The Man Who Collected the World: William Burrell
Season 2013Episode 164Season 2013Episode 166

E165 The Man Who Collected the World: William Burrell

BBC Documentaries / Season 2013 / Episode 165

29 May, 2013 · 1h

 
Season 2013Episode 164Season 2013Episode 166

E165 The Man Who Collected the World: William Burrell

BBC Documentaries / Season 2013 / Episode 165

29 May, 2013 · 1h

 

William Burrell made a fortune out of shipping and spent it on art. Over his long life, he assembled one of the most remarkable private collections of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, ceramics and stained glass in the world and in 1944 he donated it all - over 9,000 objects - to the city of Glasgow. The Burrell Collection finally opened to the public in 1983 but the building that bears his... see more

William Burrell made a fortune out of shipping and spent it on art. Over his long life, he assembled one of the most remarkable private collections of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, ceramics and stained glass in the world and in 1944 he donated it all - over 9,000 objects - to the city of Glasgow. The Burrell Collection finally opened to the public in 1983 but the building that bears his... see more
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