People's Palace

06/10/2023

It's World Smiles Day today, and you've been letting us know in our Draw Your Favourite Object activity just how you feel about our beloved Mr Happy! This 1980s toy continues bringing joy. Glasgow Smiles Better!

04/10/2023

Wishing all our creature friends a Happy World Animal Day! You can always find our water bowl by The People's Palace steps for your thirsty times of need when walking in Glasgow Green.
While pets must remain outside, in our collection, we have this remarkable sculpture by Shona Kinloch of a Glasgow Dog balancing a fish on its nose, holding our animal companions ever-present in conversation.
This sculpture, 'Nae Meat' was part of Seven Glasgow Dogs displayed in the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival. Was anyone lucky enough to see it at the festival?

30/09/2023

Are you planning a walk around The Barras today?
Why not pop in for a visit, where you can view our wonderful depiction by Avril Paton of some of the characters that used to roam the stalls and markets every weekend?
Perhaps you may recognise a few that are still there.

28/09/2023

Who used to have a Television that looked like this, and how many channels could you view then?

23/09/2023

Hope everybody is enjoying the September weekend.
The People's Palace and Cafe is here for you during our regular opening times.
We have fun museum trails to engage with, and you can draw your favourite object for our gallery.

22/09/2023

We are pleased to have a visit from the RSPB today. Linden is here till 4.30 pm to answer all your questions about wildlife conservation, and he has brought lots of lovely badges too.

22/09/2023

Did you know that The People's Palace has been dedicated to Glasgow's Social History and telling stories of life in Glasgow from 1750 onwards since the 1940's?

15/09/2023

One of our talking points displays that has started many a conversation.
Who can still recite the Glasgow Coat of Arms poem?

13/09/2023

Are you taking a stroll through Glasgow Green today? Then why not visit The Peoples Palace Museum and enjoy our tales and displays of the city or perhaps you would like to unwind in our cafe where a range of coffee, tea, sandwiches and cakes are readily available.

18/08/2023

🎉 The issue with the water supply has been resolved so we are open as usual. We look forward to seeing you soon!

17/08/2023

📣Unfortunately, due to an issue with our water supply, we are closed until further notice. We're sorry for any disappointment this causes.

27/07/2023

The roads near People's Palace will be busier than usual during the UCI World Cycling Championships in August 🚲

Don’t worry, you can still enjoy everything the museum has to offer. However, please plan your journey in advance before visiting.

Find out more ⬇

https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/venues/peoples-palace

04/07/2023

***Museum closed - Thursday 6-Sunday 9 July***

This is a reminder that due to an event on Glasgow Green, the museum will be closed Thursday-Sunday this week. We're sorry for any disappointment this causes.

The museum will be open usual hours on Wednesday 5 July and from Monday 10 July on, and we look forward to welcoming you soon.

30/06/2023

📣Just a reminder that the museum will be closed tomorrow, Saturday 1 July , due to an event taking place on Glasgow Green. We're sorry for any disappointment this causes.

The museum will be open again as usual 11am-5pm on Sunday and we look foward to welcoming you again soon.

26/06/2023

📣Due to events taking place on Glasgow Green, the museum will be closed on the following days:

Saturday 1 July
Thursday 6-Sunday 9 July

We're sorry for any disappointment this causes.

The museum will be open usual hours from Sunday 2-Wednesday 5 July and from Monday 10 July. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Image: Glasgow Fair, circa 1819-22 by John Knox depicts the annual Glasgow summer holiday event which was held at the foot of Saltmarket, spilling over onto Glasgow Green. It's an ambitious painting, complex in composition and astounding in the number of people portrayed - over 1,000 figures are individually picked out. Find out more about it from our collections database: https://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=676663;type=101

20/06/2023

Please note the lift is currently out of order. A new part is coming, and it will be back in service shortly. We will update you when the lift is working again. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

23/12/2022

*Festive hours*
The museum will be closed 24-26 December and 31 December-2 January. *It will be open usual hours 27-30 December and again from 3 January.

*People's Palace will be closed on 27 December and Glasgow Museums Resource Centre is closed 24 December-3 January.

You can get info on opening times for all Glasgow Life Museums and other Glasgow Life venues here 👉 https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/news/glasgow-life-reveals-festive-opening-hours-for-venues-across-the-city

Best wishes for the festive season to all those celebrating! We look forward to seeing you again soon.

21/12/2022

Due to staffing challenges, the People’s Palace will be closed for an extra day over the festive period on Tuesday 27 December.
You can keep up to date with our latest opening hours by visiting our website:

Glasgow Life, the charity that delivers culture and sport in Glasgow, has confirmed opening hours for its venues over the festive period.

