Autism Friendly
A Black History handling kit for Glasgow Museums
- Tickets
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Free
- Dates and times
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Monday 21st Sept 2026
6:00pm
- Venue
We need your help! Glasgow Museums' Intercultural Youth Group (ICY) are looking to develop a kit of objects for our Open Museum that specifically represents African and Caribbean histories and communities in the city of Glasgow, highlighting migration and community building from 1900 onwards.
Do you have any objects that you think would fit the theme and would be happy to part with? Or any ideas that could inform the kit?
Then join us for an informal meeting on Monday 21st September from 6-8pm at Kelvin Hall (Seminar Room 1). Please feel free to drop by at any time, for as little or as much time as you would like. There will be an opportunity to see other examples of Open Museum Handling Kits, take a look around some of the social history collection in the stores at Kelvin Hall, and chat about our plans for the project.
The ICY is a group of young adults from Global Majority backgrounds who have been working with the museum service over the past 2 years to share ideas, advise on projects and produce artwork.
The Open Museum is Glasgow Museums' outreach service which takes objects from the museum collections out to communities across the city. This is done by loaning out handling kits, which feature objects that are part of the museum collection and are linked to a certain theme.
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We are specifically on the lookout for objects that people might be willing to donate to the kit. These objects would become part of Glasgow Museums permanent collection. ICY group members working on the project have suggested some of the following things:
- Posters / Leaflets for Afro-Caribbean events or traditional festivals
- Leaflets for events or traditional festivals
- Adverts for services (hair salons etc)
- Food wrappers (imported foods etc)
- Fashion
- Books representing Black Diasporic writers in Scotland (Jackie Kay, Maud Saulter)
- DVDs/Videos
We are really open to any form of collaboration as historically these histories haven't been represented in the collection. So if this resonates with you, please come along!
Accessibility guides
The AccessAble guide can be found here
The Kelvin Hall Visual Story can be found here.
A floor plan for the venue is available here.
Other accessibility information
Please note that only assistance dogs are permitted within the building.
Kelvin Hall has a dedicated quiet room that can be used for prayer or for those needing a calm space. It is located on the ground floor beside the Sports Hall, please ask staff for directions.
Sensory bags which include ear defenders are available for visitors to use during their time in Kelvin Hall. These can be collected from reception.
Accessible toilets
The accessible toilet is located off the main corridor. There is changing places toilet.
Assistance dogs
Guide and assistance dogs are welcome.
Hearing loop
There is a fixed loop hearing assistance system.
If you use British Sign Language, you can watch our British Sign Language introduction to Kelvin Hall.
Wheelchair access
There is wheelchair and pram access to all public areas using the lifts and there are free wheelchairs available to hire at reception.
Baby changing
There is a dedicated baby changing room near reception, please ask staff for directions. The Play n' Climb has its own toilets with additional baby changing facilities.
Baby feeding
Cafe or restaurant
The Café at Kelvin Hall is a bright open space, located on the left hand side as you enter the building. There is a combination of booth seating and tables. It's a great space to meet friends, catch up before a class or grab a takeaway coffee before a walk through the West end.
See the menu here.
The Kelvin Hall café serves breakfast, lunch, kid's meals, cakes, coffee and cold drinks.
Opening Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8.30am-5pm
Borrow Cup
As part of our commitment to reducing our use of disposable drinks cups, the Kelvin Hall Café is now participating in the Borrow Cup scheme. For a £1 deposit, customers are served their drinks in a reusable Borrow Cup, this cup can then be returned to the café or another participating venue where the £1 deposit will be returned.
Parking
Paid parking is available at the Bunhouse Road car park. The car park is managed by City Parking.
There are spaces reserved for blue badge holders close to the entrance of Kelvin Hall on Bunhouse Road as well as on street parking, where standard charges apply.
Bunhouse Road Car park has facilities for electric car charging as part of the ChargePlace Scotland public network.
Parking costs:
Up to 1 hour £3.00
• 1-2 hours £5.00
• 2-3 hours £7.50
• 3-4 hours £10.00
• 4-5 hours £10.00
• 5-6 hours £10.00
• 6-7 hours £10.00
• 7-8 hours £10.00
• 8-9 hours £10.00
• 9-10 hours £10.00
• Overnight Flat rate 6pm - 8am £3.00
Please note these machines take coins only and no change can be given.
Maximum stay 10 hours
Cashless parking is available as a payment method via RingGo at our surface pay! We advise downloading or registering for RingGo prior to your visit. To register or find out more please visit https://myringgo.co.uk/.
This car park is operated by Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for more information please visit https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/carparks
Photography and video recording
Please follow this link to read guidelines on photography, filming and sketching in all Glasgow Life Museums.
Free wifi
Location Map
We encourage visitors to use public transport or active travel to access Kelvin Hall where possible.
Use Traveline Scotland to plan your trip
By train
Kelvin Hall is around 20 minutes walk from Partick Station
Subway
The nearest subway station is Kelvinhall.
By bus
First Bus services 2, 3 and 77 all stop outside the museum.
By Bike:
Kelvingrove Park forms part of the Kelvin Walkway, which links with the Glasgow Loch Lomond Clydeway and the West Highland Way. The venue can be easily reached by bicycle and bicycle parking is available to the front of the building.
There is secure, covered short term bike storage provided by Cyclehoop located at the front of the building. This can be accessed and paid for via the Cyclehoop app, this can be downloaded here.
By Car
Kelvin Hall is situated on Argyle Street, around 6 minutes from the M8.