The section on Paisley shawls explains the development of this local speciality through many examples. The art gallery has a number of works from the Scottish school (Gillie, Walton and George Henry). Fine collection of local pottery and section ..

In 1163, Walter Fitzalan founded a priory for monks from the Clunisian house of Wenlock. Made an abbey in 1245, the monastery became one of the richest and most powerful in Scotland.