The Burrell Collection on the outskirts of Glasgow in Pollok Country Park has been awarded the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year award, which comes with the generous prize money of £120,000. The Scottish museum has beaten finalists Leighton House and the Natural History Museum in London, The MAC in Belfast and the Scapa Flow Museum in Orkney, although each of these institutions received £15,000 for their spot as runner up.

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