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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Libby Brooks

Glasgow’s Burrell Collection to reopen after six-year, £68m refurbishment

Details from the Warwick Vase
Detail of the second-century Warwick Vase, found in the villa of the Emperor Hadrian outside Rome in about 1771. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

One of the best-known personal art collections ever amassed will reopen to the public in Glasgow next month after a six-year refurbishment costing £68m.

The Burrell Collection, which consists of more than 9,000 objects spanning six millennia, uses digital innovation to connect 21st-century viewers to ancient artefacts.

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