Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Museum and art gallery near Glasgow in Scotland.
Attractions in Glasgow
Photo: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 瑞丽江的河水 (CC BY-SA 4.0)The one to see in Glasgow: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
The 2015 count at Riverside Museum was 1.1M visitors. There are 64 places to visit inside Glasgow’s locality, and 37 more within 5 km of its edge. They include 39 museums, 14 art galleries and 14 castles. On the list, 8 places are looked after: 6 by the National Trust for Scotland and 2 by Historic Environment Scotland. Further afield lies Antonine Wall, at 17 km.
In Glasgow
64
inside the locality
Within 5 km
37
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
53
in or near town
Castles & historic places
29
in or near town
Cared for
8
National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and others
Best known
The names to know in Glasgow
Once you have seen Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, try 2 museums, 2 cathedrals and an art gallery.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museumin town · 1M visitors a year
MuseumGlasgow School of Artin town
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museumin town · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
CathedralGlasgow Cathedralin town
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Artin town · 596K visitors a year
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedralin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
On the map
Furthest out is Margaret Skinnider Heritage Centre, at 15 km.
The dashed line is Glasgow’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
By kind
What they are
53 museums or galleries and 29 castles or historic places top the count.
Museums & galleries 39 museums · 14 art galleries41 in town · 12 nearby
Castles & historic places 14 castles · 7 historic sites · 5 cathedrals · 2 historic houses · 1 historic ship11 in town · 18 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens · 1 park or estate2 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 3 zoos · 1 water park2 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 11 attractions8 in town · 3 nearby
Green: inside Glasgow. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
8 places are cared for: 6 by the National Trust for Scotland and 2 by Historic Environment Scotland (Crookston Castle, Pollok House, Holmwood House and The Tenement House, and 4 more).
Every place
The full list
The town has 64; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 37 more.
7People's Palace
Museum and glasshouse in Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
9
10
11Hunterian Museum
Museum in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
12The Burrell Collection
Art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
14
15Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Luke
Cathedral in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
16
17Glenlee Visitor Centre
1896 steel-hulled three-masted barque and museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
19
20Provand's Lordship
Historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Scotland Street School Museum
Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Scottish Football Museum
Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Centre for Contemporary Arts
Arts centre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art
Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Tramway
Contemporary visual and performing arts venue located in the Scottish city of Glasgow.
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre/Gallery
Museum and theatre company in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
Museum resource centre near Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Glasgow Print Studio
Not-for-profit arts organization in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
Scottish Jewish Archives Centre
Repository of Jewish migration to Scotland.
Royal Highland Fusiliers
Regimental museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
David Livingstone Museum
Category A listed building in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
National Museum of Rural Life
National museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
Paisley Museum and Art Galleries
Museum in Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
Industrial and social history museum in Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery
Maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The Lillie Art Gallery
Art gallery in Milngavie, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Auld Kirk Museum
Local museum in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
The 64 inside Glasgow come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
1,795 listed buildings and 13 scheduled monuments are on Glasgow’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Glasgow →
Big names nearby
A drive away
Of the 12 day trips, Antonine Wall (17 km) is the best known.
FortAntonine Wall17 km northeastCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle36 km northeast
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle21 km northwest
CathedralMotherwell Cathedral19 km southeast
CastleDoune Castle39 km north
CastleMugdock Castle13 km northCastleCastleCulcreuch Castle23 km north
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCadzow Castle (ruin)19 km southeast
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandNewark Castle27 km westGardenGarden · National Trust for ScotlandHill House34 km northwestCastleCastleBalloch Castle26 km northwest
CastleDalzell House20 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Glasgow (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Seeing Glasgow: questions
What are the main attractions in Glasgow?
The best known inside Glasgow’s locality are Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow School of Art, Riverside Museum and Glasgow Cathedral. In all, 64 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 37 more within 5 km.
Does Glasgow have a museum?
53 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Glasgow: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow School of Art, Riverside Museum and Gallery of Modern Art.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Glasgow?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Glasgow, 8 places are cared for: 6 by the National Trust for Scotland and 2 by Historic Environment Scotland (Crookston Castle, Pollok House, Holmwood House and The Tenement House).
What are the best-known days out near Glasgow?
Within 40 km: Antonine Wall (17 km), Stirling Castle (36 km), Dumbarton Castle (21 km), Motherwell Cathedral (19 km).
Where are Glasgow’s historic buildings listed?
Glasgow has 1,795 listed buildings, 279 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Glasgow when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (49)
- 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
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, 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
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crookston Castle: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunterian Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pollok House: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Science Centre: Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Luke: Bjmullan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Tower: Feorag at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenlee Visitor Centre: Armada Española (Persona Juridica), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Holmwood House: Zeddy at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Provand's Lordship: TSP, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotland Street School Museum: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Tenement House: Twid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Women's Library: Lirazelf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre for Contemporary Arts: Sam Saunders from Bristol, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathcart Castle: David MacGibbon (1831-1902), and Thomas Ross, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Haggs Castle: Alexander Duff Robertson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tramway: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Piping Centre: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre/Gallery: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Museums Resource Centre: Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mirin's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Livingstone Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Rural Life: Gordon McKinlay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mearns Castle: wrobison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paisley Museum and Art Galleries: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gilbertfield Castle: Taken by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedlay Castle: Drawn by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter House Museum: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mains Castle: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life: Jayhoolihan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peel Castle: Lairich Rig, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Motherwell Cathedral: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doune Castle: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mugdock Castle: Xenophule, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadzow Castle (ruin): Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalzell House: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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