Riverside Museum
Riverside Museum
Welcome back to Riverside Museum
Please note: our phone line is currently not accepting incoming calls, we're working to resolve this as soon as possible. Booking is still possible via the link below.
Our festive hours are:
12-23 December - Open 11am-4pm
24-26 December - CLOSED
27-30 December - Open 11am-4pm
31 December-2 January - CLOSED
3 January on - Open 11am-4pm
A pre-booked ticket is required to enter the museum. Tickets are FREE and can be booked at the link below.
Planning to visit 21-23, 27-30 December or 3-10 January?
Tickets for these dates are available to book from 12noon on Tuesday 15 December until close of business on Sunday 20 December, at the link below.
Please note that you must book by Sunday 20 December to secure tickets to visit during these dates. Booking will not be available after 20 December.
Essential information for planning your visit
We are working hard behind the scenes to ensure your visit is safe and enjoyable.
We have some important information to share.
- A ticket is required to enter the museum. Tickets are FREE. You need to pre-book online, in advance, for your household for a specific date and time.
- Tickets should only be booked for your own household, up to a maximum of 6.
- We are unable to accommodate group bookings at this time.
- Before booking, check the protection level guidance for your local area and any travel restrictions that may be in place. More
- Please do not book tickets or visit the museum, if you, or any members of your household, has any symptoms of Coronavirus. Follow up to date medical guidance. More
- If you should be isolating as part of travel or medical advice please do not visit the museum.
- Wear a face covering to stay safe and protect others.
- Wash your hands and use hand sanitiser during your visit.
- Tickets will be released in two week blocks to give more opportunities to visit.
- Please note tickets are non-transferable. If the ticket holder can no longer visit the museum please release tickets by contacting the Glasgow Life Box Office at BOSales@glasgowlife.org.uk.
- For bookings after 20 December, please email museums@glasgowlife.org.uk.
- If you have any questions about visiting the museum during the festive period, please call us on 0141 276 9599 during opening hours. This will be the quickest way to reach us.
Book tickets HERE
On the day of your visit
- On arrival please enter via the doors facing the car park.
- Wear a face covering to stay safe and protect others. Guidance on face covering exemptions is available from the Scottish Government here.
- Please do not visit the museum if you, or any members of our household, has any symptoms of Coronavirus
- Your e-ticket will be checked on arrival so please have this ready.
- Please arrive as a group with the ticket holder in attendance to ensure we comply with Test and Protect.
- Please maintain 2 metre physical distancing during your visit.
- There are no cloakroom facilities, restaurant/café, takeaway or retail within the building, however we will have catering outlets directly outside the museum.
- We are unable to provide space for packed lunches at this time.
- Some smaller spaces and hands on displays will be closed off during your visit to allow hygiene and physical distancing measures to be maintained.
- Please observe signage in the venue and any one way routes that are in place.
- For more information and ways to enhance your visit please visit Glasgow Museums where floor maps can be downloaded.
- Please ensure children are supervised at all times to ensure physical distancing measures can be maintained.
- Please wash your hands and use hand sanitiser during your visit.
- We politely ask that you keep your visit to a maximum of 2 hours to ensure we can offer entry to as many visitors as possible
Keeping you safe
- Our visitor charter sets out the safety measures we have introduced to create a safe space and it highlights how you can help protect yourself and others while visiting the museum.
Further information for your visit
- For information on opening hours, how to enter the museum, what's open, face coverings and more, see our Museum FAQs.
We're Good To Go
We have acquired VisitBritain’s Good to Go accreditation. This Industry Standard mark means Riverside Museum has followed government and industry Covid-19 guidelines, has completed a Risk Assessment and has a process in place to maintain cleanliness and physical distancing.
Accessible toilets
Assistance dogs
Hearing loop
Wheelchair access
There is wheelchair and pram access to all public areas using the lifts.
Additional information
You can find further access information for this venue on the AccessAble website or on the Euan's Guide website.
Riverside Museum is a five star Visit Scotland visitor attraction.
Baby changing
Baby feeding
Cafe
Cloakroom
Parking
Photography and video recording
Restaurant
View our menu.
Shop
Free wifi
The nearest Train station (PTK), Subway station and Bus station can all be found at the Partick transport hub, also known as the Partick Interchange, around 0.6 miles from the museum. There are signposted walking routes from there to the museum.
The lines for the train station run through the Low-Level platforms, at Glasgow Central (GLC) and Glasgow Queen Street (GLQ).
The closest Subway station to Glasgow Central is St Enoch’s.
The closest to Glasgow Queen Street is Buchanan Street.
The only buses that serve Riverside are:
- The Garelochhead Coaches - service 100.
- The City Sightseeing buses
Cycle parking is available at the west side of the museum.
EV Rapid charging station available in car park.
Please note: If you are coming into Glasgow by train and planning to use a PlusBus ticket, the 100 bus is not covered (nor the sightseeing buses).
The Next Bike bicycle hire scheme is also in operation around Glasgow, with locations to pick up and drop off around the city, including at the Riverside.
If you use a Taxi or private-hire car, there is a drop off point beside the car park. Disabled visitors can be dropped off at the front door, access is via the slip road barrier.
Please note: the A814 Clydeside Expressway Westbound will be closed due to major roadworks from Monday 26 October for 6 weeks. Diversions will be in place, if you would travel via this route please allow a little extra time for your journey.
In case it is of use to anyone in your party, the AccessAble website has some useful accessibility information.
If using a Sat Nav for directions, we recommend you enter “The Riverside Museum” rather than the postcode.
Location Map
Location
Gallery
Events and exhibits at Riverside Museum
Riverside Museum displays
Find out more about the display themes at Riverside Museum.
