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building and surrounding gardens. Most impressive is the overall exterior design, as
well as the home's parlor, with its circular bay window, the cupola over the staircase,
and the detailed cornicing around the ceiling in the dining room. There are also 2
hectares (5 acres) of grounds and a small kitchen garden.
61-63 Netherlee Rd., Cathcart (about 6km/4 miles south of the city center). &   0141/637-2129. www.
nts.org.uk. Admission £5.50 adults, £4.50 seniors, students, and children, £15 family. MC, V. Mid-Mar-
Oct Thurs-Mon noon-5pm. Closed Tues-Wed and Nov-Mar. Train: Cathcart. Bus: 44 or 66.
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Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) Housed in a building designed by Alex-
ander “Greek” Thomson, the CCA is one of three premier venues in Glasgow for the
exhibition of contemporary art—usually of a conceptual nature by both local artists
and those of international reputation. The central atrium-like space is given over to
the CCA's popular cafe, but there are other exhibition rooms, plus a small theater,
where art-house and foreign films coordinated by the Glasgow Film Theatre are
screened.
350 Sauchiehall St. &   0141/352-4900. www.cca.org. Free admission. Tues-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat 10am-
6pm. Closed Sun-Mon and 2 weeks during Christmas and New Year holidays. Underground: Cowcad-
dens. Train: Charing Cross. Bus: 16, 18, 44, or 57.
House for an Art Lover This house, which opened in 1996, was based on—
or rather inspired by—an unrealized and incomplete 1901 competition entry by
Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The building, with its elegant interiors, is therefore
really a modern architect's interpretation of what Mackintosh had in mind. The tour
includes the main hall, the dining room, with its gesso panels, and the music room.
Mackintosh devotees flock here, but it is not the same as the real thing. On the plus
side, however, is the popular Art Lover's Cafe (p.  190), as well as gift shop, all
surrounded by a parkland setting adjacent to Victorian walled gardens.
Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Rd. &   0141/353-4770. www.houseforanartlover.co.uk. Admission
£4.50 adults; £3 seniors, students, and children, £12 family. AE, MC, V. Apr-Sept Mon-Wed 10am-4pm,
Thurs-Sun 10am-1pm; Oct-Mar Sat-Sun 10am-1pm, call for weekday times. Cafe and shop daily 10am-
5pm. Underground: Ibrox. Bus: 9 or 54.
Museum of Transport This museum and its collection of many forms of trans-
portation and related technology is closed until summer 2011, when it is expected
to reopen in completely new premises as part of the Riverside Museum. For updates
on its progress, visit www.riversideappeal.org.
People's Palace This museum covers the social history of Glasgow, with
exhibits on how “ordinary people” have lived in the city, especially since the indus-
trial age. It also attempts to explain the Glasgow vernacular, speech patterns, and
expressions that even Scottish folk from outside the city have trouble deciphering.
Also noteworthy are the murals painted by new “Glasgow Boy” Ken Currie. In front
of the museum is the recently restored Doulton Fountain, which was moved here
from another spot on Glasgow Green. The spacious Winter Gardens, to the rear
of the building in a restored Victorian glass house with cafe facility, offer a good
retreat.
Glasgow Green. &   0141/554-0223. www.glasgowmuseums.com. Free admission. Mon-Thurs and Sat
10am-5pm; Fri and Sun 11am-5pm. Bus: 16, 18, 40, 61, 62, 64, or 263.
 
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