The St. Mungo Museum is a Museum of religion. It is located in the city of Glasgow, in Scotland. In the world there are only a few such museums, which are so detailed and thoroughly covering the history of world and national religions and the activities of Church organizations (one - State Museum of religion history is located in Saint Petersburg).

Museum in Glasgow was opened in 1993. It is located on Cathedral square, near the Cathedral of Glasgow. Specifically for the Museum was built in because the style so that it blends seamlessly with the architectural ensemble of the square.

On three floors of the Museum are four main exhibition halls: the gallery of religious art, the gallery of religious life, the Scottish gallery and the hall of changing exhibitions.

The Museum is dedicated to the world's major religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and Christianity. The primary goal, the Museum sees a better understanding between people of different religions and faiths.

The Museum will be interesting for both adults and children, you can listen to people of different faiths to learn more about the faith and the customs of different peoples and think about the eternal themes: about life, about death and about what happens after death. You can take in majestic statue of Lord Shiva, to study the life of Christian saints on cornering the Windows, to meditate in the Zen garden or admire the intricate Islamic calligraphy. At the Scottish gallery you can find out more about the beliefs of the peoples who lived in Scotland since ancient times. Also great attention is paid to questions of influence and interpenetration of religion and culture in human society.