What’s On
Join our expert Volunteer Guides as they take you on a journey through the collection with free themed weekly tours. No booking required, join us by the tour meeting point screen near reception.
For a full list of upcoming tours, please see below;
07 March 12:30pm |WARS OF THE ROSES [https://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/MWEBimages/Screen/Photo_002/45_75_01_S.jpg] | The Wars of the Roses was a civil war fought from 1455 to 1487, between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne, which finally ending with the stable Tudor reign. Find out more about this extra-ordinary time through objects in the Burrell Collection.
14 March 12:30pm | BURRELL COLLECTIONS STAINED GLASS [https://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/MWEBimages/Screen/PhotoLib_Batch_0228/45.485_01_S.jpg] | Sir William Burrell built a collection of medieval and early renaissance stained glass from a time before diamond cutting became available and the Church was the chief consumer.
21 March 12.30pm | DEGAS [https://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebimages/Screen/PhotoLib_Batch_0199/35.246_02_S.jpg]| An appreciation of works by Degas at the Burrell, exploring his portraiture, ballet scenes and a horse race tableau
28 March 12.30pm | 3 MEDIEVAL CHURCH OBJECTS [https://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/MWEBimages/Screen/PhotoLib_Batch_0243/26.10_01_S.jpg] |Three fabulous medieval church objects – a Eucharistic dove, a Dalmatic and an Alabaster Cabinet.
Single object Tours:
Join a volunteer led tour and find out more about a single object from the collection.
Saturday 23 March | 1pm & 2pm | Persian Objects