About Glasgow Museums Resource Centre

The story of GMRC
Photograph showing the outside and front entrance of The Open Museum at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre.
Art and paintings, arms and armour, natural history, technology and world cultures - welcome to GMRC!
Glasgow Museums

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC) is the store for the museums' collections when they are not on display at our venues.

It is a vast building with rooms full of fantastic objects, from animals to armour, fine art to fossils, and much, much more. The main collections stored here are Art and Paintings, Arms and Armour, Natural History, Technology and World Cultures.

The 17 purpose-built and environmentally controlled storage ‘pods’ house around 1.4 million objects. In fact, only 2% of our collections are on display at any one time and the majority of the remaining objects are stored here.

Please note all that all visits must be through a pre-booked tour.

 

Collection Research Enquiries

Details of the collection can be viewed on our online Collections Navigator. You can arrange a research visit to see collection objects located at GMRC by sending a request to museums@glasgowlife.org.uk.

Other highlights to be found at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre

Photograph shows a collection of vintage washing machines and fridges stored at GMRC.
A collection of vintage washing machines and fridges stored at GMRC.
Photograph showing a selection of models of ships which form part of the collection within GMRC.
A selection of models of ships which form part of the collection within GMRC.
Photograph showing a range of exotic birds from the Natural History collection.
A selection of exotic birds from the Natural History collection.
Two curators at work in the Research Room at GMRC viewing textile objects laid flat on a table
Curators at work in the Research Room at GMRC.
Photograph showing figurines of Krishna and Buddha on display in the reception area of GMRC.
A sculpture created to mark the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.