Gallery of Modern Art

There is stuff to see. Not everything will hit home. Art is subjective and personal. Scotland has a fantastic tradition of making its culture institutions free for entry. This is a wonderful concept, and I wish more countries would adopt this policy. I give the Museum 5 alone for this brave stand.

The Gallery of Modern Art is situated in a classical yet eye-catching building in the city center of Glasgow, featuring a permanent collection, temporary exhibitions, and free admission, with optional online donations. This unique venue serves as a hub for individuals to convene, learn, and exchange ideas. The gallery comprises four exhibition spaces, a library, and a shop offering an array of items inspired by the collection. I appreciate the gallery's efforts and welcoming staff, as well as its generosity in offering free admission. Notably, it is one of the few galleries I have visited that provides complimentary entry. Its consistently impressive exhibits make it a worthwhile visit. During my residence in Glasgow, I frequently visited the gallery, and my recent return elicited sentimental feelings. The gallery features renowned artists, such as Andy Warhol's 'Oyster Stew Soup' (1969) and emerging artists’ works. The whimsical traffic cone atop the statue of the Duke of Wellington outside adds a touch of humor. The appreciation of art is extremely subjective; yet, regardless of whether modern or classic, mindful observation yields inspiration.

Beautiful building, free entry, donation optional. GOMA, for me, can be so hit or miss. This last visit was good. There's currently an exhibition called Domestic Bliss, which I enjoyed. This isn't always the case, but then again, art is subjective, and I can't really complain if I don't enjoy an exhibition, particularly when the entry is free. It's always worth a pop in to see what's being shown and who's being showcased. Have often been pleasantly surprised, with works by well-known artists.

Went here numerous times before and will always return for new exhibitions. A good passer of time and free to enter. Not my most recent visit but an exhibit I enjoyed in 2024 was “Offerings for Escalante” very moving piece. Pictured is a random selection from my last visit including a quick videoclip of Scott Myles’ “Head in a Bell”

The gallery itself is a stunning building inside and out. Entrance is free. I would normally avoid gift shops at attractions but as opposed to the usual overpriced rubbish the one here was interesting and good value. There are certainly some interesting and thought provoking exhibits. We were just a bit disappointed by the number of items on display, particularly in relation to the apparent size of the building. We had assumed that our visit would last c. 1.5-2 hours but was less than half that length. Thank you for your response. Unfortunately we were not able to view the film because our 10 year old son was with us.

It was a nice experience. From scavengers hunt to Christmas craft. And raffle was cherry on the cake🤩. Our wee family loved it. Hope to see more activities like this. Thanks GoMa✨

This Museum/Gallery is located in a beautiful building but it seems small yet empty at the same time.  The larger rooms didn't have much art in them and the art in exhibits in the smaller rooms was mostly opinions.  “Microaggressions”?  To whom are you preaching?  I'd guess the converted. I wasn't sure if the 🧯 was an exhibit or not. Then I went to Kelvin Grove.  It was brilliantly curated. I drew my own conclusions instead of having them drawn for me.  I spent two hours there compared to the ten minutes at the GOMA, most of it climbing and descending stairs.

Small but engaging modern art gallery in the middle of Glasgow. The gallery is set out on 4 different floors and showcases a range of modern art. The gallery is free to enter.

A historic building with four floors. Wide variety of contemporary art; and free. There's also a library where there's places to sit and read. Figure about 45 minutes for the art. I was told the exhibits change over time; so I won't talk about specifics.

I'm afraid the most impressive thing about this gallery is the building itself, the art and exhibitions for me were sparse, dull and boring.

This a beautiful building sadly with little to no art actually. The emptiness is there and it is shown in the staff that are not appreciative to explain or be helpful. I do not understand how such a beautiful structure can have such poor management. You will see a total of 30 art pieces that are meaningful but for why ?

GoMA = Gallery of Modern Art = No Go GoMA is in downtown Glasgow, it's free ... and that's about it LOL I didn't get any of the modern/contemporary art. It wasn't very popular - full of hippies. Not much to see. I took one interesting picture below. I just saved you 15 minutes of your life!!!

