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Glasgow Lives, Connections at Glasgow's People's Palace

Avril Paton's Watercolour, 'The Barras' (1984) at the People's Palace

Photography at the People's Palace, Gorbals Glasgow

Superb Display of Banners at People's Palace, Glasgow

Glasgow Museums, People's Palace Glasgow, Scottish Football Museum

Many of Glasgow's museums and galleries are free to enter, making a Glasgow city or weekend break really easy on the pocket. Glasgow offers a choice of museums perfect for families including People's Palace and Winter Gardens on Glasgow Green, the Museum of Transport, Provand's Lordship medieval house and the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art caters well for families and children.

Exciting newer Glasgow museum attractions include the superb Scottish Football Museum to the south at Hampden Park plus the Glasgow Science Centre with IMAX Cineam and Glasgow Tower alongside.

Glasgow People's Palace & Winter Gardens

There's no better museum in Glasgow where the city's social and industrial history comes alive than at Glasgow's People's Palace & Winter Gardens on Glasgow Green. It's an increasingly popular attraction and ranks up there with Manchester's 'People's History Museum. This social history journey is aptly sited here at the People's Palace and Winter Gardens, which started life in 1898 as a building serving the Industrial working people of the East End. Indeed the history of Glasgow Green has strong links with working class struggle. Glasgow's famous Glasgow Fair dates back to the 12th century, originally as a cattle/horse fair where livestock could be purchased alongside hired servants! Towards the end of the 19th century through the Fair and Glasgow Green became a radical space with speakers corner, a centre for suffrage, trade union gatherings and a site for debates on social reforms. The 17th July is still a Glasgow Fair public holiday.

People's Palace digs deep into individual and family lives through the generations in Glasgow via photography, film, memorabilia, Trade Union banners and more. (see Patricia Clark's Connections weblink right for her photography/exhibition held here). Spread across three floors, the ground floor serves as space for a gift shop, temporary exhibitions and a cafe. First floor exhibitions include Doon the Watter and Dancing, The Bevvy and Crime. War in Glasgow is also explored on this floor with an Anderson air raid shelter and The Steamie.

On the second floor exhibits focus more towards working life, trade union history and housing in Glasgow. Fascintating exhibitions here include 'Visions of the City' with work by the Glasgow artist Ken Currie and 'Make Ends Meet, Working City' which explores the lives of workers in Glasgow's shipyards, factories, offices, theatres and shops. Surrounding Glasgow Green has more to offer including the restoreed Doulton Fountain dating from 1888 and a choice of historic artefacts and sculptures.

Glasgow People's Palace And Winter Gardens, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, G40 1AT. Tel. 0141 271 2962. (see Glasgow Museums weblink right for details). The nearest Subway Station to the People's Palace is St Enoch, and First Bus numbers stopping here include 16, 18, 40, 61, 62, 64, 203 and 263. Glasgow Green is within walking distance of Argyle Street Station, Bellgrove and High Street Stations. Limited free parking and designated disabled parking is situated near the entrance of this Glasgow Museum.

The National Piping Centre Glasgow, Museum of Piping

Centrally placed off Cowcaddens Road just up from Glasgow's Queen St Station, the National Piping Centre with in-house Piping Museum is well worth a visit. The National Piping Centres archival collection on show in the museum is fast becoming a respected resource for Scottish Music history. The Highland Bagpipe features strongly of course, and the collection is primarily audio-visual.

Other activities on-site include Piping tuition, workshops and courses (check the National Piping Centre's weblink right for details0. There's a shop, hotel and restaurant/cafe also on-site. The building itself is of considerable interest - it dates from 1872 and was designed by architects Doublas and Sellers.

The three stained glass windows draw particular attention here and are positioned about the main entrance. You need to contact the Piping Centre direct (via the weblink right) to book a visit to the museum.

The National Piping Centre, 30-34 McPhater Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow G4 0HW. Tel. 44(0)141 353 0220. (Piping Centre website right for details).

The Scottish Football Museum, Glasgow

Glasgow is a city obsessed with football, making it the perfect home for the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park. (Hampden Park is to the south of Glasgow city centre, with nearest railway stations Mount Florida Station and Kings Park Station from Queens St Central).

There's over 2000 items of football memorabilia here at the Scottish Football Museum, including the world's oldest national trophy, cap and match tickets. There's a huge 14 galleries worth of Scottish football history here - unmissible indeed. Checkout the Matchday Exhibition for a superb collection of photographs

Take a tour around Hampden Park international football stadium and a must see at this museum is the Hall of Fame which pays tribute to Scotland's best players, managers and contributers to Scottish Football.

The Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park, Glasgow G42 9AY. Tel. 0141 6166139 (International 00 44 141 616 6139. Open from 10am-5pm, Mon-Sat and from 11am-5pm on Sundays. The Scottish Football Museum's Website is linked right for details. See the Hampden Scotland's National Stadium weblink for detailed directions. It's just a 5 minute walk from mainline railway stations Mount Florida Station & Kings Park Station. Hop on a train direct from Glasgow Central Station. See also weblinks right for Glasgow's two top teams, Celtic FC and Rangers FC. Celtic's football stadium - Celtic Park is situated to the east of Glasgow Green. The nearest railway stations are Bridgeton, Bellgrove and Carntyne stations. Rangers' Ibrox Stadium is south of the Clyde River and city centre to west with nearest subway station Ibrox. For detailed directions to the football stadiums check the weblinks right for details.

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