Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)

Image credit: Culture and Sport Glasgow (Glasgow Museums)

More about

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) is a purpose-built museum storage facility and visitor centre in the south side of Glasgow. It houses much of Glasgow Museums’ Collection. It is unusual in offering the public access to the stores. At any one time only a small fraction of Glasgow Museums’ objects can be on display so much of the Collection is kept at GMRC. The stores hold objects from the collections of fine and decorative art, natural history, human history, archaeology and technology and transport. Regular tours include: Highlights of GMRC – an introduction to the venue and its many treasures; Art – including a glimpse of the vast holding of paintings and works on paper; Human History – a chance to see artefacts representing cultures from around the world; Transport and Technology – a closer look at objects in our exceptional transport and technology collections; Topical Tours – longer tours exploring a particular theme; Curatorial Tours – more in-depth looks at a particular object or collection; Behind-the-Scenes Tours – offering an insight into areas of museum work, such as conservation; BSL (British Sign Language) and Tours for the Visually Impaired, which are available on request.

200 Woodhead Road, South Nitshill Industrial Estate, Glasgow G53 7NN Scotland

museums@glasgowlife.org.uk

0141 276 9300

Tours of Glasgow Museum Resource Centre (GMRC) are run daily – places on these must be booked in advance. Special tours and viewings of particular objects can be arranged. Most tours run from 2.30pm–3.30pm, topical tours run from 1pm–3pm, special tours may be at other times. Entry is free. If you are planning a visit especially to see a particular painting, please check with the venue that it is currently available to view. Paintings can be moved at short notice.

http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/GMRC/Pages/default.aspx