Kelvin Hall
Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival
- THIS EVENT HAS EXPIRED
- Tickets
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Free
- Dates and times
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21st Sep 2019
10:00AM - 4:00PM
- Age
- 16+ years
- Venue
On Saturday 21st there will be drop in sessions run by the National Library of Scotland and National Records of Scotland focusing on items from the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders archive. Film screenings of Moving Image Archive footage themed around shipbuilding, going 'doon the watter', and Glasgow's west end will take place throughout the day.
Tours
Glimpse behind the scenes
with the partners of Kelvin Hall as they offer tours on Glasgow Doors Open Day.
Take a look at the items held in the Glasgow Museum's stores. Enjoy a rare
chance to see the film, video and sound-digitisation editing suites of the
Moving Image Archive. Tour the collections stores of The Hunterian to view the
objects not currently on display in the Museum and Art Gallery.
Saturday 21
September
Tours at 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm
Free. Booking essential. To book a place on a tour, email kelvinhalltours@glasgowlife.org.uk or phone 0141 276 1450 and press option 1 for sport to book.
Please note that bags and jackets must removed during the stores tours. Safe storage is provided.
Accessible toilets
The accessible toilet is located off the main corridor. There is changing space.
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
Baby feeding
Cafe or restaurant
Parking
The car park on Bunhouse Road is managed by City Parking. Charges are as follows:
Mon-Sun 8am-6pm
- 1 hour £1.60
- 2 hours £3.20
- 3 hours £4.80
- 4 hours £6.40
- 5 hours £8.00
- 10 hours £10.00
Mon-Sun 6pm-8am, £2 flat rate.
There are spaces reserved for blue badge holders, free of charge with no time restrictions. For car park enquiries please contact 0141 276 1830.
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
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 Car
Kelvin Hall is situated on Argyle Street, around 6 minutes from the M8.
Visit the Kelvin Hall website. A unique partnership between Glasgow Life, the University of Glasgow and the National Library of Scotland sees this historic and much loved venue transformed into an exciting new centre of cultural excellence providing access to collections, temporary displays, teaching and research, alongside a state-of-the-art Glasgow Club health and fitness centre.