2601: Future Museum
Go behind the scenes in The Hunterian collections to explore objects up close, as we imagine what museums might look like in the year 2601! This session is part of Glasgow Science Festival 2026, and is open to families and children aged 10+.
Glasgow Science Festival
Date: Saturday 06 June 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Venue: Kelvin Hall
Category: Hunterian
Go behind the scenes in The Hunterian collections to explore objects up close, as we imagine what museums might look like hundreds of years from now.
This year the University of Glasgow celebrates its 575th anniversary, join us as we look another 575 years ahead to ask: what might life be like in 2601? Will the University or the Hunterian Museum still be here?
Which objects might survive? How will climate change shape the way we store objects, and what we store? What will be the role of a museum in 2601, and who will decide it?
Join Hunterian Communications & Audiences Coordinator Eleni Stavrou and Curator of Scientific & Medical History Collections Nicky Reeves, for an exploration of collections present and future. This session is an opportunity to see objects from across The Hunterian collections which are not currently on public display.
Venue Information
This session will take place in the Collections Centre at Kelvin Hall. Please meet in the reception area of Kelvin Hall.
For more details on how to get here, and venue accessibility information, click here to visit Kelvin Hall's website.
Food and drink are not allowed in the Collections Centre, and bags and coats will need to be stored away. We will have free locker space available for you to safely leave your belongings.
Glasgow Science Festival
Glasgow Science Festival is turning 20! Join the celebrations as they mark two decades of bringing action-packed events to places and spaces across the city. Running from 4–14 June in venues across the city, Glasgow Science Festival reflects on the incredible contribution Glasgow research has made and ask what the next 20 years might look like. Almost all events are free!
For more information, please visit www.glasgowsciencefestival.org.uk