Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary Museum
ENTRY
Free
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Glasgow
What it’s like
Free museum tracing the history of Glasgow Royal Infirmary and its medical breakthroughs, with a small medicinal garden next door.
This one's a quiet, small-scale museum rather than a big attraction, telling the story of Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the medical discoveries that came out of it. It's free to get in, which makes it an easy add-on to a day in the city rather than something you'd plan a whole trip around.
Kids get to see the history laid out and there's a medicinal garden next to the museum, so if you've got a child who likes plants as much as old artefacts, that's a nice bit to wander round after the exhibits. It's indoors, so a rainy afternoon isn't a problem.
The hours are worth knowing before you turn up. It's closed Mondays, open 11am to 3pm Tuesday to Friday, and a shorter 12 to 4pm slot on Saturdays. Those are tighter hours than most museums, so this isn't one to fit in on a whim late in the day.
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
It's free entry.
What are the opening hours?
Tuesday to Friday it's 11am to 3pm, Saturday 12 to 4pm. Closed Mondays.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so you'd just turn up within the opening hours.
What will the kids actually do there?
They'll look round exhibits on the history of the Infirmary and its medical discoveries, then can walk through the medicinal garden next door.
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