1. Hunterian Museum

The huge range of objects on display at the museum include stunning displays of archaeology, dinosaurs, geology, zoology, insects, people, cultures, coins and medals. The outstanding permanent galleries are dedicated to Roman material from the Antonine Wall, the history of medicine in the west of Scotland and Lord Kelvin’s scientific instruments.

2. Hunterian Art Gallery

The Hunterian was the first museum in Britain with a gallery of paintings. As well as their Whistler and Mackintosh collections, the gallery has an amazing collection of art – from Rubens to Rembrandt and the Scottish Colourists to the Glasgow Boys.

There’s also an outdoor sculpture courtyard with a small collection of modern works by British artists and The Mackintosh House containing re-assembled interiors from Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow home.

3. Mackintosh House

The Mackintosh House includes re-assembled interiors from Charles Rennie Macintosh and Margaret Macdonald’s Glasgow home. The couple lived at 78 Southpark Avenue (originally 6 Florentine Terrace) from 1906 to 1914. In 1906 Mackintosh entirely remodelled the Victorian end-of-terrace house in his own unique style.

The interiors include the Mackintoshes’ own furniture and include soft furnishings and decoration based on descriptions and photographs of Mackintosh interiors of that time.

4. Hunterian Zoology Museum

Hunterian Zoology Museum features familiar animals you may recognise – a ‘cuddly’ koala in the marsupial display or antelopes herding in the middle of the gallery. There are also less familiar creatures, sponges that look like glass ornaments, worms that live in the gut of a horse and microscopic marine animals.

5. Anatomy Museum

Largely used for teaching and research, these collections have considerable importance in the history and development of medicine. They contain specimens, anatomy and pathology.

PLEASE NOTE: Many of the displays contain human and other remains and might be unsettling to certain visitors.

Further information on the museum can be found at https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/lifesciences/anatomy/anatomymuseum/

6. Country Surgeon Micro Museum

This collection tells the story of James Bouglas (1798 – 1882) who worked for nearly sixty years as a country doctor in the town of Carluke, carrying out surgery and tending to the sick.

Visitors can discover a fascinating account of traditional treatments, amputations, surgery in the home, tackling disease and pills and potions. The museum contains one large display case and two multimedia display screens telling the story of his life and tools of the trade.

7. The Hunterian at Kelvin Hall

At Kelvin Hall, the University has created The Hunterian
Collections Study Centre, a purpose-designed facility offering innovative object-based research, teaching and training for an educational audience.

There are also public displays of items from the Hunterian’s collection, along with those from Glasgow Museums and the National Library of Scotland’s Screen Archive through the building’s corridors. This includes a small changing display.

Find out more about the venue at the Kelvin Hall website.

8. The Hunterian in the South

The Hunterian in the South is a changing display at the University’s campus in Dumfries. This permanent showcase gives a flavour of the Hunterian’s world class collections and shows a revolving programme of exhibits.