Family-friendly fun on offer at Glasgow’s oldest house during Easter school holidays.<br />Provand’s Lordship, the oldest house in Glasgow, will host a series of family-friendly activities during the<br />Easter school holidays to mark its reopening.<br />Glasgow Life, the charity delivering culture and sport in Glasgow, has confirmed the museum will welcome<br />back visitors from Friday 29 March.<br />Provand’s Lordship is reopening following essential £1.6 million repair works, which will protect the<br />building for generations to come and return it to an authentic 15 th century appearance. The museum offers<br />an opportunity to step back into the Glasgow of 500 years ago and is one of only four surviving medieval<br />buildings in the city.<br />To celebrate its reopening, Provand’s Lordship will host a series of drop-in sessions, starting with a Haven<br />for Nature event in its Herb Garden on 2, 3 and 4 April (1.30-4.00pm daily). The family-friendly sessions give<br />visitors a chance to enjoy craft activities and find out what creatures live in and around the garden.<br />The museum will also be home to Echoes of the Past events on 7 and 13 April (11.00am-4.00pm). The<br />sessions are run by Living History Scotland and take visitors back in time to hear 16th century music and<br />song from the court of James V and Mary Queen of Scots.<br />Pose for Provand’s Portraits sessions will take place at Provand’s Lordship on 8, 9, 10, 11 and 14 April (1.30-<br />4.00pm) to give people an opportunity to dress up in period costumes and take selfies while learning about<br />the building’s history. A Scottish Stories for All event will also be held at the museum on 12 April (11.00-<br />4.00pm).<br />More information about other family-friendly activities at Provand’s Lordship can be found on the<br />museum’s What’s on page on the Glasgow Life website.<br />The work at Provand’s Lordship includes repairs to the building’s roof, chimneys, and downpipes. Doors<br />and windows have been replaced in original styles and protection against rising damp has been added.<br />Visitors can learn more about the programme by watching a new, in-museum video interview with the<br />conservationist architect who worked on the project.<br />Artefacts, including 17 th century furniture and royal portraits, are back in place after being stored in<br />Glasgow Museums Resource Centre when Provand’s Lordship closed for the preservation work in July 2022.<br />Duncan Dornan, Head of Museums and Collections, Glasgow Life, said: “The reopening of Provand’s<br />Lordship is a major boost for Glasgow and its cultural sector, and there is lots for visitors to look forward to.<br />The museum offers both a fascinating insight into life in Glasgow during medieval times and a number of<br />activities for all the family. The preservation of Provand’s Lordship helps to secure a sustainable future for<br />one of our city’s most important cultural and historical buildings.”
