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'''Springburn Museum''' was set up in the reading room of the [[Springburn]] Library, [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], as the first independent community museum in the city, presenting material on the industrial heritage of the area.<ref name="gfs">{{cite web |title=Springburn Museum |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst6976.html |website=Gazetteer for Scotland |access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> <br />
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The Museum was opened by [[Tom Weir]] in 1986.<ref>Terry, S. (2011). Glasgow Almanac: An A-Z of the City and Its People. United Kingdom: Neil Wilson Publishing.</ref> It continued to provide a community based resource for historical reference throughout the 1990s. After encountering financial difficulties, the Museum closed in 2001.<ref name="gfs"/> Subsequently, a more limited display in Springburn Library is complemented by an online entity.<ref name="gfs"/> <br />
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Plans for redeveloping [[Springburn Winter Gardens]] announced in 2020 would include some artefacts formerly exhibited at the Museum.<ref>{{cite news |title=£8m plan to restore Springburn Winter Gardens into community asset |url=https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/8m-plan-to-restore-springburn-winter-gardens-into-community-asset |access-date=13 June 2022 |work=Scottish Housing News |date=14 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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*[http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/springburn/ Springburn Museum website]<br />
*{{cite web |url=http://www.clyde-valley.com/glasgow/springb.htm |title=Springburn Museum |publisher=www.clyde-valley.com |accessdate=2010-01-27 }}<br />
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