The journey Learn how your ideas helped shape this ambitious redesign
A group of small children interacting with objects from the Burrell Collection

The refurbishment of The Burrell Collection wasn't just about updating the fabric of the building, there’s so much more to tell!

Since the very beginning of the project your opinion was instrumental in reinvigorating The Burrell, inside and out.

Discover how visitors and local communities helped inform the redesign of the building, access to it and the development of displays, galleries and spaces within and around the museum.

Burrell Stories

Community involvement

Visitors and local people were at the heart of this project

Image shows a curator wearing gloves showing off items from the Burrell Collection to woman from the local community

Our visitors

Understanding what's important to you is important to us

Community engagement showing community group looking through Burrell Objects and images

A new approach

The displays are designed with you in mind

Come on in

Creating an accessible museum for the people of Glasgow and visitors to the city.

This is a hands on museum

You can touch this!

A 'green' museum

Some impressive features will make the museum more energy efficient than before

Caring for the Collection

Protecting Sir William's incredible gift to the city.

staff members cleaning a Burrell Collection object
Burrell Staff member speaking with group of school children

Burrell Project Team Blogs

Discover insights from members of the team on what they do, what they enjoy about their jobs and sometimes their favourite objects from the Collection.

The Burrell Blogs