It really pains me to write this as I was so looking forward to being impressed, but GoMA was seriously underwhelming for me :( The building itself, both inside and out, is beautiful to say the least, looking like the archetypal grand old structure you'd add to your map in a retro Sim City game. Seeing the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington stood in front of the entrance, with a traffic cone plonked on his head, was great - just another representation of the humour of Glaswegians. It must be a long-standing joke as the image was all over the merchandise in the gallery's gift shop. On the open plan ground floor there was an exhibition from one artist, and the floors above had a few others but some sections were completely devoid of any artworks - we'd walked around and seen everything in probably 15-20 minutes. I was amazed when I overheard some American tourists saying they'd spent an hour here. Is there another modern art gallery in the city that I've missed? Did I visit on an off day? This can't be all there is surely?

I love being a tourist in my own city when I have time, and we are so lucky to enjoy free entry to Glasgow's museums, so I took a break from Christmas shopping to spend an hour or so in GoMA. I hadn't been in a while and the exhibits have changed - there is a wide variety of contemporary work on display in different media. Art is subjective so I would say just go and see what piques your interest! Even if the work on show is not to your liking, the building itself is magnificent. The shop is well worth a look and has some cool arty gifts and souvenirs. There's also a café and public library downstairs.

Love it or hate it you just can't ignore the Goma. The installations and exhibitions can be a bit hit and miss, but you don't really want or expect predicatable crowd pleasers at a place called The Gallery of Modern Art. Its hard to miss this grand old building with its Corinthian pillars guarded by the iconic traffic cone hatted Duke of Wellington astride his horse. The cherry on top, or should that be the cherry on the bottom, is the wee library hidden away down in the basement. Often overlooked, its a nice little haven of peace not so far from the madding crowd. Visitors to the city can make use of the free internet access on production of some ID. There are books, newspapers and magazines to peruse at leisure, a small cafe and a rather lovely little giftshop.Keep an eye out for talks and events at the library too. There's even a kids zone. Its amazing just how many people have no idea its there! I usually tell people visiting Glasgow to look up, but when it comes to the Goma you really should look down too!

I've been to GOMA many a time, but not recently enough to review the Gallery itself. I'll have to make an effort to go next time so I can update this review! What I will review is the gift shop. I LOVE Gallery gift shops. Skeptical people might think that's the only reason I ever visit galleries. GOMA has a great gift shop and I love popping in for a browse. There's always great stuff which is a little unusual and unlike the gifts you get at traditional shops - something for the art lover, people who are a little unusual and people who like to stretch their brains. There's also a decent selection of Glasgow themed tat if you want to pick up a souvenir. Well worth a visit for the gift shop alone.

Us 'Weegie folks and visitors alike are certainly spoiled by the abundance of free things to do in Glasgow, GOMA included. Over the years, I've seen some many of the gallery's offerings; some of it lovely, some of it bonkers, but all worth seeing. Most recently, I visited the Alasdair Gray Spheres of Influence exhibition which was a great celebration of the Glasgow artist's work and also the lives and art of those who inspired him. What's inside is constantly changing so it's always worth a peek. if it's not for you, it's not for you. With no pennies spent, you've nothing to lose. I forget just how beautiful this building is; I continually forget how beautiful Glasgow is. Seriously. Walking back from Merchant City in the evening and catching sight of GOMA makes me feel like I'm a tourist in my own city. I've endless love for this city and it's gems like the GOMA building that have me smitten all over again. So many feels. An excellent attribute to the city!

Another free museum in Glasgow. An iconic symbol of Glasgow City Centre, this place is THE place to be when its absolutely pouring down with rain. It's also a thoroughly decent way to kill an hour waiting on a friend or to simply improve an otherwise average day by having a genuinely good look around. There's some interesting art pieces on display, and not just straight-forward paintings. Raw art lovers will really appreciate the pieces on show here. As an artist in my former years, I can appreciate what is going on, but wouldn't dare make any comments aloud that could mislead people to think I have a clue what I am talking about. There's also a library downstairs, and a gift shop. You can use the same library card here as you use in another library in Glasgow. It's a decent place, free, and a good way to spend some time on a casual stroll around the city.

I have lived in Glasgow all my life and I have only just noticed this place at 24 years of age! This is such an awesome museum, I was just talking to my partner the other day how I really want to visit a modern art museum obviously not knowing there was one right in our home town! They have some pretty cool exhibits here, I am not sure whether they change their exhibits every so often? I will need to revisit again soon to find out. I don't really understand modern art as such, but I did enjoy the gallery - different. I noticed they had a coffee shop on the bottom floor as well, but didn't get a chance to check that out too. There are 4 floors in the GOMA which is great for when your just looking for activities to burn some time! I'm looking forward to coming back :) oh and its free!

