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the only public museum to examine all the world's major religious faiths - is to promote understanding and respect between people of different faiths or none.</div><div style="text-align:left;"> </div><div style="text-align:left;">The building, in Cathedral Square looks ancient, but was actually built in 1989 - in <strong>Scottish Baronial style</strong> - on the site of a medieval Bishop's Palace.     </div><div style="text-align:left;"> </div><div style="text-align:left;">St Mungo Museum is the perfect place for children - and adults - to learn about other peoples’ religious beliefs and customs, and to explore the age-old themes of life, death and the hereafter.</div><div style="text-align:left;"> </div><div style="text-align:left;">There are four exhibition areas spread across three floors: the Gallery of Religious Art, the Gallery of Religious Life, the Scottish Gallery and a temporary exhibition space.</div><div style="text-align:left;"> </div><div style="text-align:left;">Find out about the world's six main religions - <strong>Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism </strong>and<strong> Sikhism</strong> in the Gallery of Religious Life - and listen to people of all religions talk about their faith.</div><div style="text-align:left;"> </div><div style="text-align:left;">You can admire the awesome figure of the Hindu god <strong>Shiva</strong>, God of the Dance and reflect on the lives of Christian saints and prophets depicted in the beautiful stained glass windows that illuminate the Gallery of Religious Art.</div><div style="text-align:left;"> </div><div style="text-align:left;">In the Scottish Gallery, you can unravel the fascinating tale of how religion shaped the culture and beliefs of people in the West of Scotland from earliest times to the present. </div><div style="text-align:left;"> </div><div style="text-align:left;">The museum has wonderful views of the <strong>Cathedral</strong> and the <strong>Necropolis, </strong>and there’s a the<strong> </strong>peaceful<strong> Japanese Zen garden </strong>where you can pause to reflect and unwind.</div><br clear="all"/> </div> <p> <div style="text-align:center"> <img height="288" width="448" id="Image1_inline" alt="St Mungos" src="/web/20090129155747im_/http://www.seeglasgow.com/Easysite/admin/AssetManager_ServeAsset.asp?crypt=%C2%89%C2%AD%C2%A8%C2%95%C2%91%C2%93%C3%86%C2%B4%C2%AD%C2%9D%C2%AD%C2%BAy%C2%AC%C3%8E%C3%92%C3%81%C2%B5%C2%9B%C2%88hy%C2%8B%C2%8Eyu%C2%B3%C2%BF%C2%97%C2%8Ez%C2%83dyp%5C%C2%B9%C3%83%C2%9F%C3%80c%C2%B9%C2%A1%C2%9E%C2%96%C2%A1Z%C3%8E%C2%8F%C2%A1%C2%97%C2%96%C3%90%C2%BF%C3%8E%C2%9C%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2%C2" style="border: 0"/> </div> </p><p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer-outer"> <div id="footer-inner"> <div class="sponsors"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="https://web.archive.org/web/20090129155747oe_/http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="783" height="70"> <param name="movie" value="/EasySite/setup/StyleGlasgow_General/images/banner5.swf"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <embed src="/web/20090129155747oe_/http://www.seeglasgow.com/EasySite/setup/StyleGlasgow_General/images/banner5.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="783" height="70"></embed></object></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer-links-outer"> <div id="footer-links-inner"> <a href="/web/20090129155747/http://www.seeglasgow.com/about-us" class="footer-link" title="about us">about us</a>  |  <a href="/web/20090129155747/http://www.seeglasgow.com/seeglasgow/contact-us" class="footer-link" title="contact us">contact us</a>  |  <a href="/web/20090129155747/http://www.seeglasgow.com/members-and-partners" class="footer-link" title="partners">partners</a>  |  <a href="/web/20090129155747/http://www.seeglasgow.com/media-office" class="footer-link" title="media office">media office</a>  |  <a href="/web/20090129155747/http://www.seeglasgow.com/glasgow-the-brand" class="footer-link" title="brand directory">brand directory</a>  |  <a href="/web/20090129155747/http://www.seeglasgow.com/seeglasgow/links" class="footer-link" title="links">links</a>  |  <a href="/web/20090129155747/http://www.seeglasgow.com/privacy-statement" class="footer-link" title="privacy policy">privacy policy</a> </div> </div> </body> </html>