Riverside Museum
Be a local for a day
Riverside Museum is Glasgow's award-winning transport and technology museum.
Watch the video for a short preview of what you can expect on your visit.
Further down the page you can find more about the museum highlights, unique perspectives, and other useful information.
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Riverside Museum Highlights
Main Street
Step into the Glasgow of 1890-1930. Pop into shops and experience genuine historic interiors.
South African Loco 3007
The largest object in Riverside. Built in Glasgow in 1945, it spent its working life in South Africa.
Find out more about this steam locomotive
Meet our Queens
Say hello to models of the QEII, the Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mary.
Discover our full ship models
Mini Minor
The iconic Mini by Alec Issigonis, a 1960s symbol, often seen in films with bright, patterned paint.
Take a closer look at the famous MiniFind these highlights the next time you visit the museum: Riverside highlights floorplan
Riverside Portrait Image
For a beautiful portrait of our venue for you to keep or send to a friend, simply download the photograph, right click to copy and attach it to your message.
Plan the perfect day out
Find out more about the museum, our café, restaurant and opening times.
Plan your visit