The buildings that house the Burrell Collection

The Burrell Collection is an art collection in the city of Glasgow, in Scotland. It is situated in Pollok Country Park on the south side of the city. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 843 KB) The en:Burrell Collection building in Pollok Country Park in Glasgow, Scotland Taken by Finlay McWalter on the 14th of August 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Burrell Collection Wikipedia:List of images/Places... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 843 KB) The en:Burrell Collection building in Pollok Country Park in Glasgow, Scotland Taken by Finlay McWalter on the 14th of August 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Burrell Collection Wikipedia:List of images/Places... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Pollok Country Park is a large country park located in Pollok, south Glasgow. ...

The collection was gifted to the city of Glasgow by Sir William Burrell in 1944. The gift was made on the condition that the collection was to be housed in a building 16 miles from the centre of Glasgow, to show the works to their greatest advantage, and to avoid the damaging effects of air pollution at the time. The trustees spent over 20 years trying to find a suitable 'home' for the collection, one which met all the criteria set out in the Trust Deed, without success. Eventually, when The Pollok Estate was gifted to the city in 1967 , the Trustees had certain terms of the deed waived, which allowed the current site to be chosen for the collection. A building designed and constructed to house the collection was opened by the Queen in 1983. Sir William Burrell (July 9, 1861 - March 29, 1958) was a Glaswegian shipping merchant and philanthropist. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Burrell contains an important collection of medieval art, works by Degas and Cezanne, modern sculpture and a whole host of other artefacts from around the world, all collected by one man. Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 - September 27, 1917) was a French painter and sculptor. ... Categories: 1839 births | 1906 deaths | French painters | Post-impressionism | Artist stubs ...

External Links

• Glasgow Museums
• The Burrell Collection