Riverside Museum 2011
Glasgow`s brand new transport museum. I was there at the opening to capture Glasgow`s new tourist attraction. The weather was not very kind to the thousands who turned up. The didn`t spoil the day. Please take time to look at my photographs from the day.
The Riverside was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and engineers Buro Happold. The internal exhibitions and displays were designed by Event Communications. Replacing facilities at the city's Kelvin Hall, although containing approximately the same floorspace as the previous museum facility at 7,500 sq m, it creates a more environmentally stable home for Glasgow's significant Transport Technology collections. The building also houses a workshop and office space for the Clyde Maritime Trust.
Glasgow`s brand new transport museum. I was there at the opening to capture Glasgow`s new tourist attraction. The weather was not very kind to the thousands who turned up. The didn`t spoil the day. Please take time to look at my photographs from the day.
The Riverside was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and engineers Buro Happold. The internal exhibitions and displays were designed by Event Communications. Replacing facilities at the city's Kelvin Hall, although containing approximately the same floorspace as the previous museum facility at 7,500 sq m, it creates a more environmentally stable home for Glasgow's significant Transport Technology collections. The building also houses a workshop and office space for the Clyde Maritime Trust.
The Museum started up in 1964. It was located at Albert Drive in Pollokshields before moving to the Kelvin Hall.
The Kelvin Hall was converted in 1987 to house the Museum of Transport and a International Sports Arena.
The Kelvin hall museum closed in 2010. It reopened at the new Riverside Museum in 2011.
The Kelvin Hall was converted in 1987 to house the Museum of Transport and a International Sports Arena.
The Kelvin hall museum closed in 2010. It reopened at the new Riverside Museum in 2011.
The location of the museum is on the site of the former A. & J. Inglis Shipyard within Glasgow Harbour, on the north bank of the River Clyde and adjacent to its confluence point with the River Kelvin. This site enables the Clyde Maritime Trust's SV Glenlee and other visiting craft to berth alongside the museum.
Regular opening hours:Monday-Thursday, Saturday: 10am-5pm
Friday and Sunday: 11am-5pm
Free entry
No need to book, just drop in.
Friday and Sunday: 11am-5pm
Free entry
No need to book, just drop in.
20th September 2016
We returned to Riverside to take images for this site.
Below friendly visitors enjoy Glasgow`s transport museum.
We returned to Riverside to take images for this site.
Below friendly visitors enjoy Glasgow`s transport museum.
Kelvin Street", which aimed to recapture the atmosphere of 1930s Glasgow, including full-scale replicas of a pre-1977 Glasgow Subway station and the Regal Cinema,
Below is my visit to Riverside to see the Tallship --Glenlee 2023
Another visit but this time during the winter of 2023.Super time with Andy and Laura visiting the Christmas market.