People's Palace And Winter Gardens

People's Palace And Winter Gardens in GLASGOW, Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom | Museum | Gardens | Social Historic Museum

The People's Palace And Winter Gardens in GLASGOW, Scotland in the United Kingdom, is a social history Museum and gives visitors a chance to see the story of the people and city of GLASGOW from 1750 to the present.
At People's Palace And Winter Gardens you can see paintings, prints and photographs displayed alongside a wealth of historic artefacts, film and computer interactives.
People's Palace And Winter Gardens offers dancing and holidaying, shows home life during the Second World War, enjoy a trip to the steamie to get the clothes washed. Visit the 'single end' and discover how a family lived in this typical one-room GLASGOW tenement family home of the 1930s. See the amazing banana boots worn by Billy Connolly on stage in the 1970s, have a look at the Glassford family portrait and find out the history of this painting of a tobacco lord and his family and why one figure was painted out, and discover the political history of the city through some of the superb and unique banners on display.
On the top floor of People's Palace And Winter Gardens, is the GLASGOW history painting series made by artist Ken Currie in 1987. The series commemorates the massacre of the Calton Weavers, which marked the birth of the trade union movement and visually presents the political history of working class struggle in the city.
Attached to the People's Palace And Winter Gardens in GLASGOW, Scotland, is the winter Gardens, an elegant Victorian glasshouse where you can relax among the tropical plants and enjoy the café. There is a programme of temporary exhibitions and events throughout the year.
The Doulton Fountain is the largest terracotta fountain in the world, as well as the best surviving example of its kind. The fountain has been beautifully restored and relocated to the front of the People's Palace.

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Glasgow Green
GLASGOW
Scotland
United Kingdom
0141 276 0788
Visit Site
Museum
Gardens
Social Historic Museum
Social History Museum
Stories From 1750
Paintings
Prints
Photographs Displays
Wealth Historic Artefacts
Film
Computer Interactives
Discover Political History
Superb
Unique Banners