I went to Glasgow Uni for four years and I didn't notice this place until 2014, eight years after…read moreI'd graduated! It's hidden away inside the Zoology department but is open to the public Monday to Friday. The museum one large room full of taxidermy, insects, birds, shells, coral and lots of other things. Like a giant sea turtle suspended from the ceiling. There are also a few live specimens so look out for those. I can imagine this being a great setting for a B movie about an escaped tarantula. It does look and feel like nothing has changed since the 50s! Definitely an interesting place for a look around if you're nearby or visiting the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery and of course if you have an interest in natural history.

I bloody love this place!…read more Completely forgot about it until a trip back home saw me passing the front door of the Museum and flooding back came the memories! The Museum and Art Galleries is an absolute asset to the Inverclyde area. The museum itself has some seriously amazing exhibits. Everything from Stone Age artifacts to ancient Egyptian relics and a preserved mummy kept in a climate controlled viewing cabinet! The building also plays host to some beautiful British and Scottish art but my favourite section depicts the history of the Clyde from Shipbuilding to the present day. Wondered what all those place looked like that your grandparents talked about? Well you'll get a good feel of them by seeing all the old pictures, the little bits of history people have kept and by reading the stories as you walk around. The also offer classes during the holidays for school children but these are extremely popular! One or two day events they usually revolve around art and gives your kids the chance to be hands on in a number of different art projects! Highly recommended!

I used to come here years ago when it was mainly a natural history museum in the upstairs part of…read morethe building. It has had a huge face-life and undergone extensive work and now it is a small but beautiful museum with extensive displays of many kinds. There are collections from many cultures across the centuries, industrial, marine and local history, and there is still a fine natural history section too. A nice little shop is found downstairs too where you can buy books on the area, gifts and small toys. There's free internet access as well. Highly recommended. Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQFanSNgg18

We happened to come across the museum while walking around Glasgow University. It's free, so we…read moredecided to check it out. It's the oldest public museum in Scotland. There were some interesting artifacts.

I visited The Hunterian, located on-campus at the University of Glasgow, for the first time on…read moreWednesday 17 July 2019. I was following a geologist on Twitter who worked/collabed with the museum (I have since deleted my account - in the first half of 2021) and decided it would be fun to check the exhibits out. The building was straightforward to find and was marked for The Hunterian. The entrance was located up some stairs and had posted hours just outside the entrance. The admission was free. I enjoyed the different exhibits overall. Workers were friendly, but not nosy. The artifacts were well labeled and contextualized. As well as items of historical significance, such as stone altars from the Romans, exhibits also highlighted different people and their contributions to social and scientific development in Scotland. As a woman who is part Scottish by ancestry, I still find it neat that the term "scientist" was coined for female Scotswoman Mary Fairfax Somerville. I found the informational placards accompanying the displayed items to be easy to understand.

Hands down a must visit in Glasgow! Free admission!…read moreLocated in Kelvingrove Park, West End. This is a popular museum and art gallery with the likes of Dali and more. It's a large space and it's divided up by fine art, natural history, etc. I wandered through all of the rooms and believe that I saw almost every exhibit. I spent hours and just took my time taking it all in. Stopped by the cafe' for a cuppa tea too. Fantastic museum.

The museum is one of the top attractions in Glasgow. It was established in 1901- 125 years ago. The…read morearchitecture of the building itself is a marvel. I'm not much of a museum person, but entrance is free. The expansive museum's west wing focuses on "Life" (natural history/prehistory), while the east wing focuses on "Expression" (fine art). There are 22 galleries with 8,000 objects. Salvador Dalí's "Christ of Saint John of the Cross" is one of their most famous works of art. I was most interested in "The Floating Heads" installation by Sophie Cave. We spent most of our time viewing Scotland's Wildlife, where most of the kids were. While we were there, we also enjoyed an organ recital- 1:00pm Monday-Saturday and 3:00pm on Sunday.

