National Piping Centre

Bagpipe museum in Glasgow, Scotland

The National Piping Centre

The National Piping Centre

Motto| Enriching Lives Through Piping
Founders| Sir Brian Ivory, Lady Ivory and Sandy Grant Gordon CBE
Established| 1996
Focus| To promote the study of the music and history of the Highland Bagpipe.
Staff| Director: Finlay MacDonald . Head of Piping Studies: John Mulhearn
Key people| Patron: King Charles III
Location|

Glasgow

Website| https://www.thepipingcentre.co.uk/

The National Piping Centre is an institution in Glasgow, Scotland, dedicated to the playing of the bagpipes, to include not only the Great Highland Bagpipes, but also the Scottish smallpipes and Irish uileann pipes, as well as other traditional musical instruments.

The institution includes practice spaces, an auditorium, and the Museum of Piping.

In 2018, the National Piping Centre formally merged with the College of Piping, another historic Glasgow-based piping institution, to become the National Piping Centre incorporating the College of Piping, further consolidating its role as a central hub for piping education and heritage in Scotland.[1]

It is located in the Cowcaddens district of the city, in the former Cowcaddens Free Church. The building is Category B listed.[2] Following the merger with the College of Piping, it obtained the College's building on Otago Street, in Glasgow's West End.

## The Museum of Piping

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The Museum of Piping displays a rich collection of bagpipes and related artifacts, tracing 300 years of piping heritage. It features Scottish bagpipes from the 18th century, European bagpipes, and items related to famous pipers like John MacColl and Robert Reid. The museum also highlights the competitive tradition of Highland bagpipes.[3]

## See also

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* List of music museums

## References

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1. ^ "Glasgow College and Piping Centre merge". pipes|drums. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
2. ^ "Piping Centre". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
3. ^ "Visit the Museum - The National Piping Centre". www.thepipingcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

## External links

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* Official site

Authority control databases

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* ISNI
* VIAF

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* United States

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