Specialist Tour: Ship Models in Detail

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre is opening up its ship model store for a specialist tour on Tuesday 8 December, from 2:30pm. It's a chance to see the Clyde's shipbuilding history in miniature, with the tour taking you inside the store to look closely at liners, paddle steamers and battleships. You'll also get an explanation of how these models were made and what they were used for, so it's as much about the craft as the ships themselves.

One of the pieces you'll come across is a sectioned model of RMS Aquitania, which lets you see inside the ship's structure rather than just the hull. The Resource Centre itself has a Silver Award from Visit Scotland's Green Tourism scheme, so it's a bit more than just a warehouse for the collection.

The tour runs on Tuesday 8 December at 2:30pm from the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 200 Woodhead Road, Nitshill Industrial Estate, Glasgow G53 7NN. It's free, but spaces are limited to 15, so you'll need to book your spot in advance.