It has welcomed more than two million visitors since it opened on the banks of the Clyde two years ago.
Now the £74 million Riverside Museum, which showcases Glasgow's transport, shipbuilding and engineering heritage, has been crowned Europe's best.
It was named European Museum of the Year at a ceremony in Belgium to mark International Museums Day.
Scotland's Museum of Transport and Travel was among 40 museums from 21 countries to enter the contest for the prestigious award and among 29 making it through to final judging.
The venue is run by Glasgow Life, the organisation that manages the city's cultural venues on behalf of the council.
It was said by judges to be at the "highest level" of quality.
In their commendation, they said: "The Riverside Museum demonstrates brilliantly how a specialist transport collection can renew its relevance through active engagement with wider social and universal issues. The EMYA 2013 Judging Panel agreed unanimously that the museum fulfils the EMYA criteria of 'public quality' at the highest level."
The award is judged on public quality – the extent to which a museum satisfies the needs and wishes of its visitors. It was presented in Tongeren, Belgium on Saturday.
Councillor Archie Graham, chairman of Glasgow Life and Depute Leader of Glasgow City Council, said: "This is an outstanding achievement which, once again, shows that Glasgow is home to some of the world's finest cultural attractions.
"It's been 30 years since our cultural renaissance began in earnest, with the opening of the magnificent Burrell Collection.
"Since then we have continued to change our fortunes by investing in our tremendous cultural treasures.
"Our fantastic Riverside Museum has been crowned Europe's best. That is no accident and is down to the hard work, passion and creativity of our staff, who do everything they can to bring the stories of our transport and engineering past to existing and new audiences."
The museum, designed by Zaha Hadid, opened to the public in June 2011.
About 150 displays tell the stories of 3000 objects in the museum, which is no stranger to awards success.
It has scooped Best Science, Technical, Industrial Museum from the European Museum Academy in 2012, Best Customer Experience in the Scottish Digital Awards 2012, and Scotland's Favourite Visitor Attraction at the Scottish Entertainment Guide Awards in 2012.
Lawrence Fitzgerald, Riverside Museum manager, added: "Everyone who has worked to make Riverside the success it is should feel incredibly proud.
"We were up against national museums in Edinburgh, Liverpool and major museums in France, Italy and elsewhere.
"I'm delighted that our team has been recognised as the best at telling that story to our audiences and the best in Europe."
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