National Piping Centre 30-34 McPhater St, Glasgow G4 0HW, UK

Venue with rehearsal rooms and an auditorium to promote the study and history of Highland Bagpipes.

We serve as a national and international centre of excellence for the instrument and its music. We offer world class bagpipe education, the finest Scottish food and beautiful bedrooms, as well as a large event space ideal for weddings and our Museum of Piping which features treasures of the piping world.

The Museum of Piping at The National Piping Centre holds three hundred years of piping heritage. Consisting of artefacts from the rich collections of National Museums of Scotland, this is the most authoritative display of its kind anywhere in the world.

An outstanding item is the chanter of Iain Dall (Blind John) MacKay (fl 1650-1740), the oldest surviving chanter of the Highland bagpipe anywhere in the world. The exhibition also shows bagpipes from Lowland Scotland and other parts of the British Isles, as well as from mainland Europe. The exhibition also features displays on bagpipe manufacture and the printing of pipe music. A fascinating film on the history, culture and music of the bagpipe completes the exhibition.

As well as all this, there is the opportunity for you to try out the bagpipes as part of your visit. 

Opening Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9am - 7pm

Friday: 9am - 5pm

Saturday: 9am - noon

Sunday: closed

Admission Charges

Adults £4.50

Concessions (Senior Citizens, U16 and Students)  £2.50

Parking

• The venue does not have its own car park.

Museum

• Exhibits can be audio described.
• Tactile signage for exhibits is not available.
• The availability of tactile signage does not depend on exhibition.
• Braille signage for exhibits is not available.
• Touch tours are available.
• The availability of touch tours depends on exhibition.
• Video tours are not available.
• There is a hearing assistance system.
• The hearing system is a fixed loop.
• Staff are trained to use the hearing system.
• A deposit is not required for the hearing system.
• Concessions are available.
• There is not a wheelchair to borrow.

Accessible Toilet

• There are accessible toilet facilities within this venue.
• The toilet is not for the sole use of disabled people.
• There is pictorial signage on or near the toilet door.
• This accessible toilet is approximately 32m (34yd 2ft) from the lift.
• This accessible toilet is located off the main foyer.
• There is level access to this accessible toilet.