Learning through play is a key feature of our museums. We invite you to explore our play and learn activites online - and hopefully in person!

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Blast Your Own Iron

There’s lots of hands on activities at Summerlee to keep the kids entertained! You can have a go creating your own pig iron in a striking recreated blast furnace!

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Brick Masterpiece

There’s lots of hands on activities at Summerlee to keep the kids entertained, including creating your own brick masterpiece!

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Build a Railway

There’s lots of hands on activities at Summerlee to keep the kids entertained, including having fun building your own railway. 

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Canal and Railway Interactive

There’s lots of hands on activities at Summerlee to keep the kids entertained! You can see if you can beat the top scorer on our canal and railways interactive!

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Dressing Up

There’s lots of hands on activities at Summerlee to keep the kids entertained, including dressing up!

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Periscope

There’s lots of hands on activities at Summerlee to keep the kids entertained, including our periscope game!

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Spinning Puzzle

There’s lots of hands on activities at Summerlee to keep the kids entertained, including dressing up our spinnign puzzle!

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Test Your Strength

There’s lots of hands on activities at Summerlee to keep the kids entertained! You can test your strength on our pulleys interactive!

Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

The museum's nationally significant collection covers the main heavy industries of Scotland, with an emphasis on iron, steel, coal and engineering. Objects range from tools, machinery, equipment and work wear to locomotives, trams, a colliery winding engine, as well as social history items relating to the communities that depended on these industries.