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Museums and attractions are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. GLASGOW
■ BURRELL COLLECTION 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 287 2550, glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Free. In the heart of Pollok Country Park is this collection of art, including work by Degas, Rodin and Cézanne, as well as ancient and medieval artifacts. It is named after shipping tycoon Sir William Burrell, who amassed much of its collection of over 8000 objects in his own lifetime.
■ GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS 730 Great Western Road, 339 6964, glasgowbotanicgardens.com Gardens open daily 7am–dusk; glasshouses open daily 10am–6pm; tea room 10am– 4.15pm. Free. A great place to relax in summer or take a brisk walk in winter, with a programme of events including stargazing, gardening talks and even theatre. Also look out for exotics and exhibitions in Kibble Palace Glasshouse and the vegetable, herb and flower gardens.
■ GLASGOW NECROPOLIS 50 Cathedral Square, 552 3145, glasgownecropolis.org Daily 7am–dusk. Free. Standing on a hill behind Glasgow Cathedral, the necropolis is the city’s own Père Lachaise with an obelisk to John Knox, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s first solo work and breathtaking views to boot. Tours are offered by the Friends of Glasgow Necropolis, advance booking essential. ■ GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART 164 Renfrew Street, 566 1472, gsa. ac.uk/visit-gsa/gsa-shop Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s astounding architectural masterpiece (and still a working art school). Due to the fire, the building is closed and tours cancelled until further notice; check website for updates.
■ GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE 50 Pacific Quay, 420 5000, glasgowsciencecentre.org Daily 10am– 5pm. £10.50 (£8.50; under 3s free); Planetarium, Glasgow Tower or IMAX Science films £2.50 extra. The home of Scotland’s first IMAX cinema, as well as fun exhibits, science shows, workshops and talks. BodyWorks Until 2018. Exhibition all about the human body, with the chance to run in a giant hamster wheel and become a ‘snot ninja’ (lovely). Compare your physiological stats with other visitors and find out about all the latest scientific research into your very own body.
■ HUNTERIAN MUSEUM & ART GALLERY 82 Hillhead Street, 330 4221 (museum) / 330 5434 (gallery), gla.ac.uk/hunterian Tue–Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 11am–4pm; closed Mon. Free; Mackintosh House £5 (£3; under 18s free). Scotland’s oldest public museum, founded in 1807, houses collections relating to science, medicine, archaeology, geology and more, as well as art by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (including the Mackintosh House – the reassembled interior of his home) and James McNeill Whistler. ■ KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY & MUSEUM Argyle Street, 276 9599, glasgowlife. org.uk/museums Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Free. Twenty-two collections and over 8000 artifacts, from natural history, armour and weaponry to art from many different eras and touring exhibitions, all housed in a grand red sandstone building on the
banks of the River Kelvin. See Visual Art section for more exhibition details. How Glasgow Flourished, 1714–1837 Until Sun 17 Aug. Major exhibition looking at the rise of Glasgow up to the beginning of Victoria’s reign, growing from a provincial town to one of the great industrial and commercial hubs of the British Empire. ■ NATIONAL PIPING CENTRE 30–34 McPhater Street, 353 0220, thepipingcentre.co.uk Mon–Fri 9am–5pm; Sat 9am–1pm; closed Sun. £4.50 (£3.50; under 16s £2.50; family £11). Home to the Museum of Piping as well as a reference library, shop and restaurant.
■ PEOPLE’S PALACE & WINTER GARDENS Glasgow Green, 276 0788, glasgowlife. org.uk/museums Palace open Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon; Winter Gardens open daily 10am–5pm. Free. Located on Glasgow Green, the Palace gives an insight into how the people of Glasgow lived from the 1750s to the late 20th century, while next door the Winter Gardens house exotic plants and a café. The Road from Delhi Until Jun 2015. Display celebrating the collaboration between Delhi and Glasgow at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Flag Handover event.
■ POLLOK HOUSE 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 0844 493 2202, nts.org.uk/property/pollok-house Daily 10am–5pm (last entry 4.30pm). £6.50 (£5; family £11.50–£16.50). Set within Pollok Country Park, this 18th century house holds one of the best collections of Spanish art in the UK, as well as traditional Edwardian furniture and decoration. ■ PROVAND’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street, 276 1625, glasgowlife. org.uk/museums Tue–Thu & Sat 10am– 5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. Free. The oldest house in Glasgow, and one of only four surviving medieval buildings. Restored to its 17th century finest, there is also a medicinal garden with the intriguing Tontine Faces stone masks.
■ RIVERSIDE MUSEUM 100 Pointhouse Place, 287 2720, glasgowlife.org. uk/museums Mon–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Free. A rebooted version of the Transport Museum housed in a cutting edge piece of architecture by Zaha Hadid. The recently acquired South African locomotive is the largest exhibit in the Glasgow Museums’ collection. Adventurers Until Mar 2015. See and learn about the machines that have been the choice mode of transport for rebellious types. Doon the Watter Until Jun 2015. Discover how families have enjoyed the river for the past 50 years.
■ SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street, 287 0500, glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. Free. Another wonderful building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the museum details the history of the country’s education system from the time of Queen Victoria right through to the swinging 60s. The Games We Play Until Sun 7 Sep. An exhibition looking at the culture of game playing across centuries and countries. ■ THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL MUSEUM Hampden Park, 616 6139, scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk Mon–Sat
10am–5pm; Sun 11am–5pm. Stadium tour £8 (£3.50); museum entry £7 (£3); combined ticket £11 (£5); under 5s free. Located inside Scotland’s national football stadium a couple of miles south of the city centre, this museum displays all kinds of memorabilia and offers tours of the stadium itself. ■ ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS ART & LIFE 2 Castle Street, 276 1625, glasgowlife. org.uk/museums Tue–Thu & Sat 10am–5pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm; closed Mon. Free. Situated across the road from the Provand’s Lordship, this museum holds artwork and historical artifacts exploring the role of religion in people’s lives, promoting understanding and respect between faiths. In Honour’s Cause: Glasgow’s World War I Memorials Until Apr 2015. Photographic exhibition documenting the city’s WWI memorials.
■ THE TALL SHIP AT RIVERSIDE 150 Pointhouse Place, 357 3699, thetallship.com Daily 10am–5pm (last entry 4.30pm). Free. Step aboard the Glenlee, one of only five Clyde-built ships still afloat today. Learn about the maritime history of the area through talks, tours and costume days.
EDINBURGH
■ CAMERA OBSCURA & WORLD OF ILLUSIONS Castlehill, 226 3709, camera-obscura. co.uk Daily 9.30am–9pm. £12.95 (£10.95; under 16s £9.50; under 5s free). The ‘camera’ is a giant periscope inside a Victorian rooftop tower on the Royal Mile, giving a spectacular 360° perspective on Edinburgh, plus there’s interactive optical fun galore. The building also contains three galleries and lights up at night.
■ DEEP SEA WORLD Battery Quarry, North Queensferry, 01383 411880, deepseaworld.com Daily 10am–6pm (last entry 5pm). £13.50 (£11.50; under 13s £9.50; under 3s
■ EDINBURGH CASTLE AND NATIONAL
WAR MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND Castlehill, 225 9846 (info) / 668 8081 (bookings), edinburghcastle.gov.uk / nms.ac.uk/war Daily 9.30am–6pm (last entry 5pm). £16 (£12.80; children £9.60; under 5s free). Perhaps Edinburgh’s most visible landmark, the Castle perches on top of a rocky outcrop at the head of the Royal Mile, and includes ceremonial rooms, fortifications, dungeons and Scotland’s Honours or crown jewels. Inside, the National War Museum delves into the past 400 years of the country’s military history. Next of Kin Until Mar 2015. A look at Scotland at war, and how people at home deal with the absence or loss of loved ones.
■ THE EDINBURGH DUNGEON 31 Market Street, 240 1001 (info) / 0871 423 2250 (bookings), thedungeons. com Daily 10am–5pm until Fri 18 Jul; from Sat 19 Jul 10am–7pm. £10.95–£16.50 (£10.50–15.60; under 16s £9.50–£12.60; family £39–£49.80). A grizzly look into historical Edinburgh, with actor-led tours and rides, just above Waverley Station. With special opening hours around Hallowe’en.
GREAT DAYS OUT
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free; family £40–£44). Home to everything from seals to piranhas, this marine life centre has a petting area and underwater tunnel so you can get to grips with the deep. Approximately a 20-minute drive from Edinburgh.
Museums & Attractions | AROUND TOWN
5 REASONS TO GO TO . . . KNITWORKS!
1. Knitting is the new black They say so themselves. Crafting is cool and there’s no sign of this abating, so throw away any notions you hold about it being for your gran and succumb to its twee charms. At the very least, learning this new skill will take you away from Facebook and get that grey matter churning again.
2. You’ll be learning from the best
Who else knows more about woolly jumpers than the Scandinavians and Scots? Organised by the Danish Cultural Institute as part of Edinburgh International Fashion Festival, there are exhibitions, a symposium and workshops in crochet and knitting, plus a two- day-long knitathon to create a communal masterpiece. 3. Unleash your inner hippy
Take a leaf out of Reykjavik-based fashion label STEiNUNN’s book – a chilled-out workshop (Sun 20 Jul, 11am–1pm) encourages you to let the drumbeat take over and teaches the art of knitting without needles. 4. Could be a moneymaker
The Nordic Knitathon (Sat 19 & Sun 20 Jul, 11am–4pm ) allows for anyone, experienced or beginner, to take up their needles and get knitting. Your 15x15cm square contributes to a massive blanket, and with friendly tutors on hand to make sure your skills are as sharp as possible, you’ll be a master in no time which can only mean one thing: Etsy, here you come.
5. It’s just plain cute As demonstrated by Norway’s Arne & Carlos whose workshop (Sun 20 Jul, 1.30–3.30pm) is nothing less than a bundle of fun. Focused on storytelling through knitted dolls, they are guiding participants through their own pattern to create a little crocheted flower. (Kirstyn Smith) ■ National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Sat 19 & Sun 20 Jul.
■ EDINBURGH ZOO Corstorphine Road, 334 9171, edinburghzoo.org.uk Daily 9am–6pm (last entry 5pm). £16.50 (£14; under 16s £12; under 3s free; family £36.45– £62.10). Visitors can see the headline- grabbing giant pandas, the famous Penguin Parade and over 1000 other rare and interesting animals and birds at this site three miles west of the city centre. 10 Jul–21 Aug 2014 THE LIST 57