The Burrell Collection & Pollok House
On the south side of the city, just a short journey from the
city centre, the beautiful setting of Pollok Country Park is home
to two top cultural attractions – The Burrell Collection and Pollok
House.
Don’t miss the hairy Highland cattle wandering the estate!
The Burrell Collection
The internationally acclaimed Burrell Collection is one of the
most important and wide ranging collections of this century.
Accumulated by wealthy Glasgow ship owner, Sir William Burrell,
and gifted to the city in 1944, the Collection is one of the
greatest ever created by one person.
Sir William Burrell’s treasure trove of more than 9,000
works of art is housed in a stunning award-winning
building. As well as works by Degas and
Cezanne, an important collection of
Chinese and Islamic art and
modern sculptures including pieces by
Epstein and Rodin, there is
medieval art, tapestries, alabasters, stained
glass and English oak furniture.
For more information visit the Burrell Collection website.
Pollok House
Pollok House is the Scottish country house at its best – this
impressive eighteenth-century house is steeped in history and
home to a superb art collection which includes Goya,
Blake, Murillo and the world-renowned Lady in Fur Wrap by El
Greco.
For more information visit the Pollok House website.