The Open Museum

The Open Museum is a community museum in Glasgow, Scotland. The Open Museum is run out of the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre. It brings museum collections beyond the limits of the museum walls and out into the Glasgow community. The Open Museum is one of ten museums under the broader title the Glasgow Museums and many consider the Open Museum to be the “outreach arm.” Founded in 1989, the Glasgow Open Museum's goal is to let the public explore their archive without necessarily having to come to the museum. The people of Glasgow are allowed to use the objects for their own research and exhibitions.

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  Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie ⓘ
  tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Barr Castle ⓘ
  late medieval tower house in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Cadzow Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Caldwell Tower ⓘ
  tower in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Semple ⓘ
  castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Cathcart Castle ⓘ
  castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Dalzell House ⓘ
  castle in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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  Dumbarton Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Dundonald Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Lennox Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Lennox Castle ⓘ
  castle and former hospital in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Mearns Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Mugdock Castle ⓘ
  castle with associated chapel and house, all ruins, in Stirling, Scotland, UK  

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  Seagate Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Strathaven Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Crookston Castle ⓘ
  ringwork castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Kilmahew Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Dean Castle ⓘ
  castle and museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom  

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  Auld Kirk Museum ⓘ
  local museum in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Celtic Park - The Visitor Experience ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Chatelherault Hunting Lodge and Ornamental Gardens, Chatelherault Country Park ⓘ
  hunting lodge in Hamilton parish, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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  Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume ⓘ
  museum in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  David Livingstone Centre ⓘ
  category A listed building in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Museums Resource Centre ⓘ
  Museum resource centre near Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  Glenlee ⓘ
  1896 steel-hulled three-masted barque and museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom  

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  National Piping Centre ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

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  North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre ⓘ
  Scottish museum and heritage centre, United Kingdom

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  Pollok House ⓘ
  category A listed building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum ⓘ
  regimental museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Scottish Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Irvine and Dumbarton, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Scottish Maritime Museum, Dumbarton ⓘ
  maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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  Sma' Shot Cottages ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Stewarton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stewarton, Scotland, UK

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  Tenement House ⓘ
  house in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Provand's Lordship ⓘ
  Historic house museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  People's Palace ⓘ
  Museum and glasshouse in Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Dick Institute ⓘ
  public library in East Ayrshire, Scotland  

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  Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  Museum and art gallery near Glasgow in Scotland

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  Scotland Street School Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Regimental Museum of The Cameronians ⓘ
  museum in Hamilton, Scotland, UK

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  National Museum of Rural Life ⓘ
  national museum in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

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  Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan ⓘ
  museum in Kilbarchan, Scotland, UK

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  Lillie Art Gallery ⓘ
  art gallery in Milngavie, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum ⓘ
  museum in Irvine, Scotland, UK

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  Lochgoin Covenanters Museum ⓘ
  museum in Fenwick, Scotland, UK

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  Low Parks Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hamilton, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Colzium Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kilsyth, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Clydebank Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Calderglen Zoo ⓘ
  British Zoo

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  Burrell Collection ⓘ
  art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Springburn Museum ⓘ
  virtual museum in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

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  Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery ⓘ
  museum and theatre company in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

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  St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art ⓘ
  Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Dundonald Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dundonald, Scotland, UK

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  Scottish Football Museum ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Kilwinning Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Kilwinning, Scotland, UK

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  Cumbernauld Museum ⓘ
  museum in Cumbernauld, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  The Lighthouse ⓘ
  building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Barr Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Galston, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Science Centre ⓘ
  science centre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Police Museum ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Bridgeton Bus Garage ⓘ
  transport museum and bus garage in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Paisley Thread Mill Museum ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Scotland, UK

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  Johnstone Community Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Johnstone, Scotland, UK

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  Riverside Museum ⓘ
  Transport museum in Glasgow, Scotland (2011–)

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  Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Central Station Museum ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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1989 The Open Museum

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1180 Crookston Castle

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1290 Kilmahew Castle

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1350 Dean Castle

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1471 Provand's Lordship

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1807 Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

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1898 People's Palace

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1901 Dick Institute

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1901 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

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1906 Scotland Street School Museum

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1928 Regimental Museum of The Cameronians

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1949 National Museum of Rural Life

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1955 Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan

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1962 Lillie Art Gallery

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1962 Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum

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1965 Lochgoin Covenanters Museum

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1967 Low Parks Museum

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1979 Colzium Museum

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1980 Clydebank Museum

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1982 Calderglen Zoo

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1983 Burrell Collection

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1988 Springburn Museum

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1989 Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery

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1993 St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

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1994 Dundonald Castle Museum

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1994 Scottish Football Museum

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1995 Kilwinning Heritage Centre

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1998 Cumbernauld Museum

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1999 The Lighthouse

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2001 Barr Castle Museum

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2001 Glasgow Science Centre

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2002 Glasgow Police Museum

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2003 Bridgeton Bus Garage

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2003 Paisley Thread Mill Museum

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2008 Johnstone Community Museum

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2011 Riverside Museum

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2012 Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre

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2021 Glasgow Central Station Museum

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie	castle, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Barr Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Cadzow Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldwell Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Semple	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Cathcart Castle	tower house, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalzell House	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dumbarton Castle	castle, contour fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Dundonald Castle	castle, contour fort, level terrain fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	castle, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Lennox Castle	castle, former hospital	Wikidata
site	castle		Mearns Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Mugdock Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Seagate Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Strathaven Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1180	Crookston Castle	tower house, archaeological site, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1290	Kilmahew Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Dean Castle	castle, military museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Auld Kirk Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Celtic Park - The Visitor Experience	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Chatelherault Hunting Lodge and Ornamental Gardens, Chatelherault Country Park	historic house museum, visitor center, lodge	Wikidata
site	museum		Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume	museum, independent museum, fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum		David Livingstone Centre	museum, building	Wikidata
site	museum		Glasgow Museums Resource Centre	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenlee	barque, museum ship, independent museum, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		National Piping Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre	museum, archive, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pollok House	art museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum	regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Maritime Museum, Dumbarton	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sma' Shot Cottages	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stewarton Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tenement House	house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1471	Provand's Lordship	historic house museum, former hospital	Wikidata
site	museum	1807	Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, university museum, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1898	People's Palace	museum, greenhouse, tourist attraction, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Dick Institute	museum, public library, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum	local authority museum, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1906	Scotland Street School Museum	museum, school building, education museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1928	Regimental Museum of The Cameronians	regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1949	National Museum of Rural Life	national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1955	Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Lillie Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Lochgoin Covenanters Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Low Parks Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Colzium Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Clydebank Museum	maritime museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Calderglen Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Burrell Collection	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Springburn Museum	virtual museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery	museum, theatre company	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Dundonald Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Scottish Football Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Kilwinning Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Cumbernauld Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1999	The Lighthouse	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Barr Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Glasgow Science Centre	skyscraper, museum, science museum, science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Glasgow Police Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Bridgeton Bus Garage	museum, bus garage	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Paisley Thread Mill Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Johnstone Community Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Riverside Museum	transport museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2021	Glasgow Central Station Museum	museum	Wikidata