The Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G12 8QQ
Scotland
Website
Mhairi Douglas, Visitor Services Manager
Monica Callaghan, Head of Education
Jill Barnfather, Education Assistant
Telephone
Museum
0141 330 4221
Art Gallery
0141 330 5431
Fax
Museum
0141 330 3617
Art Gallery
0141 330 3618
The University of Glasgow's Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery is home to one of the top five collections in Scotland, with over a million items ranging from meteorites to Mackintosh and mummies.
The Hunterian is the legacy of Dr William Hunter, a pioneering obstetrician and teacher. His passion for collecting was legendary. Hunter was born and raised locally and was a student at the University of Glasgow. He moved to London in 1741, where he found fame and fortune as physician to the Royal family and teacher of anatomy and surgery. Hunter lavished his wealth on building up his vast and varied private collection.
When he died in 1783 he left his entire collection to the University of Glasgow, along with the money to create a suitable museum. The Hunterian opened its doors in 1807, making it Scotland's oldest public museum.
The present day Hunterian is spread across four sites on the University campus. The purpose built Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House are in Hillhead Street. The Hunterian Museum is in the Main University building on University Avenue. The Zoology Museum is in the Graham Kerr building and the Anatomy Museum is in the Thomson building.
Venue Type:
Museum
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G12 8QQ
Scotland
Website
Mhairi Douglas, Visitor Services Manager
Monica Callaghan, Head of Education
Jill Barnfather, Education Assistant
Telephone
Museum
0141 330 4221
Art Gallery
0141 330 5431
Fax
Museum
0141 330 3617
Art Gallery
0141 330 3618
The Hunterian collections are extensive and wide-ranging with just over one million objects. The recently published Scottish National Audit of all museum collections ranked the Hunterian as third in Scotland in terms of overall collection size, and in terms of the proportion of our collections which are of international importance.
Collection details
Archaeology, Coins and Medals, Decorative and Applied Art, Design, Fine Art, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Photography, Science and Technology, World Cultures
Key artists and exhibits
- Asante Weights
- Coins
- Captain Cook
- Dinosaurs
- Egyptians
- Hominid Evolution
- Romans
- Art Gallery: Mackintosh House, Glasgow Boys, Mackintosh Collection, Scottish Colourists, Whistler Collection
- William Hunter and Anatomy
- Zoololgy: Animal Architecture, Birds, Corals, Insects, Invertebrates, Mammals, Reptile, Amphibians, Fish
Collections services
- Object identification and/or written enquiry service
- Specialist publications on collections available
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G12 8QQ
Scotland
Website
Mhairi Douglas, Visitor Services Manager
Monica Callaghan, Head of Education
Jill Barnfather, Education Assistant
Telephone
Museum
0141 330 4221
Art Gallery
0141 330 5431
Fax
Museum
0141 330 3617
Art Gallery
0141 330 3618
'James Paterson: Works from the Artist’s Studio' at the Hunterian Art Gallery
Often described as the father of the Glasgow Boys, James Paterson is an important figure within this group of artists. This small exhibition celebrates aspects of the James Paterson Museum collections, gifted to Glasgow University in 2003. It includes furniture from the artist's studio, paintings, drawings and images of photographs taken by the artist. Taking centre stage is ‘At the Organ’, a charming oil of the artist’s wife in his studio, on loan from a member of the Paterson family.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
9:30am-5pm
Where
Hunterian Art Gallery
Admission
Free
'Joseph Beuys' at the Hunterian Art Gallery
This ARTIST ROOMS exhibition is staged as a collaborative venture between the Hunterian and the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (GI). It offers the first opportunity for Glasgow audiences to see a substantial selection of the work of Joseph Beuys (1921 – 1986), who remains, over 20 years after his death, one of the most influential figures in post-war European Art. The exhibition includes examples of the artist’s works on paper together with a small selection of additional works, notably his ‘vitrines’, including the legendary ‘Fat Chair’, and an iconic portrait of Beuys by Andy Warhol.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
9:30am-5pm
Where
Hunterian Art Gallery
Admission
Free
'Aspects of Scottish Art: 1860 - 1910' at the Hunterian Art Gallery
This exhibition illustrates the extraordinary diversity of Scottish art over the last decades of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century. Selected almost exclusively from the Hunterian’s collection, it includes works by Alexander Fraser, William McTaggart, George Chalmers and William York Macgregor. At its core are works by the Glasgow Boys and their contemporaries, from John Reid Murray, Robert McGowan Coventry and David Young Cameron to the Glasgow Girls, the Group of Four and Charles Mackie. The exhibition also features works by John Duncan, John Duncan Fergusson, Samuel John Peploe and John Quinton Pringle.
Suitable for
- All ages
When
9:30am-5pm
Where
Hunterian Art Gallery
Admission
Free
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G12 8QQ
Scotland
Website
Mhairi Douglas, Visitor Services Manager
Monica Callaghan, Head of Education
Jill Barnfather, Education Assistant
Telephone
Museum
0141 330 4221
Art Gallery
0141 330 5431
Fax
Museum
0141 330 3617
Art Gallery
0141 330 3618
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G12 8QQ
Scotland
Website
Mhairi Douglas, Visitor Services Manager
Monica Callaghan, Head of Education
Jill Barnfather, Education Assistant
Telephone
Museum
0141 330 4221
Art Gallery
0141 330 5431
Fax
Museum
0141 330 3617
Art Gallery
0141 330 3618
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