Specialist Tour | Gifts to Glasgow from the Land of the Rising Sun
- Tickets
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Free
- Dates and times
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Tuesday 15th Apr 2025
2:30pm
- Age
- All ages
Join Curator Dr Yupin Chung for a special tour looking at items from Glasgow Museum’s exquisite Japanese collections. It will be a rare opportunity to explore the fascinating history of our collectors and donors in the context of Anglo-Scottish-Japanese relations. It was in 1878 when the Japanese government gave to the City of Glasgow a remarkable collection of over 1,000 items including architectural pieces, furniture, wood and lacquerware, musical instruments, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and paper samples. The Japanese were interested at the time in what Glasgow had to offer as one of the great industrial powerhouses with thriving manufacturers and chemical works, as well as shipbuilding and engineering industries. In return Glasgow collected industrial samples from a wide range of business concerns in the city and sent them to Tokyo. People in Victorian-era Glasgow were enchanted by Japanese pavilions, gardens and tea-houses while the Japanese participated in the Glasgow International Exhibition of 1901.
Image: Parasol 1878.169.im.2© CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection
2.30-3.30pm
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre
FREE but limited to 15 spaces. Book your place by emailing glmuseumsadminbookingshub@glasgowlife.org.uk with the name and date of the tour your would like to attend.
Accessibility guides
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Accessible toilets
Approximately 14m from the main entrance. Available during opening hours. No key required. Situated on the ground floor near reception and on tour routes around building.
Assistance dogs
Hearing loop
Hearing loop available within venue.
You can also visit our British Sign Language and International Sign Video Library here to watch a welcome video for every Glasgow Museum. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre BSL and International Sign video - Glasgow Life
Wheelchair access
There is wheelchair access to all public areas using the lifts.
Baby changing
Baby Changing is available on the ground floor near to reception.
Baby feeding
Cloakroom
Free lockers available to visitors.
Parking
Free car parking is available on site, including 5 designated accessible bays.
Photography and video recording
Free wifi
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Use Traveline Scotland to plan your trip
By Train
GMRC is a short walk from Nitshill train station, and can be reached by turning right onto Nitshill Road and walking under the bridge towards Wiltonburn Road on your right. Turn right again onto Woodhead Road. Trains run regularly between Nitshill and Glasgow Central train station.
By Bus
First Bus service 57 stops near the venue.