I visited the museum for the first time in years last week. I was relieved to find that they still…read morehave Buddy the Lion who was always my favorite exhibit to touch although all the signs told me not to. Buddy the Lion was accompanied by a tiger back then but he seems to have been done away with. I didn't get to spend long in the museum as it was just closing but it hasn't changed drastically since my last visit. I hope to go again soon to see what I missed out last time.

Brilliant! Popped in for Brick Wonders, an exhibition dedicated to LEGO. Great exhibition, with…read morelittle brick creations of the African Savannah, Niagara Falls, London Bridge and the Space Station but to name a few things. Kids (and bigger kids) can play with giant bricks to build lego towers or make trains with Duplo. It really is entertainment for all ages! Cost £4 adults, £3 concessions (the 2 year old was free), we spent almost two hours looking at lego exhibits and playing. Entry to the rest of the museum is free and yes, Buddy the Lion is still there. 4*'s still I go back to see the rest of the exhibits but it is worth a visit!

We popped in here on a crisp November day as it seemed to be the only place that was open. I'm so…read moreglad we did - it was lovely! The Victorian mansion has been renovated in a modern style, and it's very light and airy inside. The museum part is just small, but it provides a fascinating history of the Isle of Cumbrae and the town of Millport. Very informative! As well as the museum and the library, there's also a cafe, an outside courtyard out the back, and a small shop selling crafts made by local people. Well worth a visit.

A friend recommended this place and her elevator pitch was simple "it has a wall of vintage cars"…read more A very interesting museum that has transportation displays but also a recreation of a classic Scottish main street, glasgow punk vinyls, and old toys. It was one of the most unique museums we've been to and like all the museums in Scotland it was free! The architecture is interesting and was done by one of my favorite architects, Zaha Hadid. The roofline is undulating and angular and the whole form is extruded backwards toward the river to form the museum. From the back you get a very interesting view with the restored old ship and the modern museum juxtaposing each other. The interior is also distinctly Zaha, with curved lines that seem to guide you and your eyes through your space. The only jarring thing is it feels a bit disorientating, especially when trying to take photos and videos and looking for horizontal and vertical lines to help line you up. The wall of motorcycles and cars are visually stunning though the ones high up are really hard to see so I enjoyed the vehicles on the floor more because you could see everything much better. There is a second floor you can get to with all the interactive displays and a hypnotizing carousel of giant model ships that move in a continual loop.

What a fun, big and FREE museum! We spent four hours here and probably could've stayed a bit…read morelonger. We got licky and made it just in time for a FREE guided tour. The tour guide took us around the whole museum highlighting the more Scottish items. The museum is mostly transportation but also has a section that is a recreation of a 1920's street complete with shops you can walk into. I highly recommend coming solo, with friends, or family! Donations are asked to help keep this amazing museum free to the public and there is a parking lot for a fee

I feel pretty bad giving this place three stars (it's National Trust, so I got in for free too) as…read moreit is trying to do a good thing - preserve the past - but it's just a tad boring. I even tried putting myself in the feet of children, but looking at different types of hand-shears or ploughs or tanning stations behind glass, or on a wall isn't going to get anyone's juices going. There's a wee cafe/restaurant area that serves home-cooked food, which did look quite good. There is an actual farm that is connected to the museum, which a tractor-pulled passenger carriage takes you to from the main museum, but the weather was really awful (which is why we went here in the first place) so we didn't visit. If I go again in nicer weather, I'll be sure to update this review. Bottom line, if you've got National Trust membership then you might as well visit, if you've making a specific journey from far away, I'd think twice.

This a great place for a family day out, both interesting and fun. There is an exhibition centre…read morewhich includes a shop and restuarant and there is also a working farm which houses animals. Many schools visit this venue for educational purposes and fun. Our kids particularly liked seeing the baby lambs and being to take the tractor ride from the museum up to the farm.