Collins Building
Collins Building is an art gallery in Glasgow. Within 5 km there are 53 more places to visit. The site is run by University of Strathclyde.
Art gallery in Glasgow
Inside Glasgow
Collins Building is inside Glasgow’s locality, with 53 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Glasgow
Aim for June to August, when Glasgow reaches 18–19°C.
Collins Building
Worth the trip, Glasgow Cathedral is 600 m off.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Run by
- University of Strathclyde
- Town
- in Glasgow
Getting in
Mapping Collins Building
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Collins Building is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Glasgow’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
With 617,904 people, Glasgow is the largest of the 4. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Glasgow
Rutherglen
Bishopbriggs
Cambuslang
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Collins Building is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | It’s in town | 617,904 | 101 |
| Rutherglen | 2.5 km southeast of it | 31,185 | 51 |
| Bishopbriggs | 4 km north of it | 23,759 | 39 |
| Cambuslang | 4.4 km southeast of it | 33,250 | 35 |
Places to add to Collins Building
4 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery are among the 105 within 15 km.
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral600 m away2
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum3 km away · 1M visitors a year3
MuseumGlasgow School of Art1.3 km away4
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art600 m away · 596K visitors a year5
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral800 m away6
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum3.9 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)7
MuseumPeople's Palace1.2 km away · 290K visitors a year8CathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral2.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Collins Building
Where is Collins Building?
Collins Building is in Glasgow, Glasgow City, inside the town’s locality.
What is Collins Building?
Art gallery.
Who runs Collins Building?
University of Strathclyde.
When is the best time to visit Collins Building?
June to August are the warmest months in Glasgow, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Collins Building?
Within 15 km: Glasgow Cathedral (600 m), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (3 km), Glasgow School of Art (1.3 km) and Gallery of Modern Art (600 m).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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