the Antonine Wall, the civilisation of ancient Egypt and what Captain Cook brought back from the South Seas. See Scotland’s first Dinosaur footprint and the shark that swam in Bearsden. Find out how Lord Kelvin transformed the teaching of science, get close up to £1 million and view one of the world’s greatest coin collections.
Find unmistakable art at the Hunterian Art Gallery. See the most significant collection of original Charles Rennie Mackintosh works in the world. Visit the house he designed and see how he lived. Explore the legacy of James McNeill Whistler and find out why the Hunterian’s Whistler collection is one of the finest in the world. Discover the distinctive style of the Glasgow Boys. Explore the works of the Scottish Colourists or uncover the old masters with paintings by Rembrandt, Chardin and Stubbs.
Let the bugs bite at the Zoology Museum. Explore the animal kingdom from aardvarks to zebra beetles. Come face to face with some real slippery characters and an amazing array of insects. The Zoology Museum reflects Hunter’s fascination with all things rare and exotic.