The new centre and museum is expected to be open by spring next year.
Plans are underway to open a Catholic museum in a historic parish in Glasgow linked to the development of the church inThe museum will relocate the entire, internationally renowned collection of paintings, church textiles and Jacobite memorabilia from Blairs Museum in Aberdeen, which has been closed.The site of the new museum will be the former St Mary's school, in Orr Street in the Calton area of the Eat End, which is undergoing significant regeneration.
The monument to those who suffered from famine in the Scottish Highlands and Ireland in the 19th century is located close to this site. Established in 1992, Blairs Museum was originally known as the Blairs Museum Trust until 2014 when the name was changed to reflect the more diverse nature of its collections.The site of the new museum has previously been a social work office, a parish/dance hall and a school will bring all the branches of the Conference together to"promote the presence of the Catholic Church in Scotland at a national level".
Due to economic hardship especially following the Great Famine, many Irish Catholic emigrants settled across Scotland, especially in the east end of Glasgow.
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