Tourist attractions Paisley

This collection is a must-see on two accounts: the venue, Pollock Park, is the town's largest park and an oasis of freshness and tranquillity; and for the museum, which embodies the success of a collector, the ambitions and the breadth of his collect..

This wing is a reconstruction of the house of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). Its interiors decorated with highly original motifs show that he was a pioneer of architecture and what today is called design. The white wood panelling heightened..

The fourth sanctuary built on the site chosen by St Mungo in the 7C, the present cathedral was not completed until the 15C but the interior dates from the 13 and 14C. It is hard to encompass it all from the square; much better to go to the Necropolis..

This collection is so interesting that you run the risk of spending more time in the museum than you intended. Horse-drawn vehicles, fire engines, bicycles and underground stations etc; only Aviation is not represented here. Do not miss the collectio..

The popularity of this museum, one of the most visited in the world, can be put down to the beauty of the site and the variety of the exhibits (8 000 in total) and the quality of the fine art collections, which include works by renowned artists: the ..

This 1980 building houses a permanent collection of art for the university, famous above all for its Mackintosh wing, its 19C and 20C Scottish works – William Taggart, Pringle etc – and works by Whistler , including a stand-out group of full-lengt..

Any tourist visiting Glasgow cannot escape the “Mackintosh phenomenon”. His superb buildings are largely responsible for having ranked Glasgow among Europe’s leading Art Nouveu cities. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society organises visits and offers..

Two exceptional paintings by El Greco and some very attractive engravings in an elegant 18C setting. This 18C manor house whose vast park contains the bale collection also houses itself a superb collection of paintings acquired by the amateur art col..

A three-storey glass and steel building, the Science Mall hosts inspired exhibitions, interactive features and true technological marvels. All the scientific discoveries of Glasgow and Scotland’s ingenious inventors are included: James Watt’s steam..

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was only 28 when he designed this key piece of European architecture (the school is still running). The building houses one of the largest collections of Mackintosh's furniture, drawings and paintings, and to this day is ama..

This especially attractive hotel (18th century) of the tobacco King William Cunningham was transformed during the Nineties into galleries whose materials reflect the four elements. Controversy rages over the choices made which include paintings calle..

The section on Paisley shawls explains the development of this local speciality through many examples. The art gallery has a number of works from the Scottish school (Gillie, Walton and George Henry). Fine collection of local pottery and section ..

In 1163, Walter Fitzalan founded a priory for monks from the Clunisian house of Wenlock. Made an abbey in 1245, the monastery became one of the richest and most powerful in Scotland.

This impressive Villa completes a series of buildings in Glasgow designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. A 1901 project of the architect inspired this audacious municipal building completed in 1996 offering an ideal location for the Centre for superio..

This 18C cottage, with a typical interior for its time, is a reminder of this activity as practised at home, which was so important at the end of the 19C. In all the house, there are examples of local weaving, including tartan making. The manual weav..

This collection showcases the ships built in Scottish shipyards throughout the ages, in particular the Clyde shipyards. Exhibits include perfect replicas of sailing ships (the Cutty Sark , completely rigged), river steamers ( Comet , Columba etc),..

The present university, which houses more than 13,000 students in its eight faculties, has occupied the Gilmorehill estate since 1870. The impressive building constructed then remains of a heart of a collection of new or renovated buildings spread ou..

This massive neo-Gothic-style building, the August of the present university buildings, dates from the end the 19th century and was designed by George Gilbert Scott. In the 17th century building the Lion and Unicorn staircase is still there.

Renowned Doctor, anatomist and obstetrics pioneer, William Hunter, (1718-1783) was also a great collector and bequeathed his treasures, medals and money to university which opened the Hunterian Museum in 1807.

The former school was built between 1903 and 1906, commissioned to Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Glasgow city council. The building has many interesting features, including the tiled entrance hall, the twin glass towers housing the stairs, beautiful m..