Scottish Maritime Museum, Linthouse Building — Attraction in Scotland

The name is totally misleading , the museum of Clydside metal working is a better description .

It's a Warehouse mainly full of random broken Old metal working equipment that's uncurated. On a bank holiday there were no staff apart from at a till taking money ,no interactive exhibits working, or guides to explain or ask questions After paying We were asked to follow a COVID era trail through broken metal working machines with no explanation as to what they were or what they even did or how it was relevant to start of a Scottish maritime museum trail. It is just a random pile of broken heavy engineering machinery.

There is no "story" to the museum it badly needs curated. Randomly bits of a rusty " scrap"boat or a dinghy appeared following the trail but all unexplained, and with no lead from one section to the next leaving us laughing eventually at the total chaos of the place . As an example : Amongst yet another riveting display there sat an Aeroplane turbine engine , a plane engine ,in the maritime museum ? It looks like a late night eBay purchase by the museum owner . It's just randomly sitting uncurated . Why ? What's the link from rivet to aircraft turbine ? I wonder just how much tax payers money is being claimed by this place?

The most important bit ! The cafe is NOT in the museum building . It is way down the next street and across the road by the harbour ,half a kilometer away ! Take the car if it's raining.

Top tip ; You can access the cafe and car park without buying a "museum" ticket . As you can guess I can't recommend this museum , I feel very let down.

Although the harbour side museum in...

🚢 What a wonderfully rich museum and exhibition space with so much going on! Where to start!?

The staff were so friendly and welcoming they went out of their way to make my experience special in every way at every step of my visit. 🌟

The building itself is a beautiful glass roofed brick building that was reconstructed brick by brick from an older shipyard. The space breathes with life and light, it’s not a dusty old space like some museums.

The model boats are artworks in their own right! I loved reading about the history of the boats on the Clyde and beyond and being able to interact with the various exhibits about the maritime history of Scotland. So many little nuggets of information to spend hours here.

The Enormous engines and pistons reminiscent of Miyazakis Howls Moving Castle make the exhibits as exhilarating to children as they would be to my nostalgic grandparents from the islands.

I came for a glassblowing flameworking experience with Robert McLeod and learned so much. I came away awe inspired with a greater appreciation for the skill that goes into making scientific glass, that will never leave me. 🧪

They have so many events on and It’s only 35 mins from Glasgow!

This museum and the people gave me the most unforgettable experience. Maybe...

Excellent day out.

The site is well run with really friendly staff and volunteers. Exhibitions are varied and well spread out over the building.

New exhibitions are being run at regular intervals that keep the place fresh.

At present, there are a couple of RNLI stand-alone exhibitions that are really interesting.

There is now a small cafe inside at the entrance serving basic coffee, teas and wrapped cakes and biscuits.

The staff are exceptional, polite and very helpful.

There is a brilliant cafe run by another great team just 5 minutes from the main building.

The exhibition used to continue along the riverside but most of it is now fenced off. However, still, make sure you walk along the riverfront. It is still a beautiful walk. Leading to one of the most fantastic beaches on the west...