I love GOMA and have visited here many times over the years. The building itself is just awesomely stunning. When I popped in here yesterday, the ground floor gallery has a really weird exhibition of loads of old CRT TV's showing people with their hands being surgically reattached. Definitely something I don't understand and have no desire to ever see again. Moving on up, the gallery on the 2nd floor has a great exhibit - paintings which reminds me of a smoother, darker, feminine version of Edvard Munch. Well worth a want in for. The gift shop is pretty well stocked with the usual gallery/museum tat - but the greeting cards they sell are superb. Some of their exhibits over the years have been absolutely not for young kids so it's maybe a good idea to check that out b before you take the family.

GoMA is a relatively new Glasgow establishment - or at lesat that's the vibe that it gives off. It's free and dedicated to modern art. There is also a downstairs library with a Costa coffee concession stand and plenty of space to relax with a book. The gallery is split into 4 floors, formerly air, wind, fire, and water. Now I suppose it's air, wind, fire, and library. The ground level generally has lots of mdern art by known artists, which changes less frequently than the other exhibitions. There is also a round area with a balcony in the middle, which is an intersting space for exhibits. They often host local exhibitions - for example, a few years ago when a large number of alternative kids hung around near the gallery, they did an exhibition on them. There's always something interesting or thought-provoking in the spiral area. Upstairs there are lots of installations, including video art, documentaries, and sculpture. There is always something that even adults are dying to climb on, which I guess is a sign that concept art is still worth a visit.

I know nothing about art - I don't appreciate brushstrokes, design or the thoughts behind it, or what is symbolises. What I know is colours, what it looks like, and if I like it. That's why I like GOMA (also the fact that it's free). It's a great place to while away an hour or so looking at art, and feeling cultured - I enjoy going with friends who actually study Art as then I feel as though (as sad as this sounds) I'm actually learning something. Otherwise, I just walk around with fellow non-artsy folk, gazing at the paintings, deciding which ones I like, which ones I don't and sniggering at the risque stuff like a 10 year old (wrong, yes, but funny). I'm sure if I was an art lover I would appreciate it a lot more, but for the minute, I'll just have to be content with judging the art without knowing too much - suits me fine.

A bit less "arty" than most other modern art galleries if that makes sense, the GOMA in the city centre is a free museum aimed at more mainstream art fanciers. It's free to get in, and it's size means that it can hold a lot of large-scale works, which change frequently. The two things that stick in my mind from here are a sort of human-bird hybrid demon thing that greeted me at the door, and a giant sculpture made out of newspapers and rusted Mini Coopers. It was probably meant to have some socio-political meaning which unsurprisingly shot far wide of the mark, but it looked quite impressive.

I remember when the Gallery of Modern Art first opened. It was exciting and added modernity to the museum culture of Glasgow. My aunt (who I affectionately call Morris just in case you think I'm talking about a bloke) took me here many a time when I was younger. Morris supplied the museum installments and enriched my life with exhibits, encouraging me to talk about paintings and stuff. When I was younger I actually knew a lot about Scottish art. I dunno what happened but I blame puberty for turning my interested brain into a pile of mess while I pined (fruitlessly) for boys, so I see 1996 as the glory days of my intellectual capacity. Unfortunately. So aye, those heady days of exploring art were great. It seemed like the exhibition space was used well back then, with exhibits coming and going every three months or so. They had permanent features downstairs, which included a tunnel made of lights which was oodles of fun for a kid to talk through, and a weird massive head thing you could go inside that I vividly remember smelling funny. But it was all brilliant. They even had a miniature model of a city that lit up, it was amazing. Now I don't know if I romanticise my earlier experiences with GoMA because I was young, but I have begun to realise this place is a shadow of its former self. It is like an empty shell. The basement has become a library, which is great since it's in the centre of town but with so many beautiful buildings bricked up in the neighbouring Merchant City, the books may be better situated elsewhere to make way for art. The less said about the ground floor the better - it seems to be going for the Tate approach and having one massive sculpture. Said sculpture or exhibit may be great but it seems empty and vacuous when there is so much space being wasted. It's also been a good few years since I saw a good exhibition down here, the last one being the history of secterianism in football (dunno its actual name). The most interesting exhibitions always seem to be bundled up to the third floor, like they're being packed into the attic and discarded like old toys. But what I have seen up there has been great despite the smaller space. The last notable exhibition which took my breath away was called Tall Storeys. It was centred around the arts community operating in the Red Road flats and is moving and life changing. Check out the groundbreaking work conducted by the community at http://www.redroadflats.org.uk/ When you see things like the Red Road photography snapped by kids in the area, the work put into it is inspiring (this particular group has inspired me to do my course at uni). I would like to see more locally sourced, modern art from all mediums shown in the GoMA more. They tell tales of this city that sinpire both locals and tourists alike. It's these artistic stories which paint a picture of our city overall, and often to see the space wasted downstairs means that a lot of great artists are going unnoticed. So why four star it? As Andrew said, the building is gorgeous. And it breaks my heart to be negative about a museum which I am so at home in, and which I used to love so dearly. However, currently I can't help but feel that Glasgow's art scene is throbbing at the pulse, which can't be heard in the main exhibition space in here. I don't want to criticise what art befalls this museum - certainly it hosts its fair share of interesting pieces - but it could be more! So I'll four star, based on its potential to be as great as I once thought it was.

