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Visiting Us
Opening times for the People's Palace and Winter Gardens are listed below.
We would like to acknowledge the generous support given by the Friends of Glasgow Museums, which allows our museums to continue to open on Mondays.
Seasonal closing
The People's Palace and Winter Gardens will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and 1 and 2 January. On Hogmanay, 31 December, the museum will close to the public at 12.30pm. We are open at all other times of the year, and are open on public holidays, except those mentioned above.
Location maps
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People's Palace and Winter Gardens
Glasgow Green
Glasgow
G40 1AT
Phone 0141 276 0788
Fax 0141 276 0787
Text phone 0141 276 0795
Email the People's Palace and Winter Gardens
A short walk from the heart of the City, the People's Palace lies within the grounds of historic Glasgow Green.
- Opening hours
Monday to Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, Friday and Sunday 11am to 5pm. - By subway
Fifteen minutes' walk from St Enoch Subway station. - By rail
Fifteen minutes' walk from Argyle Street, Bellgrove and High Street rail stations. - By bus
First Bus services 16, 18, 40, 61, 62, 64, and 263 all stop near Glasgow Green. - Facilities:
Free guided tours, gallery shop, café, male and female toilets, wheelchair access, free parking.
Travel information
Use the Traveline Scotland journey planner below to find public transport journeys from any place in Scotland to or from the People's Palace and Winter Gardens.
Transport Direct
Transport Direct is an internet based journey planner using a combination of transport modes across Great Britain. It can also be accessed by internet enabled mobile phones and other handheld devices. It provides real time traffic information and users can purchase tickets online from a number of transport operators.
www.transportdirect.info
Traffic Scotland
For detailed information on incidents, congestion, journey times, current and future road works, major events and weather information on Scotland's motorway and trunk roads network.
www.trafficscotland.org
