Dear Green Coffee Roasters are based in Glasgow's East End. In this two-hour tour learn about the origins of coffee and hear Norry from Lost Glasgow spill the beans about the history of Glasgow's coffee houses.
Established in 2011, Dear Green Coffee…
The Cloud Water Zen Centre opened in 2017 for people of any faith or belief. It offers a space for quiet meditation and reflection, set in an impressive 8 storey red sandstone building in the heart of Glasgow city centre.
Cloud Water Zen Centre…
Opened in Glasgow city centre 2016 as a sister site to the college's Riverside Campus. Enjoy the impressive atrium space, and check out the simulated aircraft cabin, TV and radio studios, professional training kitchens and other world-class…
The former offices of Glasgow's Evening Citizen newspaper are now The Citizen, a stylish bar and dining room. Enjoy photography and archive editions of the Evening Citizen alongside street art and paintings from some of Glasgow's greatest emerging…
John Cavanagh discusses The Piper at the Age of Dawn. You will also have the opportunity to listen to album on the main stage of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on a top of the range hi-fi system provided by Loud + Clear.
John Cavanagh, renowned…
Join Scriever Rab Wilson for a gallus event about Rabbie Burns and the Scots language. This is a family friendly event for kids aged 5-11 along with the parents and other carers.
When the library opened in 1877, one of the earliest decisions taken by the library committee was to form a Robert Burns Collection in memorial to the national bard. Over the years it has grown to over 5000 items and is believed to be the largest in…
Join us for a fascinating talk about our about our world-renowned Robert Burns Collection by one of the Special Collections librarians.
When the library opened in 1877, one of the earliest decisions taken by the library committee was to form a Robert…
Visit the most important court in Glasgow.
See where notorious villains of bygone eras were tried.
Visit courtrooms old and new and the cells where prisoners are housed.
Take a guided tour or wander round at your leisure.
Construction of the High…
A historical mental meander through some of the lairs of the Gorbals' very own "City of the Dead". Join the Happy Reaper and visit the graves of characters including Sir Thomas Lipton and Alexander "Greek" Thomson.
The Southern Necropolis was opened…
Meeting Point: Outside the City Chambers
The most Northern of the Roman Frontiers the Antonine Wall stretches from east to West Scotland. This tour is a unique , all day tour which explores the objects, places and stories associated with the Antonine…
Meeting Point: Under Central Station Clock
Glasgow commemorates the 100th year anniversary of the First world war, by holding a walking tour of Central Glasgow. Exploring the places that connected the people of Glasgow to the war.…
Meeting point: Cathedral, West door Castle Street, G4 0QZ
Join archaeologist Adrian Cox of Historic Environment Scotland for a guided tour of the Cathedral, exploring its history and archaeology. As part of the tour, we will follow in the…
Meeting point: Kelvingrove Park Skatepark, Kelvin Walkway, G3 7SE
Artist Toby Paterson will lead a quixotic tour of visually intriguing and architecturally obscure locations signi cant to Glasgow's skateboarders. From vanished skateparks to…
Meeting point: Stepps Railway Station Cardowan Road, G33 6AT
Starting where the Molendinar Burn rises, walkers can follow the burn to its end where it meets the River Clyde. We can see what the area would have looked like in St Mungo's time and…
Meeting point: Clutha Vaults Pub 159 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ
From the Clydeside to the Cathedral, Norry Wilson, curator of the Lost Glasgow Facebook page, leads you on a merry dance linking participating Doors Open Day venues to the history…
90minsMeeting point: Mount Florida railway station, McLennan Street entrance2 McLennan Street,G42 9DQ
Hear about and visit the sites of the earliest days of Scottish football, the birth of Queen's ParkFC, the early Cup Finals and internationals,…
Meeting point: 219 Sauchiehall Street Sainsbury's local, 219 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EX
Learn how Mackintosh transformed Sauchiehall Street elevations for Miss Cranston's finest Tea Room, see where he lived with Margaret Macdonald, and his work…
