The Burrell Collection
The most famous of Glasgow's art museums, the collection is a donation of 8000 works of art from shipping magnate Sir William Burrell. The gallery opened in 1983 in the beautiful setting of Pollok Country Park.
2060 Pollokshaws Road, Pollok County Park
Tel: (0141) 287 2550. Fax: (0141) 287 2597.
Transport: Bus 45,47,48 or 57, or a train from Glasgow Central to Pollokshaws West rail station. A courtesy bus runs around the park, stopping at the station and goes to the Burrell buildings. A timetable is on display at the station entrance to the park.

The Lighthouse
Scotland's Centre for Architecture, Design and the City was opened in summer 1999 as a key element of the 1999 City of Architecture and Design programme. The Lighthouse occupies the former Herald Building, designed by Mackintosh in 1895, and offers exhibition spaces for touring and special exhibits. It also houses the permanent Charles Rennie Mackintosh Interpretation and Orientation Centre.
11 Mitchell Lane
Tel: (0141) 225 8414. Fax: (0141) 221 6395.
Transport: Underground St Enoch.

Queen's Cross Church
The church, built to Mackintosh's design, is a sublime piece of architecture that exhibits Gothic and Japanese influences. The interior furnishings include relief carvings and beautiful stained glass windows. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, based at the same address, runs Mackintosh tours around Glasgow (see Tours of the City section).
870 Garscube Road
Tel: (0141) 946 6600. Fax: (0141) 945 2321;
Transport: Bus 20, 21 or 61. Underground St George's Cross, then a 15-minute walk.

Glasgow School of Art
Designed by Mackintosh, the school was built in two phases between 1897 and 1909, and is well worth a visit. Since it is a working art school, admission is by guided tour only at the specified times. It is advisable to reserve during the peak season.
167 Renfrew Street
Tel: (0141) 353 4526. Fax: (0141) 353 4746.
Transport: Underground Cowcaddens.

Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House
The art gallery at the University of Glasgow contains a substantial print collection (including Dürer and Beardsley), and international paintings from the seventeenth century to the present. A faithful reconstruction of the house Mackintosh and his wife lived in from 1906-14, complete with representative interior decoration and original furniture, is also part of the gallery.
82 Hillhead Street
Tel: (0141) 330 5431. Fax: (0141) 330 3618.
Transport: Underground Hillhead.

Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove
The gallery and museum houses several displays including a range of European paintings covering the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries and the 1890s to the 1960s. The permanent Glasgow 1900 exhibition features paintings, furniture and decorative art objects dating from turn-of-the-century Glasgow.
Kelvingrove, Argyle Street
Tel: (0141) 287 2699. Fax: (0141) 287 2690.
Transport: Underground Kelvin Hall; or bus 6, 9, 16, 18, 42, 62 or 64.

Gallery of Modern Art
The Gallery of Modern Art, centrally located in the middle of Royal Exchange Square, offers an up-to-date vision within its four floors of gallery space. Showcasing the works of living artists, the gallery has an eye on the future with interactive computers and art workshops.
Queen Street
Tel: (0141) 229 1996. Fax: (0141) 204 5316.
Transport: Underground St Enoch or Buchanan Street.