Kelvin Hall
Taking tea with a trailblazer
- THIS EVENT HAS EXPIRED
- Tickets
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Free - ticket required
- Dates and times
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29th May 2019
2:00PM - 3:30PM
- Age
- 16+ years
- Venue
Storyteller Jan Bee Brown
leads a celebration of the 130th anniversary of the birth of Scottish explorer
and botanist Isobel
Wylie Hutchison (1889-1982).
Spending her childhood on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Isobel went on to take on
solo travels across Iceland, Greenland, and Alaska. In this session, discover
the stories of her adventures and listen to folk tales from the lands that she
visited. Tea, coffee, and cake will be provided.
Admission
free booking essential
Phone: 0845 366 4629
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Wednesday
29th May, 2pm – 3.30pm
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
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Free wifi
Location Map
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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.