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Meeting point: Entrance to the Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens Corner Great Western and Byres Roads, G12 0UE
Join horticulturist and natural dyer Julia Billings for a walk exploring the dye potential of some of the plants growing…
90minsMeeting point: At reception at Maryhill Burgh Halls10-24 Gairbraid Avenue, G20 8YE
Discover the buildings which reveal Maryhill's story from country side estate to industrial burgh. Once a vast expanse of fields and greenery, Maryhill…
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Meeting point: On Clarence Drive at Dudley Drive
Ann Laird, chairman of Friends of Glasgow West and local history author, tours the elegant architecture of this highly planned Edwardian development of red sandstone tenements. Includes…
90minsMeeting point: Outside Starbucks Coffee, Charing Cross, 10 St George's Rd, Charing Cross Mansions, G3 6UJ
In this engaging tour, designed for built environment professionals or anyone interested in our City's heritage, we will visit key…
�90mins Meeting point: Duke of Wellington statue,�Royal Exchange Square, G1 3AJA guided walk with a light lunch. A brief look at the history of hospitality in Glasgow focusing on the Merchant City. Led by food and travel writer Andrea Pearson…
Wed 13 Sep, 12pm; 180mins Meeting point: Duke of Wellington statue Royal Exchange Square, G1 3AJ A guided walk with good lunch and conversation. A look at the city's history of hospitality with edible illustrations. Led by food and travel writer…
Meeting point: Wallacewell Church 57 Northgate Road, G21 3QT We will walk to view the little known Wallace Memorial Monument, and signpost local points of interest along the way like Wallace's Well. Starting at Wallacewell Community Fellowship and…
Meeting point: The Lighthouse,�11 Mitchell Lane, G1 3NUJoin Niall Murphy of Glasgow City Heritage Trust on a tour showing how Glasgow evolved from the age of�the Scottish Enlightenment and as a result of the innovative works of the Glasgow City…
Meeting point: St Andrews in the Square 1 St Andrew's Square, Calton, G1 5PP Join Niall Murphy of Glasgow City Heritage Trust on a tour showing how Glasgow evolved from the age of the Scottish Enlightenment and as a result of the innovative works of…
Meeting point: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Killermont Street entrance,�G2 3NY From Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to King Tut�s via Glasgow School of Art and the site of the Apollo, Glasgow�s Music Mile tour is a whistle-stop guide around the city…
Meeting point: Outside Castlemilk Stables 59 Machrie Road, G45 0AZ Step back in time follow in the footsteps of the Stirling Stuarts as�we walk around what was once part�of the designed landscape, garden, pleasure grounds and now demolished…
�Alexander Dennistoun commissioned a grand design from James Salmon for a new middle class suburb. However, as the 19th century ended, pressure to house Glasgow's influx�of workers forced higher population density, creating the community's…
Sir Joseph Paxton designed Queen's Park with a surrounding area of villas. As built, the area has villas, tenements and schools, many designed by Glasgow architects.Tour with Roger Guthrie looking at a selection of these listed buildings.
Dr Ambrose Gillick discusses moments of grassroots activism which have played a significant role in forming the spaces, streets and buildings of contemporary Glasgow. Looking at activists, organisations and tactics, this talk explores the different…
In conversation with the New Glasgow Society. Learn about the history and future of one of Glasgow�s oldest civic groups through the stories and experiences of one of its oldest members.Booking essential:
Based on Bruce Peter�s new book �The Modern Hotel in Britain�, this lecture focuses on Scottish and Glaswegian examples from the 1920s until the 1970s. The Beresford in Glasgow will be featured, as will numerous other pre- and post-war examples.…
Join Helen Kendrick and Photographer Neale Smith as they take you behind the front doors of some of the city�s most alluring buildings. This illustrated talk, based on their publication �Glasgow Interiors�, explores a world behind Glasgow�s historic…
Mull around the market at St Andrews in the Square whilst enjoying the sounds of classical chamber music brought to you by Enterprise Music Scotland as part of their National Chamber Music Day celebrations.
