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Arts, museums and heritage

Uncover Glasgow's creative side. Spot street art, explore museums and galleries, catch a show or film, and walk city trails. Discover famous artists, and stories that make Glasgow stand out.

The exterior of The Burrell Collection in Glasgow. A sign reading 'The Burrell Collection' stands in front of the museum with trees behind.

Budget-friendly arts and culture

Museums in Glasgow

Exterior view of the ornate, red sandstone Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum under a blue sky.

Galleries in Glasgow

A bright, white-walled art gallery with a striped floor, several small paintings, a central yellow sculpture, and a sloped, skylight ceiling.

Top film and TV locations

An aerial view of Pollok House within Pollok Country Park. The building is surrounded by lots of trees and bushes. The grounds are immaculately kept.

Tours in Glasgow Get a closer look at Glasgow's culture and heritage through guided tours at museums, attractions and on foot.

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A small tour group gathers around an exhibit inside the museum, which has large windows and stone columns.

Self-led trails

City centre mural trail

Bright pink building with a large mural of Billy Connolly in a fantastical, colourful costume with a horned helmet.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Trail

Contemporary art trail

A colourful stained-glass mosaic depicting abstract figures in the tympanum of a building labelled "GALLERY OF MODERN ART."

Nightlife

Classical music in the city

Audience watching a candlelit string quartet performance inside Òran Mór, with fairy lights and arched stone architecture.

Theatre and performance

Exterior of Citizens Theatre in Glasgow at night with bright red neon sign, illuminated statues on the roof, and crowds visible through large windows on the left.

Cinema and comedy

Glasgow Film Theatre exterior at night, with a person entering under a brightly lit marquee displaying movie posters.

Insider tips and local stories

From LGBTQ+ histories at the Burrell Collection to stories from Glasgow's past and tour guide's top tips. Uncover the city's hidden gems.

Explore local stories
A close-up of several Chinese figurines, with the focus on a figure in a green robe.
Mural on a gable end showing a man known as St Mungo with a beard and red bobble hat looking down at a robin.
Exterior sign for "MACKINTOSH AT THE WILLOW" against a building with stained glass windows.