Tickets

Yes, the only way to guarantee entry on the day you wish to visit is by booking online in advance.

Tickets may be available to purchase on the day in-venue, subject to availability, from 13 June 2026.

Yes, a 12% booking fee applies to all tickets.

A transaction fee of £1.50 will be added to the total purchase value at checkout.

Off-peak tickets are available on the following dates:

Monday 29 June - Friday 3 July

Monday 6 - Friday 10 July

Monday 24 - Friday 28 August

Monday 31 August - Friday 4 September

Monday 7 - Friday 11 September

Monday 14 - Friday 18 September

Monday 21 - Friday 25 September

Monday 28 September - Friday 2 October

Monday 5 - Friday 9 October

To select an off-peak date, first select the month you wish to visit from the links at the top of this page, then choose a date on the booking page. The correct ticket price will automatically be applied.

The standard ticket price will apply on all other dates. See the table at the top of this page for full ticket price details.

Glasgow Life is a registered charity (Charity no SC037844). If you are a UK taxpayer, you can donate by adding Gift Aid to your ticket purchase. This means we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 of your purchase. It will not cost you any extra.

Find out more:

https://www.gov.uk/donating-to-charity/gift-aid

Yes, Glasgow Life Museums reserve the right to ask for evidence of status or receipt of benefits before issuing tickets, when checking tickets and when granting entry to the exhibition.

If you have booked a Jobseeker/Supported Income ticket, please bring proof of your eligibility on the day of your visit and be ready to show this to staff when requested.

To be eligible you must receive one or more of the following:

• Universal Credit
• Child Benefit
• Employment Support Allowance (ESA)
• Jobseeker's Allowance
• Disability Living Allowance
• Pension Credit
• Carer's Allowance
• Housing Benefit

This ticket price applies only to the individual named on the proof of eligibility shown and not to anyone else.

Multiple members of a party wishing to claim this ticket price will need to show their individual proof of eligibility from the above criteria.

Yes, members of Glasgow Life Museums are entitled to free entry to all ticketed exhibitions.

These tickets cannot be pre-booked online and are subject to availability on the day, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Groups are very welcome at Barbie: The Exhibition and advance booking is highly recommended.

Kelvingrove offers a 10% discount on exhibition tickets for groups of 10 or more people. This discount can only be applied to the standard adult ticket price. The discount will automatically be applied to your order when 10 or more adult tickets have been added to your cart.

Please call the Glasgow Life Tickets Box Office on 0141 353 8000 to book for a school or college group. Payment can be made by card.

One teacher/tutor is eligible for free entry for every 10 accompanying pupils or students. 

These discounts cannot be pre-booked online and are subject to availability on the day. Tickets will be available to purchase in-venue on a first come, first served basis.

Partner Organisation discounts and free entry

Glasgow Life Museums welcomes Personal Assistants with visitors who need them.

Currently, we permit one Personal Assistant free entry to the exhibition to accompany visitors in receipt of Disability Living Allowance or Personal Independence Payment, or where the Assistant holds a Forward Carers Card.

For visitors who may require multiple Personal Assistants (up to a maximum of two assistants), prior arrangement for a visit should be made with the Duty Manager. Written evidence of this requirement may be requested before entry is permitted. Additional members of the group visiting should purchase a ticket.

Please email GLMuseumsKelvingroveManagementTeam@glasgowlife.org.uk to request this. To comply with health and safety guidelines, we cannot allow anyone under the age of 16 years to be a Personal Assistant to another person.

Tickets are non-refundable unless the exhibition booking slot is cancelled, rescheduled, postponed, or materially changed.

You can view Glasgow Life's ticketing policy here.