'Unsettled Objects' Exhibition, fourth floor, throughout 2011. Jings - they ain't kidding! This is unsettling, powerful, and visceral stuff, covering some big and meaty subject matters... ...A French/Lebanese artist experiments with a hijab made entirely from pictures of her own face (subversion!); another shows silkscreen prints of Scotland's slave ships (truly horrific), and beautiful photos of places soaked in colour and sunshine and life transform and judder in your mind as you read the horrific things that happened there (juxtaposition!). My eyeballs and my brain really, really enjoyed this. Suggested donation is only £1 ($2 or 2Euro - can't find the symbol on my keyboard, curses), the wee gift shop has things for sale (pretty and shiny!) and there's a Greggs just across the road so you can buy some big and meaty stomach-unsettling pies to counteract all that culture and edification. Yay!

Excellent museum - also, nice staff at the cafe in the basement. We had sandwich and soup, and it was great. If I would live in Glasgow, I'd come here a lot!

I loved this place. I loved that there is the right amount of art that you can wander in on your lunch break or like us after lunch for a nice ramble and a short fix of culture. Very friendly staff that answered all our questions about the exhibition that was on at the time. The level of light that comes in is so impressive and gives it a vibrancy as a result, also the fact that it's located in a busy section of the city again gives it an immediacy that a lot of galleries lack. This space makes art accessible and not something aloof. Also the cone hat on the statue outside is class - very Glasgow humour in my opinion.

Good lord, I've not reviewed this place? Either I've logged into someone else's account whose not reviewed this place, or... heaven forbid, I've actually never put fingers to keypad and committed my opinions of this place to the annuls (hee hee) of Yelp? Aye, it appears to be the latter. Weird. Anywhen. So this place has to be pretty much split in two when reviewing. First off, the building and the interior is just great. Very old, very grand (am i right in thinking it was someones house at some point? Tobacco lord of some sort?) and very much worth a nosey for this alone. The second part though, I have issues over. Being the museum of modern art, it pretty much opens itself up to the 'look it's a picture of a crisp packet on a duck pond. Makes you think about life the universe and everything no?' kind of art. Well folks, for me you'd need to be quackers (funny) to think some of this stuff is art and be worthy of presentation in such a central and beautiful building. So yeah. Without launching into a huge diatribe in 'modern art and why it's the playground of the rich and those who cannie paint', i'd recommend this place as a must visit for the building and maybe some of the art (the second floor gallery has an Alasdair Gray collection in just now). A space that is awesome but poorly used? Aye maybe.

The GOMA, is always a hit or a miss for me. I am a massive art fan, but not keen on modern art. I think that some of the pieces they displace are easily overstated. However that is the point in art, to invoke feelings and opinions. The gallery itself it a lovely building.

The Gallery of Modern Art (or GOMA as it's better known) is located right smack in the middle of Merchant's Square. It's pretty much the gateway to the whole Merchant City area - and regardless of anything else it's a great place to be around. If you feel deprived of a little culture - get yourself along to the GOMA sharpish. Inside you'll find three gallery floors of modern art - and you can while away plenty of time wandering through and appreciating them all. Plus, it's free - so you really don't have anything to lose! There are two gift shops in the GOMA, which are great if you're after something a little different. As well as the usual selection of postcards, calendars and art books, you'll also find some furniture, bags, cards, lamps, little sculptures, and almost anything else you can think of. I will admit to sometimes spending more time in the shops than the galleries themselves. Not that I'm un-cultured or anything, promise! As if all of that wasn't enough - you'll also find a library in the basement. The cafe down there isn't up to much - but it's a great place to have a sit down and a flick through a book. Especially if you're recovering from a morning's shopping.

