Free places and activities for a family day. Booking or paid extras may still apply.
Families look closely at artworks, explore ideas through imagination and conversation, and listen to one another with help from facilitators. Attendance and refreshments are free; reserve a free place through Eventbrite.
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Ages 4–12
Make things together in a free creative session for children aged four to twelve.
Glasgowlife.org.uk
Hillhead
Children under 5 with parents/carers
Songs, stories and rhymes for babies, toddlers and under-fives with their carers.
Glasgowlife.org.uk
Hillhead
Ages 5–11
Build imaginative structures with the library’s collection of Lego sets.
Gla.ac.uk
Hillhead
All primary-aged children with an accompanying adult
Explore artworks through imaginative conversation with other primary-age children and their adults.
Glasgowlife.org.uk
Hillhead
Family; all the family welcome
Glasgowlife.org.uk
Hillhead
Ages 12–17; relevant here to age 12 only
More challenging builds for older children and teenagers, with Lego supplied.
Choose a place for a day at your own pace.
Hillhead
Browse books on Byres Road or make a family visit around songs, crafts and building activities.
Free entry
Hillhead
Explore paintings and sculpture with a family trail and child-friendly labels.
Free gallery entry; Mackintosh House charged separately
Hillhead
Look for fossils, dinosaurs and Roman Scotland displays in the university’s public museum.
Free entry
Hillhead
See preserved animals, from giant squid to glass sponges, in a weekday university museum.
Free entry
Open a place for its full visitor information and directions.
Hillhead Library, Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AP
Hunterian Art Gallery, 82 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Hunterian Museum, Gilbert Scott Building, University Avenue, Glasgow
Hunterian Zoology Museum, Graham Kerr Building, Gilmorehill campus, Glasgow
Plan a Hillhead family visit around library songs and making, Hunterian museum trails, art-looking sessions and the Mackintosh House’s separate tickets.