St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art
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The St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is a museum of religion in Glasgow, Scotland. It is quoted as being the only public museum in the world devoted solely to this subject[1][2].
The museum, which opened in 1993, is located in Cathedral Square, on the lands of Glasgow Cathedral off High Street. The museum was constructed near site of the medieval castle complex of the Archbishops of the diocese of Glasgow, parts of which can be seen inside the Catherdral and at the Peoples Palace Museum, at Glasgow Green. The museum was built in an ersatz-medieval style to blend in with the nearby Provands Lordship House.
The museum houses exhibits relating to all the world's major religions, including a Zen garden and a sculpture showing Islamic calligraphy. It housed Salvador Dalí’s painting Christ of Saint John of the Cross during the recent refurbishment of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Nearby are the Provand’s Lordship, Glasgow’s oldest house, the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, and the Glasgow Necropolis.
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- Museum website
- Glasgow Cathedral Precinct—History and original drawings of the Cathedral area.
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Coordinates: 55°51′45″N 4°14′11″W / 55.8625°N 4.2363°W
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