Provand’s Lordship Museum Guide
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www.glasgowmuseums.com 3 Castle Street | Glasgow, G4 ORB | Phone 0141 552 8819 | Fax 0141 552 4744 | For more information about Provand’s Lordship or any of Glasgow Museums’ 12 venues, please visit our website at www.glasgowmuseums.com. Entry to Provand’s Lordship has always been free. Donations in the donation box in the main foyer are welcome. If you have any queries during your visit please ask any of the Visitor Assistants. We hope you enjoy your visit and look forward to seeing you again. Visiting Provand’s Lordship Monday to Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, Friday and Sunday 11am to 5pm By rail Ten minutes' walk from High Street rail station. By bus First Bus services X1, X3, X5, X11, X85, X86, X87, 19/19A, 38 and 57/57A all stop near the museum. Facilities Free guided tours, limited wheelchair access, nearby pay and display parking. A gallery shop, café and male and female toilets are available at the nearby St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. Museum Guide Welcome to Provand’s Lordship, the oldest house in Glasgow, built in 1471. Following extensive restoration and a donation of a fine collection of 17th-century Scottish furniture by Sir William Burrell, it provides a real flavour of what a home interior of around 1700 would have looked like. Behind the house you can visit the St Nicholas Garden with its strange stone masks, known as the Tontine Faces. Don’t miss the ‘must-see’ features highlighted on this floor plan. Provand’s Lordship run a series of events throughout the year, including the annual Provand’s Fun Day every summer. For details, visit the Enquiry Desk or ask one of the staff. Across the street you can visit St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art where you can find a café and shop. FREE Welcome Bienvenue Willkommen Bienvenido Benvenuti Plans and visitor information www.glasgowmuseums.com Donations Welcome Provand’s Lordship Glasgow Museums are part of Glasgow Life which is a registered charity. If you enjoyed your visit please make a donation in one of our donation boxes or visit our website for more ways to give to Glasgow Museums. Your support can help us grow and preserve our collections as well as helping us to enhance our education and access programmes. We can do more with your support. Glasgow Life is the operating name of Culture & Sport Glasgow. Culture & Sport Glasgow is registered as a Scottish Charity no SC037844.
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For more information about Provand’s Lordship or anyof Glasgow Museums’ 12 venues, please visit ourwebsite at www.glasgowmuseums.com.
Entry to Provand’s Lordship has always been free.Donations in the donation box in the main foyer arewelcome.
If you have any queries during your visit please ask any of theVisitor Assistants.
We hope you enjoy your visit and look forward to seeing youagain.
Visiting Provand’s LordshipMonday to Thursday and Saturday 10am to 5pm, Friday and Sunday 11amto 5pmBy railTen minutes' walk from High Street rail station.By busFirst Bus services X1, X3, X5, X11, X85, X86, X87, 19/19A, 38 and57/57A all stop near the museum.FacilitiesFree guided tours, limited wheelchair access, nearby pay and displayparking. A gallery shop, café and male and female toilets are available atthe nearby St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art.
Museum GuideWelcome to Provand’s Lordship, the oldest house inGlasgow, built in 1471. Following extensive restoration
and a donation of a fine collection of17th-century Scottish furniture by SirWilliam Burrell, it provides a realflavour of what a home interior ofaround 1700 would have looked like.
Behind the house you can visit theSt Nicholas Garden with its strangestone masks, known as the TontineFaces. Don’t miss the ‘must-see’features highlighted on this floor plan.
Provand’s Lordship run a series ofevents throughout the year, including
the annual Provand’s Fun Day every summer. For details,visit the Enquiry Desk or ask one of the staff.
Across the street you can visit St Mungo Museum ofReligious Life and Art whereyou can find a café and shop.
FREEWelcome Bienvenue Willkommen Bienvenido Benvenuti
Plans and visitor information
www.glasgowmuseums.comDonationsWelcome
Provand’s Lordship
Glasgow Museums are part of Glasgow Life which is a registered charity. If you enjoyedyour visit please make a donation in one of our donation boxes or visit our website for moreways to give to Glasgow Museums. Your support can help us grow and preserve ourcollections as well as helping us to enhance our education and access programmes. We can do more with your support.
Glasgow Life is the operating name of Culture & Sport Glasgow. Culture & Sport Glasgow isregistered as a Scottish Charity no SC037844.
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Don’t MissThings you must see at Provand’s Lordship
Facilities
1 The kitchen 2 Introductory displayand film
3 Scottish furniture
4 Royal portraits 5 Cuthbert Simson’s room
6 Art gallery
Museum Rules• Please do not touch the objects on display.
• Food and drink may not be taken into the galleries, andsmoking is not permitted anywhere in this building.
• You may take photographs for personal use only. Pleasecontact Glasgow Museums Photo Library on 0141 287 2595regarding photography for commercial purposes, or to orderprints or photographs.
• When using a mobile phone, please have consideration forother visitors.
• Glasgow Museums staff have the right to work in a safeenvironment free from violence and threatening behaviour.The police may be asked to prosecute any visitor acting in aviolent or abusive way.
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