Riverside Museum
10 minute walk from Partick station · Glasgow and West Central
Located in the Partick area of Glasgow, the Riverside Museum is an award-winning building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. Situated at Pointhouse Quay on the River Clyde, this landmark opened in 2011 as a central part of the Glasgow Harbour regeneration project.
The museum is home to exhibits of national and international importance, winning the 2013 European Museum of the Year Award. Visitors can explore the world’s leading collection of Scottish-built cars and trucks, alongside a vast display of ship models that celebrate the maritime history of the River Clyde.
You can experience the atmosphere of 1930s Glasgow by wandering through "Kelvin Street," a life-sized reconstruction featuring a cinema and a subway station. Outside, the museum’s location enables the tall ship Glenlee and other craft to berth alongside, offering a unique look at the city's heritage.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Museum
- Good for
- Architecture, Local & social history, Maritime heritage, Museums
- Characteristics
- Nationally significant, Reconstructed, Riverside
- Region
- Glasgow and West Central
Stations within walking distance
- Partick station — 10 min walk, 0.8 km
- Exhibition Centre (Glasgow) station — 22 min walk, 1.8 km
- Hyndland station — 25 min walk, 2.1 km
- Charing Cross (Glasgow) station — 33 min walk, 2.8 km
- Jordanhill station — 34 min walk, 2.7 km
Other places near Partick
- Kelvin Walkway: Glasgow to Milngavie — 10 min walk from the station
- Clyde Walkway 1: Glasgow to Cambuslang — 12 min walk from the station
- Kelvin Hall — 15 min walk from the station
- River Kelvin and canals circuit — 29 min walk from the station
- Glasgow Green and the city centre — 14 min walk from the station
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow — 14 min walk from the station