Join Tea Green as they return to St Andrews in the Square for a unique art, design & contemporary craft market showcasing the very best from Scotland�s diverse creative talent.Our eclectic selection of exhibitors range from jewellers, glass…
The Empire Exhibition held in Bellahouston Park in 1938 was the fourth of the ve great exhibitions held in Glasgow between 1888 and 1988, but is probably the most fondly remembered, not least for the iconic Tait�s Tower. Booking essential:
The History Girls Frae Scotland will delve into the fascinating history of Glasgow through its female inhabitants. Researchers Rachael and Karen will discuss the colourful, energetic and powerful female personalities of Glasgow including artists,…
� In May 2014 the �Mack� was engulfed in a fire that threatened to remove this remarkable edifice from the City�s landscape. This talk will explore the challenges of the restoration and the quirks of good fortune and even better design that will…
Mackintosh designed a number of Tea Rooms for his enlightened patron Miss Catherine Cranston. In Sauchiehall Street, his design genius was unparalleled. Mackintosh expert Anne Ellis' talk will inspire and delight. Booking essential:
Dr Robyne Calvert, Mackintosh Research Fellow at Glasgow School of Art, will look at work labelled Glasgow Style and think about its meaning and connections to the European Symbolist movement with a particular focus on the work of Margaret Macdonald…
Theatres, music halls, circuses, zoos, roller-skating rinks and early cinemas are among the diverse examples of Glaswegian entertainment architecture featured in this lecture about the city�s expanding provision from the�latter-nineteenth century…
Discover a Thomson villa and 2 villas by other architects, some of Alexander Thomson�s beautiful external detailing of 5 of his residential buildings in Glasgow and where the 7 Glasgow muses are to be found.3 half hour talks followed by a Q&A.…
The Great Exhibition of 1851 at the Crystal Palace set the standard for all to follow and Glasgow rose to the challenge with three expos in Kelvingrove Park that between them attracted over 26 million people.Booking essential:�
�This talk examines the built heritage and material culture of the colonial elite of Glasgow between 1740-1838. How did the �Tobacco Lords� and �Sugar Aristocracy� live? Booking essential:�
Over a lunchtime of talks Glasgow Women�s Library, the sole accredited museum dedicated to women�s history in the UK will be sharing some of their insights on the spaces, places, buildings and hotspots that bring women�s often hidden histories to…
It lies behind the prehistoric patterns that Ludovic McLellan Mann and Harry Bell argued underlie modern Glasgow. Can we still see prehistory in Glasgow�s urban�landscape today? Booking essential:�
Join archaeologists Gavin MacGregor and Ingrid Shearer on a 10,000 year interactive journey through Glasgow before history. Explore the drowned lands of the Clyde estuary, ancient burial mounds in Govan, logboats in Bridgeton, and prehistoric…
Join Saqib Razzaq from Colourful Heritage and Isobel McDonald from Scotland Street School Museum to learn about the history and contribution of South Asian migrants within Scotland, and the development of a new exhibition showcasing the achievements…
Norry Wilson, curator of the Lost Glasgow Facebook page, uses archive snaps to take a sideways look at Glasgow, its architecture, people, and places. An idiosyncratic, and illuminating glimpse of our city�s history.Using 'Glasgow At A Glance', Andrew…
This talk explores Glasgow�s fascinating history through its place-names. These place-names provide evidence of the languages spoken locally from the medieval period to the present day: Brittonic (a language closely related to Old Welsh), Gaelic and…
The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, G1 3NUA day of Traditional Skills Workshops and demonstrations with the Glasgow Traditional Building Forum. Try your hand at traditional building skills and explore materials with the A&DS library of sustainable…
Members of the 1820 society narrate the events of the 1820 radical uprising and the role of John Baird and Andrew Hardy who were executed in the insurrection.�����
The Willow Tea Rooms,�3rd Floor, 119 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3ELJoin us as we explore one of our city�s greatest assets, TEA. Glasgow has a great a nity with tea, both as tea drinkers & innovators - hear about Thomas Lipton, Stuart Cranston, Kate…
The Village Storytelling Centre Langton Halls, 134 Langton Road, G53 4DD Come visit The Village Storytelling Centre in its new home! Hear stories, get involved in art activities and much more. See our exciting exhibition �Pollok Then and Now�…
The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane,G1 3NULines of Thought is an exhibition devoted to the work of Alexander Thomson, celebrating the bicentenary of his birth through a selection of original drawings by the architect and those of others who have later…
Strathcona Studio, 18 Strathcona Drive, G13 1JG A unique opportunity to visit the workshop of Mackintosh furniture maker Bruce Hamilton. Find out how he creates stunning pieces for clients such as the Willow Tearooms, from initial idea to final…
Soul Food Sisters,�202 Gallowgate, G1 5DSJoin us for the celebration of the diverse cuisines of Soul Food Sisters. Have a go at making of pierogi, injera and giant couscous in bite size workshops over the weekend or book in depth session on Thursday…
Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, G42 7RA Cheryl Crockett and Alison Lawrance nish the trio of events with a resonant performance at this iconic Glasgow space, playing a rich selection of music for violin and cello by composers from Barto?k to…
The Pearce Institute, 840-860 Govan Road, G51 3UUDaniel and Andy return for the second of Scottish Ensemble�s series of pop-up performances, this time with a family-friendly morning session of duos for violin and viola encompassing a wide range of…
The Pipe Factory , 42 Bain Street, G20 4LA At this after-hours pop-up event, Daniel Pioro (violin) and Andy Berridge (viola) treat you to an intriguing display of just how dynamic strings can be, set against the 18th century former clay-pipe…
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall,�2025 Pollokshaws Road- off Christian Street, G43 1NEJoin us for a surprise screening of a silent movie with Wurlitzer accompaniment.
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall,�2025 Pollokshaws Road - off Christian Street, G43 1NEStep back into the past and join us for Traditional Games including peever beds; bagatelle; shove ha�penny; nine pin skittles with wooden ball; jenga; stilts; skipping…
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall� � � 2025 Pollokshaws Road - off Christian Street, G43 1NE�Join us for a �T� dance with live accompaniment from the mighty wurlitzer. Entry-free.
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall 2025 Pollokshaws Road - off Christian Street, G43 1NE An update by Tom Graham and Eddie Warde about Pollokshaws Transitional Regeneration (TRA) and the new Village Hub.
National Theatre of Scotland, 125 Craighall Road, G4 9TL National Theatre of Scotland named their new building Rockvilla, recognising the social heritage of this area, on the banks of the Forth and Clyde Canal. A fascinating talk about this North…
Drop InMarquee in Sauchiehall Street,�217 Sauchiehall Street,G3 3EXStencilling expert Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw will share her talents and enthusiasm where in 1903, Mackintosh was stencilling on the site boards outside the building to become Miss…
The Lighthouse and Granny Would Be Proud present the I.D. Store through the building. Hosting an exciting range of traders through all areas of craft and design, the market will turn each level of the iconic building into a department store.
Join RSPB Scotland�s Glasgow Wild Fest at the Kelvingrove Bandstand where we will be joining Enterprise Music Scotland for an afternoon of wildlife themed activities and music in the bandstand and park
Whilst exploring Kelvingrove, listen out for the sound of music coming from the bandstand! There you will�see Enterprise Music Scotland celebrating National Chamber Music Day with a performance from a classical chamber music group.
