Gallery of Modern Art

GoMA

It houses rotating exhibitions of contemporary work; there isn't a permanent collection, but exhibitions generally reside for several months. In the basement is one of Glasgow's many public libraries. The building was erected in 1778 as the town house of a tobacco merchant and slave-trader, and the Corinthian pillar frontage was added around 1830. The equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington arrived in 1844 and almost ever since has had a traffic cone perched his head. Every so often the Council removes it, but next day it re-incarnates.

• free
• museum

Address

Royal Exchange Square G1 3AH

Hours

Mon-Wed Sat 10AM-5PM, Fri Sun 11AM-5PM

Price

Free

Website

glasgowlife.org.uk (opens in a new tab)