Glasgow
Heatherbank Museum of Social Work
History of social work
Cowcaddens Road
Glasgow, G4 0BA
Nearest Train: Buchanan Street
Phone: +44 141 331 8637
Fax: +44 141 331 3005
Website | EmailThe only museum in Europe dedicated entirely to social work and welfare, Heatherbank boasts an unrivalled collection of resources open to the public. It was founded in 1975 by Colin and Rosemary Harvey then moved to Caledonian University premises where its present site was developed on the main campus. The museum tells the story of many aspects of social care and welfare developments in Scotland over the past 200 years and preserves social work archives, artefacts, costumes, photographs and journals. There are also models of poorhouses, tenements and lodging houses so you can see how people used to live. For kids, there's a Children's Area displaying traditional toys to play with and costumes to dress up in. Admission: free
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