Join Enterprise Music Scotland for the grand finale�of National Chamber Music Day 2017! Bring along a picnic and hear some fantastic classical chamber music performances in the heart of The Hidden Gardens.�
Join RSPB Scotland�s Glasgow Wild Fest at the Hidden Gardens where we will be joining Enterprise Music Scotland for an afternoon of wildlife themed activities�in the garden.www.glasgowwildfest.org
Opening times in line with Royal Concert Hall Glasgow Glasgow architecture is represented in this selection of kaleidoscopic, 3D effect collages. Glasgow artist, Marion Gardyne invites you to look closely at the reconstructed architectural detail of…
A series of talks from the craft men & women responsiblefor the painstaking work being undertaken to restore theworld famous Mackintosh building at the Glasgow Schoolof Art.The GSA restoration project draws on a number of highly skilled building…
A lecture and panel talk discussing the conservationphilosophy guiding the work undertaken to conserve,restore and rebuild the Mackintosh Building, returning it touse as a working art school.The Mackintosh building inhabited since its construction by…
New owner of Backhausen , Dr Louise Kiesling will givea talk on the history of this famous Austrian 165 year oldfabric company, focusing on it�s seminal period workingwith the Wiener Werkst�tte.
New Interpretations: Contemporary Art inHeritage is a new strand of the festival whichseeks to offer alternative interpretations ofour buildings and their histories, throughcontemporary art. The selected emergingartists will be exhibiting new work,…
Prof Lyndsay Fletcher in Astronomy at Glasgow Universitywill give an illustrated talk on the �Beauty of the Universe�with the latest imagery & film footage from NASA.
A talk by the new owners of George Walton�s Aultwharriemansion in Dunblane and its recent restoration. Extensiveinternal and exterior work to uncover the original designs.Restored with a range of artisans.
Scotland has some of the most architecturally diverse cinema buildings of anywhere in the world. This double-act led talk will cover the full range of Glasgow�s cinema history covering cinemas that were, cinemas that are, and cinemas that might have…
Hear stories from men and women we�ve worked withsince 1826. What are the common themes and whathas changed? Discover what we�re doing to makehomelessness a thing of the past. Tour our building and stayfor lunch.Booking essential
World-famous organist David Briggs performs in GlasgowCathedral. An exciting programme, and�a master of theinstrument- this is not one to miss.A real superstar of the organ, David Briggs is one of the world's best organists. His dramatic and exciting…
An opportunity to visit Collective Architecture�s citycentre studio in the Mercat Building.Panoramic views, see architects� work and hearinformal talks by the team, clients & collaborators.
A screening of Tod Browning�s Freaks. Come andexperience this 1932 horror film and prove that you reallyare 'one of us'.�Due to nature of the film this event is open to 18+
Director of ANTA Scotland Annie Stewart follows a history of tartan from the 16th century to contemporary incarnations including those produced by ANTA in theirHighland factory today.
Take part in a one off workshop in heritage painttechniques and stencilling of past Glasgow interiors. Youwill be introduced to the techniques of wax distressingand Victorian stencilling in the style of Charles RennieMackintosh and Alexander Greek…
To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the AllianceFran�aise Glasgow, discover this exhibition whichfeatures an assembled collection of unique photographs.
Enter an ordinary tenement close and find in the back courts a hidden villa. Woodlands Cottage predates the tenements built around it, once surrounded by Kale Yards, the last surviving dwelling house of rural Woodlands.������
Join a tour of one of the oldest library collections in Europe, housed in an iconic part of Glasgow�s skyline. See treasures from its rare book, map and manuscript collections, and take in stunning views from the rooftop Reading Room.In September…
A rare opportunity to see behind the scenes of design studio, Timorous Beasties. Explore the design and print studio first hand. Witness the screen printers in action printing lengths of fabrics and wallpapers, and find out more about the inspiration…
St Bride's has been present in Hyndland for just over 100 years. View an exhibition of designs and photos from its early days and throughout its history.In 1891 the Diocese determined to provide a church to serve the affluent Kelvinside area; and a…
Partickhill Bowling Club was founded in 1905 and still retains its original features. Tour the clubhouse, explore the area through old photos and try your hand at bowls. Bring your children and grand-children and enjoy a game in lovely…