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The only public museum in the world that devotes itself to religion is situated in the oldest part of Glasgow.
The St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, situated at the top of Castle Street at the corner of Cathedral Square, was opened in 1993.
It is housed in a purpose-built building that was designed to blend in with its surroundings.
The Museum is named after Glasgow's patron saint, who first established his Christian monastery around 543 AD, but it does not set out to promote one religion over any other. It contains many priceless artefacts depicting the six major religions practised around the world today - Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism.
Its most famous exhibit is the world acclaimed masterpiece by the painter Salvador Dali - Christ of St John of the Cross (1951).
Another of its most popular attractions is the Japanese Zen Garden, the only authentic one of its kind in the United Kingdom.
But the museum is not just a place to display religious objects.
Set out in three main halls, Art, World Religions and Religion in Scottish History, the museum examines different religious beliefs in an everyday sense as well as in a spiritual way.