GOMA hasa very strong collection, which is supported by short fixed term exhibitions, usually on the top floor. They have been known to get contemporary artists to create an exhibition, do a great deal of political work (as long as it isn't too controversial- think human rights, not smashing the state), and manage to represent most of the trends in modern art, up to the 1990s or so. Of course, when it opened, GOMA was hated by the Glasgow artistic community. At a time when the Glasgow School was just starting to break- they had their own neo-conceptualist movement like the yBas in London, GOMA resolutely ignored them and spent the cash on Beryl Cook. This led to a demonstration, and the flourishing of galleries in the East End. It could be said that GOMA is a little conservative in its taste, but that might just be a function of where modern art is at just now. But laid out with plenty of space, there is room to roam, and they cover everything from photography to installation.

In the museum of modern art: a exposition called: 'Everyday' (6 pieces of art of artist of glasgow) you can actually understand the everyday part with out reading further information. If you start up stairs on gallery 4, there are very special Niki de Saint Phalle works, witch remains me of the Tarot Garden in Toscane (witch people must see because it is big, you can walk in the sculptures and tast them) outside of this building on the front(top) you see also work of her! Only the fact that this museum has work of this woman makes me excited, and wanna come back to this museum. On gallery 3 they have more fancy work of many different artist, some of it are likeable others don't, very personal! ( like every kind of art is personal.) I think it is a good idea to have different artwork made out different materials and made by different artist, in one room:-). There is a elevator, a free entry and okay toilets.

The Gallery of Modern Art is another amazing part of Glasgow city centre's cultural activity and another amazingly free place to spend some time! We really are well served in this city for art, history and culture; see Kelvingrove and the People's Palace for other great (free) attractions. I don't pretend to understand Modern Art but I do like to challenge myself and the gallery has many items to help visitors get to grips with the exhibitions. It also has a great wee gift shop, a well stocked library and a cafe to relax in too. They offer guided tours too and activities for childredn, so check the notice board or phone up and enquire!

Whenever I'm in town with some time to spare, I pop in here. First off modern art isn't everyone's tastes and its a hit or miss with me. Sometimes it really makes me think and I can really get into the abstract or depth behind pieces. Other times I don't get it and find it crazy that someone got paid cold hard cash to create it. So each time i walk in here I'm unsure if I'll stay an hour or just 15 min. With that said I do think it a MUST if in town, to at least peek into. Glasgow has some amazing artist that get shown here. PLUS Its FREE! I also just discovered there is a library on the bottom floor !

I don't even understand how you could NOT like the GoMA. Here's why I like it: It's free - so if you don't like the exhibit which is currently on, you can head on your merry way and be no lighter in the wallet for it. The building is beautiful and iconic. It is presided over by what is probably Glasgow's most famous modern icon (or one of them at least) - the cone topped Wellington. I love how people went in an uproar at the suggestion of building something around the statue keep the cone off. I love the comedy of it. Brilliant. It has some fantastic permanent collections, as well as a rotating collection. It's actually much larger inside then initial impressions. The gift shop has some great quirky gifts rather than just boring old tourist/museum items. GoMA is a fantastic institution that should be appreciated. I think that people here take the free admission into museums for granted and they really shouldn't - the ability to even pop in somewhere for 20 minutes and take in art while you wait for a friend is a fantastic thing and not one to be overlooked.

Not much to say about this place. Not a lot of art on exhibit, and what is there isn't that notable. Honestly, I kept wishing that the library and museum that this replaced was what I was visiting while walking through. Way too much self aggrandizement,too. I felt like the museum was trying to explain just how avante garde and edgy they were throughout. Not something I'd say when your most well know and imaginative work is a vandalized equestrian statue. Gave an extra star for the fact that it's free and I didn't waste any money getting in.

