Description of the attraction
The Saint Mungo Museum is a museum of religion. It is located in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. There are only a few such museums in the world that cover the history of world and national religions and the activities of church organizations in such detail and in many ways (one more, the State Museum of the History of Religion, is located in St. Petersburg).
The Glasgow Museum opened in 1993. It is located in Cathedral Square, next to Glasgow Cathedral. A building in a pseudo-medieval style was built especially for the museum, so that it would be in harmony with the architectural ensemble of the square.
There are four main exhibition halls on three floors of the museum: a gallery of religious art, a gallery of religious life, a Scottish gallery and a changing exhibition hall.
The expositions of the museum are devoted to the main world religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and Christianity. The museum sees its main goal as improving mutual understanding between people of different religions and confessions.
The museum will be interesting for both adults and children, here you can listen to people of different faiths, learn more about the faith and customs of different nations and think about eternal themes: about life, about death and what will happen after death. You can admire the grandiose statue of the god Shiva, study the lives of Christian saints in the bendy windows, meditate in a Zen garden, or admire intricate Islamic calligraphy. In the Scottish Gallery, you can learn more about the beliefs of the peoples who have lived in Scotland since ancient times. Also, much attention is paid to the issues of influence and interpenetration of religion and culture in human society.
