Museums

People’s Palace

Bids being prepared to transform Glasgow’s People’s Palace

The Glasgow Life website explains that this is “a world class art museum and a place for people to gather, to learn and to share ideas” with staff that “ display, borrow and collect artworks from around the world.” Conveniently, it is located right next to the Duke of Wellington statue so you can enjoy both in one visit.

Unions set to hold protests outside two Glasgow museums due to cuts

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Burrell Collection

The Burrell Collection named as 2023 museum of the year

Kelvingrove Park

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The Cloud Gate sculpture, popularly known as the bean, with Chicago's skyline

‘I went to Chicago for five days and it was better than New York’

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

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The gold aureus celebrating the conquest in AD 43 was uncovered among the ruins of a suburb five kilometres north of the archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region.

Roman coin plucked from ashes of Pompeii sells for thousands

An exceptionally rare Chinese box and cover from the 15th century Ming period has been discovered in a dust-filled cabinet in the attic of a family home, where it had been stored and left untouched since the owner’s death in 1967.

Old tin found in attic turns out to be Chinese Ming Dynasty treasure

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Kelvingrove Museum and park'

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The Burrell Collection marks one year since reopening

Locals slam plans to charge entry fees for Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens

David Bowie as the Thin White Duke

David Bowie archive featuring 80,000 items to be made public

Final Journey sculpture and Heart of Africa tree 3d art installation

David Livingstone Museum nominated for ‘Oscars of Museum World’ award

The People’s Palace and Winter Gardens.

Glasgow Against Closures to protest this weekend

Glasgow City Council will make a decision on the appeal this week.

Stolen artefacts in Glasgow museums to be returned

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Glasgow Women's Library

Glasgow’s museums and galleries throw open their doors and welcome visitors back

The financial support will breathe new life into Scotland's independent museums post lockdown

Scotland’s independent museums to benefit from £4m fund

Ian Gardner, director at Rosslyn Chapel Trust, makes the finishing touches ahead of the world-famous church reopening to visitors. Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Scottish cultural venues open their doors as lockdown eases

Scotland looks set ot move into phase three of its lockdown strategy (Getty Images)

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Museums, libraries and other learning centres may temporarily be closed due to the ongoing UK lockdown - but this doesn’t mean that children have to miss out on educational experiences (Photo: Shutterstock)

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Here's how to visit the Paris Catacombs and go on Disney theme park rides online

Mass shutdown of council leisure facilities just announced

Festival helps Cumbernauld celebrate new town's history

Auld kirk museum launch of Roman exhibition, Irene McCafferty and Catherine Boyd. Photo by Emma Mitchell.

Festival of Museums wants legions of visitors to join in

World War 2 history project

Pupils take a trip back in time to World War II

Hawarden

Festival of Museums remembers Clementina Hawarden