A new museum is to be developed in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire.

The council is to invest £625k in the scheme and the plans will see a modern and interactive museum space built in the basement of Clydebank Central Library to explore the town's rich industrial heritage as a global centre for sewing machine manufacturing and shipbuilding. The new museum space will enable the town to commemorate the devastating impact of the Clydebank Blitz on the town.

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The proposals increase the available space for the display of the Council's heritage collections and introduce opportunities for innovative and imaginative new displays. The development will also improved the overall accessibility of the venue and increase opportunities for citizens and visitors to access more objects from the Council’s heritage collections than ever before.

As part of the plans, the Room of Remembrance currently based in the Town Hall will be moved to a dedicated space within the library building. This move would ensure that the Room of Remembrance continues to be a prominent element of Clydebank's commemoration of the Blitz, appropriately linked with new museum displays telling the story of the tragedy.

Council officers will now apply for £50,000 of external funding to support the build costs, and £100,000 to support engagement activity with local audiences.