Arts and museums
Renfrewshire Arts and Museums provides high-quality arts, museums and heritage services for residents and visitors.
We manage several venues in Renfrewshire, including Paisley Town Hall, Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley Museum, Coats Observatory, Renfrew Town Hall, Johnstone Town Hall and Renfrew Museum.
In this section, you can find out more about:
Online Booking
We organise an extensive theatre and exhibitions programme, manage local festivals and events, and run a busy education and arts outreach service.
If you would like to book tickets for performances, please access our online booking system or phone the box office on 0300 300 1210.
Check out our Spring 2013 guide with information on performances, exhibitions and events throughout our venues:
The Guide: Spring 2013 (pdf)
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If you'd like a weekly email telling you what's on, simply get in touch at ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 1210.
For regular updates on news and events from Renfrewshire Arts and Museums like our page on Facebook.
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General contacts
Ticket bookings and information for Paisley Town Hall, Paisley Arts Centre or Paisley Museum:
0300 300 1210
Renfrew Museum: 0141 885 4170
General enquiries: email ram.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Key staff contacts based at Paisley Town Hall
| Section | Name | Job Title | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue Hire | Moira Orr | Commercial Services Supervisor | 0141 618 5115 |
| Marketing | Kathleen Kennedy/ Carolyn Thom | Marketing Officer | 0141 618 5110/ 0141 618 5109 |
Key staff contacts based at Paisley Arts Centre
| Section | Name | Job Title | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Programming | Christine Martin | Performance Programmer | 0141 618 5466 |
| Retail | Liz McNaughton | Commercial Services Supervisor | 0141 618 5126 |
| Technical Information | Paul Ancell | Technical Officer | 0141 618 5125 |
Key staff contacts based at Paisley Museum
| Section | Name | Job Title | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Museum opening hours, exhibitions and events | Katie Sweeney | Customer Services Supervisor | 0141 618 5087 |
| Community events, classes and activities | Claire O'Hara | Outreach and Events Officer | 0141 618 5101 |
| Education | Catherine Harbon | Cultural Coordinator | 0141 618 5098 |
| Art Collections | Andrea Kusel | Curator of Art | 0141 618 5120 |
| Science Collections and Observatory | John Pressly | Curator of Science | 0141 618 5119 |
| Natural History Collections | Nicola MacIntyre | Assistant Curator, Natural History | 0141 618 5112 |
| Weaving and Textiles Collections | Dan Coughlan | Curator of Textiles | 0141 618 5085 |
| Photographic and Social History Collections | David Weir | Heritage Development Officer | 0141 889 2360 |