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Glasgow Life Museums’ accessible store, a treasure trove of over 1 million objects. Book a free tour!

We hold an enormous collection of objects that aren't currently on display in the other eight Glasgow Museums, we have everything from tiny insects to large transport and more. This profile is monitored regularly and we will answer enquiries within 24 hours, if you would like a more immediate response please call our central switchboard during office hours on 0141 287 4350. By commenting on a Glasgow Life profile you are indicating that you have read, understand and agree to abide by the House Rules. These can be viewed at https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/social

16/10/2026

🎉 Join us for this Specialist Tour during Black History Month - Aubrey Williams Centenary & collecting

This tour will look at two key paintings by the Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams as part of his centenary year celebrations. Born on 8 May 1926 he lived in Guyana until 1952 when he left to enrol at St Martins School of Art, London, UK. Williams’ work is now considered important in the development of 20th century abstraction painting. His concerns about past histories being repeated in the contemporary, ensure his paintings are vibrant in colour, paint and texture on the surface of the canvas with the meaning of these layers merging geological, historical and human ideas. He felt that painting could communicate just as must as the written word and argued strongly that abstraction was ‘no less socially committed as figurative painting’.

📢 Tuesday 20th October, 2.30-3.30pm
FREE, but spaces are limited so advance booking is required
💻 [email protected] or ☎️ 0141 276 9300 for help to book

Image: Rockface, 1964, Aubrey Williams. Gifted by the Estate of Aubrey Williams, 2019. © Estate of Aubrey Williams

08/10/2026

🦇Nights, Frights & Bites! 🔦🕷️
Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th October
10:30 - 12noon & 1.30 - 3pm
This October holiday join us to make your own creepy crawly spider and a paper pointy hat . Then wear your own crafted vampire cloak as you go to discover scary paintings on a torch light tour!

Spaces are limited. Please book by emailing [email protected] or calling 0141 276 9300"

01/10/2026

Autism Friendly Adult Tour
2pm – 3.30pm
Friday 9th October, 13th November and 11th December

As a carefully regulated storage facility, GMRC offers visitors a calm and controlled environment to engage with our collection. Join us for an autism-friendly tour of the Glasgow Museum Resource Centre's transport, technology, and paintings stores. After the tour, guests will have the opportunity to handle a variety of objects from the museum collection. A quiet safe space will be available all day.

Spaces are limited and must be booked in advance by emailing [email protected] or calling 0141 276 9300

28/09/2026

🎉 Join us for this Specialist Tour during Black History Month - African Women, Myth and Material Memory

African myth and folklore play a central role in shaping cultural identity, belief systems and collective memory. Moving between historic wooden artefacts and contemporary works, this tour explores how African women, spiritual power and myth have been represented and, at times, misunderstood.

Join Gallery Assistant and African art enthusiast Lizzie Eidson as she examines sculptural and painted depictions of African women across time, drawing on Ethiopian, Mende and wider African oral traditions, alongside Yoruba-inflected ideas, to consider how these narratives have been erased and reanimated in contemporary practice.

📢 Tuesday 6th October, 2.30-3.30pm
FREE, but spaces are limited so advance booking is required
💻 [email protected] or ☎️ 0141 276 9300 for help to book

Image: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks: The Queen of Sheba, John Duncan, Purchased 1963 © CSG CIC Glasgow Life Museums Collection

16/09/2026

📆 Join us for Black History Month at GMRC

We have programmed 4 fascinating tours, taking you behind the scenes in the stores where you will hear about depictions of African Women and myth, Colonialism in Print, the centenary of Guyanese painter Aubrey Williams, and Plants and Empire.

Find out more detail about each tour on glasgowlife.org.uk/black-history-month

📢 each Tuesday in October, 2.30-3.30pm
FREE, but spaces are limited so advance booking is required
💻 [email protected] or ☎️ 0141 276 9300 for help to book

Images: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks: The Queen of Sheba, John Duncan, Purchased 1963 © CSG CIC Glasgow Life Museums Collection; banner, 1832, Gifted 1900 © CSG CIC Glasgow Life Museums Collection; Rockface, 1964, Aubrey Williams. Gifted by the Estate of Aubrey Williams, 2019. © Estate of Aubrey Williams; Wardian Case © CSG CIC Glasgow Life Museums Collection

06/08/2026

🚴‍♀️🌍 Happy Cycle to Work Day!

Explore the bikes in Glasgow Museums' collection from the comfort of your own home by using collections.glasgowmuseums.com

This beautiful tricycle was made by the Quadrant Cycle Company of Birmingham, and it dates from 1890.

Image: Adult's tricycle made by the Quadrant Cycle Company, English
© CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

03/08/2026

It's been such a fun summer, hosting lots of families visiting GMRC for our holiday programme ☀️⛱️

Just one week left! This week, join us for Store Explorers on Tuesday and Thursday 🦜🏴‍☠️⚔️ Email [email protected] to check availability 🏛️

We love to hear feedback from our visitors, and this comment left after a holiday workshop really made our day 🎉

02/08/2026

Our 2026 Specialist Tour schedule is now available to book to the end of the year, so check out our website to find details of what's on offer: glasgowlife.org.uk/gmrc

📣 Follow us on Facebook for updates to our 2026 programme

📌 Come for a deep dive with a member of our museum team, and discover parts of the collection not currently on display 🎫

🚦 These tours are FREE but must be pre-booked due to limited spaces

🖥️ Email us on [email protected] or phone 0141 276 9300 for help to book

Image: Ivory, Apes and Peacocks: The Queen of Sheba, John Duncan, Purchased 1963 © CSG CIC Glasgow Life Museums Collection

15/07/2026

The Open Museum is Glasgow Museums kit loan and outreach service. Our kit loan service offers over 80 themed handling and reminiscence kits containing museum objects and photographs. These can be borrowed free of charge by community groups based in Glasgow.

We have recently collaborated with the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive to refresh some of the films in our loan kits. The films can be accessed by following a QR code on matt laminated sheets which have been added to our boxes. We have been getting great feedback from groups that have borrowed the updated kits!
Find out more about The Open Museum and how to book our kits here:

https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/the-open-museum/handling-kits

14/07/2026

⚔️AMAZING ARMS AND ARMOUR🛡️
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 21 July to 30 July
10:30 and 13:30
Join us to see our Arms & Armour collection then get a chance to hold some replica weapons! We will then create some family friendly paper helmets, swords and shields.

Check out our other FREE family activities at https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on?venue=Glasgow%20Museums%20Resource%20Centre&channel=All

All programmes last approximately ninety minutes and are intended for children aged 5 to 12.
Spaces are limited. To book your FREE place, email [email protected]
or call us at 0141 276 9300.

Address

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G537NN

Telephone

+441412769300

Website

https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/glasgow-museums-resource-centre-gmrc

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