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The Burrell Collection & Pollok Park

Eclectic fine art & a lovely park

The Burrell Collection (Glasgow)

Shipping magnate Sir William Burrell (1861–1958) was rich beyond most people's wildest dreams and far keener on collecting fine art than most too.

Tapestry in the Burrell Collection, "The Triumph of Divine Wisdom"

The result was one of the world's largest solo collections - around 9,000 items from a truly eclectic range of eras and cultures: from stained glass and medieval tapestries; to Middle Eastern antiquities; to Chinese ceramics; and even the occasional Old Master: Rembrandt’s Self-Portrait (1632) and Frans Hals’ Portrait of a Gentleman (1639) among them.

In 1944 it all ended up in the city of Glasgow's hands who built a bright, bold building to house the collection in an attractive parkland on the city's outskirts.

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Art

Glasgow

Outlander Scotland

Stately Homes & Gardens

Text © Christian Williams

Images by dun_deagh, Jean-Pierre Dalbéra