Riverside Museum
Free Zaha Hadid-designed museum of transport and technology on the Clyde, with a recreated Glasgow street, cars, trams, bicycles and a steam locomotive.
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Over het museum
Glasgow's transport collection was first shown in the Glasgow Museum of Transport, which opened on 14 April 1964 in a former tram depot at Coplawhill. In 1988 it moved to the Kelvin Hall, where it stayed until it closed in April 2010 to make way for a purpose-built home.
Riverside Museum opened on 21 June 2011 at Pointhouse Quay, where the River Kelvin meets the Clyde. It was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and was Glasgow Life's first purpose-built museum of the 21st century. In 2013 it won the European Museum of the Year Award.
More than 3,000 objects from the city's transport and technology collections are on display, reflecting Glasgow's history of shipbuilding, locomotive building and engineering. They include cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trams, buses and model ships, a South African steam locomotive built in Glasgow, and a recreated street from the 1890s to 1930s with shop interiors. The Govan–Partick Bridge, opened in 2024, links the museum to Govan on the south bank.
Hoogtepunten
- Main Street, a recreated Glasgow street from about 1890 to 1930 with historic shop interiors
- South African Loco 3007, a steam locomotive built in Glasgow in 1945
- Car Wall with around 31 cars, including Sir William Burrell's Rolls-Royce Phantom II
- Motorbike Wall with 21 motorcycles from over a century of design
- Moving display of model ships and stories of tram dancing
- 1960s Mini shown with a dress worn by Audrey Hepburn
Vaste collectie
- Main Street – A recreated Glasgow street from the 1890s to 1930 with shops furnished with genuine historic interiors.
- South African Loco 3007 – The museum's largest object, a steam locomotive built in Glasgow in 1945, with displays on its history and on apartheid and South Africa's railways.
- Car Wall – About 31 cars from the Glasgow Museums collection, from Scottish makes such as Albion and Argyll to Sir William Burrell's Rolls-Royce.
- Opgericht
- 1964
- Beheerder
- Glasgow Life (Glasgow Museums)
- Bezoekers per jaar
- ca. 1.212.151 (2025)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Free entry with no booking needed. Donations are welcome at the museum or online. A free digital welcome pack is available on the museum website.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Wheelchair and pushchair access to all public areas is by lift. A Changing Places toilet is on the ground floor near reception, next to the other toilets; it is available during opening hours and needs no key. Guide and assistance dogs are welcome. Disabled visitors can be dropped off at the front door through the slip road barrier. Autism-friendly quiet openings are held on certain dates, and a visual storyboard can be downloaded. Access guides are available on AccessAble and Euan's Guide.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
- Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
- Kinderwagenvriendelijk
- Verschoonruimte
Family-friendly events are held through the year, and a free gallery trail called Our Climate Stories is available. Pushchairs can use the lifts. Baby changing and baby feeding facilities are available.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Govan subway station · 5 min. lopen
Govan subway station is 0.3 miles away, about a 5-minute walk over the Govan–Partick Bridge. Partick subway station and Partick railway interchange are both 0.6 miles away; from the railway station, leave by the exit facing Morrisons and follow the signposted footpath. The City Sightseeing tour bus stops at the museum.
Met de auto
Betaald parkeren
The car park has around 100 spaces and fills quickly, especially at weekends and in school holidays. Charges: up to 1 hour £3, 1 to 2 hours £5, 2 to 3 hours £7.50, 3 to 10 hours £10; overnight (6pm to 8am) £3; maximum stay 10 hours. Pay at the machines or by the RingGo app. Rapid electric vehicle charging is available. An alternative car park is on Bunhouse Road next to the Kelvin Hall.
For satellite navigation, enter "The Riverside Museum" rather than the postcode. A taxi drop-off point is beside the car park. Cycle parking is outside or on the west side of the museum, which is on Sustrans Route 7, and Voi hire bikes can be picked up and dropped off outside. The museum recommends public transport.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
- Garderobe
- Wifi
The Riverside Café serves breakfast, sandwiches and hot dishes, with views of the Clyde. A cloakroom is available for small items. Free Wi-Fi is available.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
- Privéfeesten
- Zakelijke evenementen
- Bruiloften / trouwceremonies
Tot 1.000 personen.
Spaces include the Main Hall (up to 200 standing or 120 at a banquet), the café, a boardroom, an education suite and the outdoor Events Square. The whole museum holds up to 1,000 guests at a reception. Evening hire is available from 5pm, seven days a week.
Aanvragen & detailsJe bezoek plannen
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
|---|---|
| Fotograferen | Hand-held photography and filming for personal, non-commercial use is allowed; selfie sticks, tripods, monopods, gimbals and lighting are not. Sketching with graphite and coloured pencils is allowed. |
| Goed om te weten | A free digital welcome pack with a floor plan is available online. A free gallery trail called Our Climate Stories is offered. |
