Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery (The Hunterian) in Glasgow, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu, Alba) was founded in 1807. The Hunterian is Scotland's oldest public museum and home to one of the largest collections outside the National Museums. The museum is dedicated to Scottish anatomist and physician William Hunter FRS (23 May 1718 – 30 March 1783) who donated his collections to the University of Glasgow on his death. The Hunterian covers the Hunterian Museum, the Hunterian Art Gallery, the Mackintosh House, the Zoology Museum and the Anatomy Museum. All of which are located in various buildings on the main campus of the University of Glasgow (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu) in the west end of the city. 

The Hunterian is noted as one of Scotland’s most important cultural assets and one of the leading university museums in the world. Its collections include paintings by James McNeill Whistler and works by Charles Rennie Macintosh in addition to other scientific and historical artefacts.‌ The Hunterian continues to be a central resource for research and teaching in the arts, humanities and natural and medical sciences, attracting scholars and visitors from around the world.

Image: La Rue du Soleil, Port Vendres, Charles Rennie Mackintosh Date: 1926. Hunterian collection.

Link: The Hunterian website.