Guide to Glasgow
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Glasgow's treasure-packed Burrell Collection is small but perfectly formed. Wealthy shipping agent Sir William Burrell may not have been able to match the resources of millionaire collectors such as Hearst or Getty, but he used hi..
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Instantly recognisable for his clever use of black and white- the dark and the light - Charles Rennie Mackintosh is not only Glasgow's greatest architect - he is renowned worldwide as a master of the Arts and Crafts style. And whe..
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One year after it reopened following a major renovation, the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ranks among the top five most-visited museums in the UK. Its dazzling exhibition about pop queen Kylie Minogue sums up the spirit of t..
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Glasgow's fortune was made from trading and shipbuilding on the River Clyde. Such was the volume of trade that poured in and out of the river that Glasgow was known as the 'second city of the British Empire'. Neglect followed when..
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Glaswegians are known for their irreverent sense of humour. After all, they gave us comedian Billy Connolly. So it was no great surprise to approach the elegant building which houses Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art and find the eq..
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