East Dunbartonshire Council is responsible for the Auld Kirk Museum in Kirkintilloch, Kilmardinny Arts Centre in Bearsden, and Lillie Art Gallery in Milngavie. The Lillie Art Gallery in Milngavie is named after Robert Lillie (1867–1949), a banker and enthusiastic amateur artist who lived in the town and bequeathed money for the building of the Gallery, which opened in 1962. Its collection of Scottish art stretches from 1850 to the present day by artists including Francis Cadell, George Leslie Hunter, Samuel Peploe, John Bellany, William Crosbie, John Houston, Elizabeth V. Blackadder, Anne Redpath, Alexander Goudie and Joan Eardley. The artworks at Kilmardinny House comprise East Dunbartonshire Council's civic collection, most of which have been purchased as prize winners in the Annual Art Competition. The Auld Kirk in Kirkintilloch was built in 1644 as Saint Mary's Church, it is Category A listed. Most of its paintings are of a topographical nature relating to East Dunbartonshire.