As a general rule I like modern and contemporary art museums because I feel far more comfortable saying, "this is shit". I thoroughly believe that if you call something "art" it's art.... but that's not saying it's not shit art. But I digress (as I do), GoMa was the coolest part of my Sunday in Glasgow. It's a quickie (takes an hour and a half tops), and you get to see some cool art (some good, some amazing, some shit). I felt super intellectual and it wasn't all huffy and upscale. The ground floor is sculpture that's testing the boundaries of what sculpture is... so if you thought to yourself "this is crap" - you don't get it and the artist is looking down his nose at you, so that's enough for him. The second floor has got contemporary art video on repeat and it's all a bit weird and interesting. But as my GoMa buddy pointed out, a dark room that's being all abstract and existential it's the perfect place for a date for two artsy-fartsy people (not me). Then there's the children's area where kids get to make art (or parents get to force their kids to make art so they can justify a trip to the art museum as an activity). The best part (as always): THE SHOP. It's full of very funny pens and pins and bags and postcards of the city and of the art you'd seen inside. I bought a pen that says "lose in bag"... Damn good Sunday, I say.

It's a great place to see and enjoy the epic building even if you aren't that into art. The exhibitions change all the time which is wonderful and you can't beat donation/free entry. The lifts are slow if you have a pram but you'll eventually get there even when the buttons aren't really working. There are about 4-5 galleries I believe and a children's space where they can enjoy crafting.

Another great FREE Glasgow attraction, which is well worth a visit. I live in Glasgow, and even I still go in from time to time. They often change their exhibitions and stuff so it never gets boring. The last time I went it was a kind of strange but very interesting LGBT display which focused on hermaphrodite people. Hmm. Unusual to say the least. The gift shop actually sells loads of lovely gifts and pictures which I often find myself admiring. Fantastic addition to Glasgow's thriving tourist attractions.

I have heard people talking about this place and some folks loathe it. But it is the best situated museum in Glasgow - stuck in the center of town. Grab a starbucks, get a bath bomb from Lush and see some Art. You can do that here. If you really hate it then don't spend the admission price on it. Oh wait it is FREE. Free things cannot be complained about. You get it free - no right to complain. I like the place. There used to be a smoking Queen in the foyer which I loved. Sent the smoking Queen postcard to all of my Loyal Royalist relatives. Worth the price of admisssion. Oh Wait . . . . .

Interesting at some points and confusing at others. The first floor was the best part for me--they had a video that was hilarious called 'The Door'. There is an area where viewers can write comments, and half of them say 'this is not art', which was kind of disappointing for people who bothered to go into the museum. Also, there is a banner that flashes different phrases which is the main part that confused me--the phrases seemed so random but either mad me really happy or really sad. I still don't get it.

It's free, and there is a library with a cafe and free internet in the basement. It's not the biggest of venues, so you can easily see the whole thing in 30 minutes. Centrally located, so can be added in to your stroll around the city centre.

Ive visited this Gallery several times over the years and I always have high hopes for it. Sadly, it never delivers. I was taken to a special exhibition by my mother when I was about 10 years old which I thought was fantastic but sadly I cant remember the name. Ever since though, I have found this place to be a huge let down. To me its like this gallery is the start of something good but that its never quite finished. I am the sort who wants endless exhibits to look at and wander at whatever pace I want, but I dont ever think this place is big enough or has enough areas open to tempt me. On the bright side, I have seen some fantastic peices in the main gallery on the ground floor and they really go to a big effort to get interesting works in here, its just a pity that there isnt more of them really. It possible that I just dont get it, but I think this gallery is more for art students and refined art goers, others will bore of the place in about half an hour.

The Gallery of Modern Art is conveniently situated in the centre of Glasgow and has been a family favourite of ours since before we had a family. It has an international reputation and exhibits a variety of national and international artists yet manages to maintain a distinctively local flavour featuring art and artists whose routes are clearly Glasgow and surrounding in origin. I've always found the layout to be something of a curiousity in itself once you get away from the main gallery on the ground floor you'll be treated to a variety of nooks and crannies which in some respects can actually detract from the experience unless you enjoy getting lost. Despite my problem with the interior of what is a magnificent building I can't think of an occasion when I've been disappointed following a visit, the main gallery even has an area set aside for kids to try their creative little hands in the creation of pictures perhaps wishing them to draw inspiration from some of the incredible works that surround them.

A gallery that can be a hit or miss depending on your tastes as is commonplace with all modern art in my opinion! I still like to pop in now in then though and have a wee wander round as the exhibits do change and there is always something worth looking at and the gallery is a good place to spend an hour or so. The cafe and library downstairs is also handy to pop in and browse the books or have a coffee whilst out in the city centre of Glasgow. Look out for the art piece on the statue outside the gallery as well!

this gallery is always good for a wander at lunchtime - i can't remember a time when i've gone in and NOT found at least one piece of art that has captivated me in some way. not bad for free entry. however, this place doesn't run on dreams - so be a sport and make a donation when you visit. having said that, it can be to stand and stare at the donation box as if it's one of the art works (god, i'm so immature). also, check out one of glasgows most famous guerilla artworks, the traffic cone atop the statue at the front of the building. glorious!

