Notices
Access to Hunterian Museum Balcony
Visitors should be aware that the balcony in the Hunterian Museum is currently accessible via stairs only, owing to an ongoing issue with the hoist lift.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Our venues remain open as usual.
Changes to Opening Hours
SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2025
The Hunterian Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House will open at the later time of 11.15am on Sunday 19 October 2025. This is to allow for essential staff training.
Find out more about our venues and opening times.
Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
All Hunterian venues will close at 5.00pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025.
Festive opening hours for the Hunterian Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House are below.
| Sunday 21 December 2025 | Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
| Monday 22 December 2025 | Closed |
| Tuesday 23 December 2025 | Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
| Wednesday 24 December 2025 | Closed |
| Thursday 25 December 2025 | Closed |
| Friday 26 December 2025 | Closed |
| Saturday 27 December 2025 | Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
| Sunday 28 December 2025 | Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
| Monday 29 December 2025 | Closed |
| Tuesday 30 December 2025 | Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
| Wednesday 31 December 2025 | Closed |
| Thursday 1 January 2026 | Closed |
| Friday 2 January 2026 | Closed |
| Saturday 3 January 2026 | Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
| Sunday 4 January 2026 | Open 10.00am–5.00pm |
The Hunterian Museum, Hunterian Art Gallery and Mackintosh House will re-open as usual at 10.00am on Saturday 3 January 2026. The Hunterian Zoology Museum will re-open at 9.00am on Monday 5 January 2026.
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.