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Glasgow's £74m Riverside Museum opens to public

Glasgow's new £74m Riverside Museum will be officially opened later.

The venue, on the banks of the River Clyde, will showcase the city's transport, shipbuilding and engineering heritage.

It was designed by prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid and houses more than 3,000 exhibits, in about 150 displays. 

The Riverside Museum will be the third home for Glasgow's transport collection since the 1960s and the first major museum the council has built since The Burrell Collection opened in 1983....  

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