Refugees are helping to show off Paisley's centuries-old Syrian glass collection
Read More News: In 2015, Renfrewshire was among the first Scottish councils to welcome Syrian refugees.Five years on, the Paisley Museum team is working closely with some of the town’s refugees to create a modern-day response to its glass collection for a brand-new display.Despite being held in Paisley Museum’s collections since the 1940s, the potential significance of the glassware was only recently realised by research assistant Joel Fagan while he was moving objects into The Secret Collection, in preparation for the museum’s £42m redevelopment.This may explain the objects’ remarkably good condition, despite its fragility.Damascus is known as the birthplace of glass making, with glassblowing still prevalent in the region today.Started