The Burrell Collection
The Burrell Collection2060 Pollokshaws RdGlasgow G43 1AT Tel: 0141-287 2550 |
| 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.
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 Pollok Estate was gifted to the city in 1967 and was chosen as the site for the collection. A building designed and constructed to house the collection was opened by the Queen in 1983. The Burrell contains an important collection of medieval art, works by Degas and Cezanne, and modern sculpture. |
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