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The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

At the heart of the University of Glasgow since 1807, The Hunterian connects people with stories, individuals and ideas found in stunning collections of objects, belongings and artworks. The Hunterian Museum features outstanding Roman artefacts from the Antonine Wall; vast natural and life science collections; scientific instruments used by James Watt, Joseph Lister and Lord Kelvin; one of the world’s greatest collections of coins and medals and objects and belongings brought to Glasgow from around the world during hundreds of years of trade, empire, exploitation and migration. The Hunterian Art Gallery is famous for its Whistler and Mackintosh collections and has a wide range of outstanding works on show, from Rubens and Rembrandt to the Scottish Colourists and Glasgow Boys. It also features important works by leading contemporary artists, an outdoor sculpture courtyard with a selection of works by British artists and the Mackintosh House, the reassembled interiors from the Glasgow home of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. The Hunterian Zoology Museum is also part of The Hunterian.

What's On @ The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Wee World Changers at The Hunterian

Wee World Changers at The Hunterian

20 May 2025 - 16 Dec 2025

Bring your Wee World Changers along to enjoy our free, drop-in creative activities in the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery! Explore our collections and displays with one of our free, family-friendly trails. All activities are self-guided. No need to book, just turn up!
Glasgow Science Festival: Meet Glasgow's Urban Peregrines
Discover the family of Peregrine Falcons that have made the University of Glasgow their home. View the nesting Peregrines through telescopes and watch the live feed. Learn all about these amazing birds of prey from experts at RSPB Scotland, the Scottish Ornithologist's Club and the University of Glasgow. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
Glasgow Science Festival: Family Day at the Hunterian Museum
Uncover the wonders of Scotland's ancient past at The Hunterian museum, University of Glasgow. From sharp-toothed sharks to early amphibians, explore fossils from a time millions of years ago, when Scotland was a tropical jungle of giant plants and strange creatures! Make your own carboniferous fossil rubbing and reconstruct an ancient forest and get crafty making fish inspired by the prehistoric Bearsden shark. Explore some of the museum's fascinating fossil collection and discover how the world of the Carboniferous period connects to Scotland as we see it today.

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