Paisley Museum

Over het museum

Paisley Museum was given to the town by the thread manufacturer Sir Peter Coats and opened in 1871 in a building designed by the Glasgow architect John Honeyman. It was built to hold collections about the town's world-famous shawl and thread industries, and it shares its building with Paisley Library and the Coats Observatory, Scotland's oldest public observatory.

Over the years the collection grew to include natural history, archaeology and Scottish art, as well as the Arbuthnott Missal, the only surviving pre-Reformation missal of the Scottish Use.

The museum closed for a large redevelopment that is the first major refurbishment in its 150-year history. The A-listed building and the observatory have been repaired and upgraded, and the project adds step-free access, lifts, a Changing Places toilet, a cafe, a shop, learning spaces and a heritage archive centre. Reopening has been delayed several times; in September 2026 it was announced for early 2027, with the fit-out due to finish before the end of 2026.

Hoogtepunten

• Paisley shawl and thread industry collections
• Coats Observatory, Scotland's oldest public observatory
• Arbuthnott Missal
• A-listed Victorian museum building redeveloped with new galleries

Opgericht

1871

Beheerder

OneRen

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

The museum has announced that entry will be free once it reopens.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

After the redevelopment the museum has a step-free entrance from the High Street, lifts to every level, accessible toilets on every level including a Changing Places toilet, and on-street Blue Badge parking at the High Street entrance.

Kinderen & gezin

• Doe- en voelstations

The redeveloped museum is planned to offer interactive exhibits and story displays for children, a baby-feeding room and picnic spots.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Blue Badge parking is available on the street at the High Street entrance.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel
• Wifi

The reopened museum is planned to include a cafe, a shop for gifts and keepsakes, free Wi-Fi, a quiet prayer and reflection room, a parent and baby room and learning spaces.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.