This article is about the building in Glasgow. There is also a building in Romania formerly known as the Palace of the People. The Palace of the Parliament (Palatul Parlamentului in Bucharest, Romania is a multi-purpose building containing both chambers of the Romanian Parliament

Front of the People's Palace

Conservatory at the rear of the People's Palace

Hanging depicting the International Brigades fighting in the Spanish Civil War

The People's Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow, Scotland are a museum and glasshouse situated near Glasgow Green, and were opened on 22 January 1898 by the Earl of Rosebery. The International Brigades were Republican Military units in the Spanish Civil War, formed of many non-state sponsored volunteers of different countries The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the Glasgow Green is a Park situated in the east end of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Earl of Rosebery is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1703 for Archibald Primrose 1st Viscount of Rosebery, with remainder to his issue male and

At the time, the East End of Glasgow was one of the most unhealthy and overcrowded parts of the city, and the People's Palace was intended to provide a cultural centre for the people. Lord Rosebery continued: "A palace of pleasure and imagination around which the people may place their affections and which may give them a home on which their memory may rest". He declared the building "Open to the people for ever and ever".

Originally, the ground floor of the building provided reading and recreation rooms, with a museum on the first floor, and a picture gallery on the top floor. Since the 1940s, it has been the museum of local history for the city of Glasgow, and tells the story of the people and the city from 1750 to the present day. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Local history is the study of History in a geographically local context Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The collections and displays reflect the changing face of the city and the different experiences of Glaswegians at home, work and leisure.

The building was closed for almost two years, to allow restoration work to be carried out, with the re-opening being timed to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of its first opening in 1898, and this is recorded on a plaque mounted just inside the main entrance. Renovations extended to include the Winter Gardens to the rear of the building, where the glasshouse was extensively restored and reglazed, and the gardens tidied.

During the 1980s, one employee gained local fame when she became a member of the General, Municipal and Boilermakers Trade Union, after NALGO refused her admission as a blue collar worker. The National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO was a British Trade union representing mostly Local government This was Smudge, the People's Palace cat, who ensured the building did not become home to small, unwelcome visitors. Smudge (died 2000 was a feline that became a minor celebrity in Glasgow. Glasgow's Lord Provost made press appeals and police searches were carried out when she disappeared for 3 weeks in 1987, eventually re-appearing none the worse for wear less than half a mile away. A Lord Provost is the figurative and ceremonial head of one of the principal cities in Scotland.

External links

• People's Palace website

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