Being so central is a real asset for this gallery, especially in combination with being free to get in, as you don't have to make a special trip but can just wander in to see what is new, on the way to catch a train or whilst having a break from shopping, and the cafe is a good place to rest weary feet. This is how art should be, not precious but completely accessible. Not that it isn't worth a special trip - it really is great and so representative of the modern Glasgow, vibrant and creative and fun.

it's a great place to spend a rainy day. we were in town to catch a flight and the weather was bad. it is one of the best looking buildings in glasgow. the collection is small but we stumbled onto a special exhibit about the need for acceptance and inclusion of gays and transgenders - really well-done! if you have time, check it out.

OK, this is maybe a 3.5 but it's free and there's free internet in the basement, so I'll round up. Glasgow's GoMA is housed in a pleasing neo-classical building (originally a country home!) right in the heart of the city. The modern art within can be extremely hit and miss. Sometimes it's entirely delightful and thought-provoking, sometimes it's just...bad. But it's always worth a look in, even if just for a laugh. There are regular free talks and events; overall it's a charming and educational place to visit, whether you're a tourist or a native.

Located in the heart of the city centre, this is the ideal place to pop in when you've got a spare couple of hours for a wander. Entry is free and there are a range of ever changing exhibitions to look at. Workshops for both adults and children also take place here and a lot of the work shown is by local artists. It's a wonderful place to come and browse. Some of the recent displays include projects on sectarianism and domestic violence. It is a gallery which always gives you something to think about. There are usually some outlandish and occasionally downright weird displays as well, which are also worth a look. Downstairs in the basement there's a cafe and library, computers with internet access and a selection of the days papers. There's also a shop selling handmade and quirky gifts and jewellery.

There is enough space to fill here that most small exhibitions should feel well done by. I visited today and although the exhibition was quite small, you can appreciate the space and potential the venue has.

The GOMA always cracks me up, I'm not really a fan of modern art and some of the stuff is pretty ridiculous but I guess I just don't "get it". I remember my aunt used to bring me here when I was little and I used to love it. They used to have really awesome exhibitions downstairs which has now been turned into a public reference facility. My favourite exhibition was what I can only describe as a giant orange which you sat in and watched a rather bizarre series of films. The star in said films was an old man, he looked around 90 but I wasn't quite prepared for what I saw. One minute he was going on a journey to the moon, they made no attempt to make it look realistic and he was quite clearly sitting in a Porta-loo eating "spacefood" ie. a sandwich still wrapped in a plastic bag. His next adventure saw him don a pair of pigtails and run around a campfire chanting bizarre rituals. Very strange but probably one of the funniest things I've seen in my life. My aunt dragged me out when he started posting mail with not a stitch on. I'm giving it five for this exhibit alone. They change their displays quite a lot and the GOMA is known for a bit of controversy but if that's the only way they can bring the punters in then why not? Oh, and it's free so great if it's raining you can just wander around looking at the... "art".

The exhibits change quite frequently so I wouldn't rule it out for a look around if you have a bad experience. There are loads of exciting things to see and its worth popping in when you have a wee hour to spare.

Beautiful buidling. This is a great modern art gallery with lots of unusal displays to look at and enjoy . This is free to get in but you can make a small donation if desired. There is a gift sho pwhich is a bit pricey makes up for free entry i guess. There is different exhibitions on , one i see was a pile of chairs in the middle of the floor cut in half. i loved it . doesn't take long to go around this as it's fairly small but good to see.

This is really accessable located in beside the shops and free to enter. The access is good with a good range of art. I remember years ago newspapers in a mini! The displays change and gives many local artists a place to display their work. downstairs is a cafe and library. It is not a big gallery though so if your only into see the art it wont take long!

Great place to spend a day! Unusual and interesting exhibits. Lovely gift shop!

A large but gorgeous art gallery with a fantastic cafe and gallery of photographs and modern art. Perfect for an artistic individual as there are a few art shops nearby. It is located in the centre of Glasgow and is a few minutes from the shops and cafes. It is free for admission.