Notices
Hunterian Museum Closed
10–13 November 2026
The Hunterian Museum will be closed from Tuesday 10 November to Friday 13 November inclusive to allow for planned maintenance work in our Entrance Gallery.
The Hunterian Art Gallery, Mackintosh House and Hunterian Zoology Museum will remain open as usual.
The Hunterian Museum will reopen at 10.00am on Saturday 14 November.
Find out more about our venues and regular opening times on 'Our Venues' page.
Mackintosh House Guided Tours
Mackintosh House, Hunterian Art Gallery
From Friday 21 August 2026
We’ve added extra dates and times for our popular Mackintosh House Guided Tours.
- From Friday 21 August guided tours will take place every Friday from 10.15am until 11am.
- From Saturday 5 September, guided tours will take place every Saturday from 10.15am until 11am.
Book your tour ticket via Eventbrite.
General admission to the Mackintosh House is from 11am. Tickets are available from reception on the day of your visit. Check out our ‘Mackintosh House’ page for opening times and prices.
Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
All Hunterian venues will close at 5.00pm on Wednesday, 23 December 2026.
Festive opening hours for the Hunterian Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House are below.
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Wednesday, 23 December 2026 |
Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
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Thursday, 24 December 2026 |
Closed |
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Friday, 25 December 2026 |
Closed |
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Saturday, 26 December 2026 |
Closed |
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Sunday, 27 December 2026 |
Closed |
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Monday, 28 December 2026 |
Closed |
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Tuesday, 29 December 2026 |
Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
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Wednesday, 30 December 2026 |
Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
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Thursday, 31 December 2026 |
Closed |
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Friday, 1 January 2027 |
Closed |
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Saturday, 2 January 2027 |
Closed |
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Sunday, 3 January 2027 |
Closed |
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Monday, 4 January 2027 |
Closed |
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Tuesday, 5 January 2027 |
Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
All Hunterian venues will reopen at 10.00am on Tuesday, 5 January 2027.
Opening hours for Kelvin Hall can be found on the Kelvin Hall website.
Access to our Collections
We offer in-person research and teaching appointments at The Hunterian Collections Study Centre at Kelvin Hall. We also offer appointments to view collections remotely, via remote visualiser and video-conferencing facilities.
- Please note that access to The Hunterian collections at Kelvin Hall is by appointment only.
- All enquiries should be sent by email at least 20 working days in advance with details of what you require and for what purpose.
- There is a limit to the number of objects/specimens available to researchers on each visit.
- All researchers will be supervised at all times.
Please email hunterian-collections@glasgow.ac.uk for further details.