Glasgow EuroWalk

At Great Western Terrace, just off Great Western Road, we can see the grand house which was previously the residence of Sir William Burrell, the shipping magnate and philanthropist and collector of art, sculpture and tapestries. He bought the house in 1901.   The house, and terrace were designed by Alexander “Greek” Thomson (1817-1875). Burrell collected many artworks from across continental Europe, and the various items are now housed as a collection at the Burrell Collection in Pollok Park in the South Side of Glasgow. Due to reopen in 2021, though the exact date is currently a bit uncertain due to Covid. https://www.homesubjects.org/2019/11/26/william-burrell-domestic-display-and-gothic-things/ He made his fortune from his family shipping business and collected art all his life.  Photos : J. Wilson Burrell donated 6,000 pieces that he had collected to the city of Glasgow and in addition provided the city with funds to build a museum to house the collection. This led to...

In 1944, Sir William and Constance, Lady Burrell, gifted their amazing collection to Glasgow, their home city. Their collection is housed in a purpose-designed, award-winning building set against woodland in Pollok Country Park, thus creating the sympathetic natural world setting which the Burrells desired.   Reaching across 6,000 years of history, the collection includes fine Chinese ceramics and bronzes, significant Islamic arts, and objects from ancient civilisations; exceptional examples of European fine art, and a wonderful array of objects from late Medieval and early Renaissance Europe such as important collections of tapestries and stained glass. The Burrell Collection building is closed currently for refurbishment (May 2021). Until reopening, please visit http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=home to explore the treasures of the Burrell Collection! https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/collections Portrait of Edmond Duranty In this portrait...