St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art

The St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art stands out for its honey-colored stone exterior, designed in a Neo-Scottish baronial style to echo the medieval Bishops' Castle that once occupied this site. Opened in nineteen ninety-three, the museum was intended to provide a visitor center for the adjacent Glasgow Cathedral, but evolved into a unique public gallery dedicated to exploring the role of religion across world cultures. It holds the distinction of being the first permanent museum in Britain devoted to this subject.