St. Mungo Museum Of Religious Life & Art

Leaving the Grand Cemetery, we came down the hillside to visit the Museum of Religion and Art, located opposite Glasgow Cathedral. Walking into this free museum, although there is not much content on display, but as a professional museum of religion and art, it still lets us learn a lot. The most important thing is that most of the exhibits here have Chinese introductions, which makes us look very good. After introducing Buddhism in Sakyamuni, the main religious beliefs such as Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Muslims were introduced, and such concentrated religious content was rarely seen. The exhibition also features all aspects of religious life, from birth to death, from health to happiness, from war to persecution. The topics are promoted through physical objects, pictures and texts. As this section of the exhibition hall states in the introduction to religious life: "Religious rituals define the different stages of life to death, and even after death. People try to approach the gods through prayer, meditation, singing, music, and dance. Sometimes religious belief fuels existing social systems; on the other hand, it causes revolutions, wars, and death. Religion can also inspire goodness to be blessed in this world or to prepare for the next life.” Because after reading it, I felt that this short text contained a very profound truth.

I am moved by the museum. Because the architects built this museum to make people of all faiths understand and know each other for peace and tolerance. So in the exhibition hall, you can see the statue of the Virgin and the statue of Sakyamuni, with rose windows next to the Star and Moon flag. And in the theme of life, old, sick and dead, people of different faiths, their respective understanding of life themes, you will find that the world is very big, people are different, but also very similar.

Don't worry about not understanding the museum's instructions, just like the compatibility of the museum's display content, the museum's exhibition board also uses a variety of languages such as English, French, Arabic, and Indian, including Chinese.

The museum is closed at five o'clock, but there is no invoice at 3:30 in the afternoon. Be sure to pay attention to the time! The content displayed is very complete, people who like history must come here to see it.

Although the museum is not big, it feels that the study and display of various religions in the world is very professional and comprehensive, and it contains the world's major religions and some regional religions.