28/02/2022

13/08/2021

Only 1 day left to register‼️

"The Contribution of Scotland’s South Asians"

We are CELEBRATING 🥳 South Asian Heritage Month this year with a brilliant, captivating talk from Project Officer, Dr Saqib Razzaq.

From the role of the pre-partition British Indian Army (BIA), the enterprising entrepreneurs to the political participation in Scotland, dive deep into YOUR colourful Heritage.
Catch the event on Friday 13th August, at 13:30.

Register via Eventbrite at:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-contribution-of-scotlands-south-asians-colourful-heritage-tickets-163468583935

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21/04/2020

Following the government’s decision to extend lockdown, Glasgow Life’s venues and services will remain closed until at least Thursday 7 May. Our teams are working hard behind the scenes to make our much-loved programmes and activities available online while also doing everything they can to ensure we’re ready to reopen our doors and welcome the people of Glasgow back into our venues as soon as it’s safe to do so.

Our thoughts continue to be with the families and loved ones of those directly affected by coronavirus and we continue to be immensely grateful to our NHS and other frontline health, social care and emergency services heroes, who are working round the clock to keep us all safe.

We’ll continue to put the wellbeing of our customers, communities and colleagues first, and we want to say thank you for your patience and understanding as we look forward to a healthy, confident future together.

For our latest updates, visit: https://bit.ly/2U6usMg
For our new online programming, visit: https://bit.ly/2Vf4kPD

19/03/2020

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17/03/2020

In line with the government’s advice on reducing social contact, Glasgow Life has taken the difficult decision to suspend all services from this evening. This will apply to every Glasgow Life venue across the city which will shut from close of play on Tuesday 17 March. We expect the suspension to continue until the end of April.

Glasgow Life already offers a range of online resources for people to use, and we are intending to extend these services as soon as possible.

All Glasgow Sport activities will be suspended, including indoor and outdoor activities as well as the outreach programme. Glasgow Club membership fees will be automatically frozen (we will do this, you do not need to contact us). Museums, concert halls and libraries will close. Community facilities will close to the public and we will contact tenants to discuss access. We will prioritise how we continue to deliver our targeted essential services.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and disruption this will cause. Further updates will be posted here as soon as they are available: https://bit.ly/2QmB5I7

23/01/2020

20/01/2020

We couldn’t agree more! 😀

Things that look pretty on a Monday: People's Palace at Glasgow Green 💕
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11/01/2020

Please note that due to the culmination of a large public procession today, Glasgow Green will likely be busier than normal around mid-afternoon. We are open as normal but please plan your visit accordingly.

10/01/2020

Any visitors to People's Palace on Saturday 11 January should be aware that Glasgow Green will likely be busier than normal around mid-afternoon, due to the culmination of a planned public procession. Please plan your visit accordingly!

03/01/2020

We hope you all enjoyed the festive season. Just to let you know all Glasgow Museum venues, with the exception of GMRC, are open again as normal. GMRC will reopen on Mon 6 Jan. We look forward to welcoming you in 2020.

02/01/2020

Happy New Year, we hope 2020 is a good one for you.
Museums will be closed on Wed 1 and Thurs 2 Jan reopening Fri 3 Jan, with the exception of GMRC which will reopen on Mon 6 Jan. You can find full details here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW.

Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums

30/12/2019

Just a reminder that our New Year opening hours can be found here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW.
Happy New Year!

Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums

29/12/2019

We hope you had a lovely Christmas, not long until we welcome in a new year.
We wanted to share our festive opening hours.
Museums, with the exception of GMRC, will be open as normal from Fri 27 to Mon 30 Dec.
We will then close on Tues 31 Dec, Wed 1 and Thurs 2 Jan, reopening Fri 3 Jan 2020.
GMRC will reopen on Monday 6 Jan.
You can find full details here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW.

Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums

23/12/2019

Make sure you know when our Museums are open during the festive period. View our opening hours here: https://bit.ly/2Z4yxRX

23/12/2019

It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas....so we wanted to share our festive opening hours.
We are open as normal until end of day Monday 23 December then closed on Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December.
You can find full details through until Friday 3 January here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW

Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums

19/12/2019

It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas....so we wanted to share our festive opening hours.
We are open as normal until end of day Monday 23 December then closed on Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December.
You can find full details through until Friday 3 January here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW

Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums

12/11/2019

Good news! We will reopen tomorrow (13 Nov) as normal at 10am. Our heating repairs are now complete. The cafe will also open as normal. We look forward to welcoming you back. In the meantime, why not check out our upcoming events at the People's Palace. https://bit.ly/2pWHxM0