Experts' Choice Award Hunterian Museum
What the experts agree on
Scotland's oldest museum houses William Hunter's eclectic 18th-century collection in a stunning sandstone building—anatomical specimens, fossils, coins, and curiosities spanning natural history to medical oddities.
“Part of the collections of William Hunter, an 18th-century Glasgow doctor who assembled a staggering quantity of valuable material.”
– Fodor's
Frommer's "The collection is wide-ranging: From dinosaur fossils to coins to relics of the Roman occupation and plunder by the Vikings." Full review
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"Renowned Doctor, anatomist and obstetrics pioneer, William Hunter, (1718-1783) was also a great collector and bequeathed his treasures, medals and money to university which opened the Hunterian Museum in 1807." Full review
Atlas Obscura "A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia. " Full review
Independent "A true cultural gem and the oldest museum in Scotland...inside, you’ll find eye-opening anatomical displays, books, manuscripts, fossils and fascinating zoological specimens."
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New York Times "Hunterian Museum is a wonderfully eclectic collection of antiquities inside the splendor of the University of Glasgow campus, with the Mackintosh House, a replica of the Scottish..."
Lonely Planet "It is a popular attraction with travelers who go to admire its whimsical look, and make a stop at the Hunterian Museum, art gallery and Mackintosh House"
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Rough Guide "The Hunterian Museum on the Glasgow University campus has reassembled The Mackintosh House"
Lonely Planet "Housed in a glorious Gothic revival building at the University of Glasgow, the quirky Hunterian Museum displays the collection of renowned one-time student William Hunter (1718–1783)...."
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