Glasgow Women's Library

Dublin Core

Title

Glasgow Women's Library

Description

The beautiful Category B listed Carnegie Library has been home to the world-famous Glasgow Women's Library since 2013. There is a library, archive and a programme of year round events dedicated to women�s lives, histories and achievements.

GWL is visited by people from all over the world and from just around the corner. It is a Recognised Collection of National Significance, a status only awarded to those museums that house collections deemed important to telling of a national story.

Mon-Wed & Fri 9.30am-5pm, Thu 9.30am-7.30pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm

Source

glasgow

Date

1903-6; 2015

Type

Museum

Identifier

2165

Spatial Coverage

current,55.85631,-4.300997;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

23 Landressy Street

Place

Glasgow

IsNewThisYear

No

ArchitectName

James Robert Rhind, Collective Architecture

OpeningDate1

10/9/2018

OpeningDate2

16/9/2018

OpeningTime1

Mon-Wed & Fri 9.30am-5pm, Thu 9.30am-7.30pm, Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm

OpeningTime2

Tours: Mon-Fri 1pm (Tue 1pm Get to Know GWL: Building Tour of GWL in Urdu), (Thu 1pm & 6pm (Get to Know GWL: Building Tour in Farsi)), Sat 3pm, Sun 2pm (Opening the Doors to our Archive & Museum Stores Tour) & 3pm; 45 minutes

Activities

Doors Open Day 2018:

Open all week, for Doors Open Day GWL are hosting special building tours to let you see behind the scenes, introduce you to the library, its collections and projects, and get your questions answered.

Tours: Mon-Fri 1pm (Tue 1pm Get to Know GWL: Building Tour of GWL in Urdu), (Thu 1pm & 6pm (Get to Know GWL: Building Tour in Farsi)), Sat 3pm, Sun 2pm (Opening the Doors to our Archive &�MuseumStores Tour) & 3pm; 45 minutes

Booking not required

Children�s

A drop in craft activity will be on offer for children. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

Yes

DisabledAccess

Yes

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

11361

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

G40 1BP

Citation

“Glasgow Women's Library,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/2163.

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