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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…
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…
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…
The former offices of Glasgow's Evening Citizen newspaper are now The Citizen, a stylish bar and dining room. Enjoy photography and archive editions…
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…
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…
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…
Join us for a fascinating talk about our about our world-renowned Robert Burns Collection by one of the Special Collections librarians. When the…
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…
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…
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…
Meeting Point: Under Central Station Clock Glasgow commemorates the 100th year anniversary of the First world war, by holding a walking tour of…
Meeting point: Cathedral, West door Castle Street, G4 0QZ Join archaeologist Adrian Cox of Historic Environment Scotland for a guided tour of the…
Meeting point: Kelvingrove Park Skatepark, Kelvin Walkway, G3 7SE Artist Toby Paterson will lead a quixotic tour of visually intriguing and…
Meeting point: Stepps Railway Station Cardowan Road, G33 6AT Starting where the Molendinar Burn rises, walkers can follow the burn to its end…
Meeting point: Clutha Vaults Pub 159 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ From the Clydeside to the Cathedral, Norry Wilson, curator of the Lost Glasgow…
90minsMeeting point: Mount Florida railway station, McLennan Street entrance2 McLennan Street,G42 9DQ Hear about and visit the sites of the…
Meeting point: 219 Sauchiehall Street Sainsbury's local, 219 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EX Learn how Mackintosh transformed Sauchiehall Street…
90mins Meeting point: Entrance to the Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens Corner Great Western and Byres Roads, G12 0UE Join horticulturist…
90minsMeeting point: At reception at Maryhill Burgh Halls10-24 Gairbraid Avenue, G20 8YE Discover the buildings which reveal Maryhill's story…
90mins. Meeting point: On Clarence Drive at Dudley Drive Ann Laird, chairman of Friends of Glasgow West and local history author, tours the…
90minsMeeting point: Outside Starbucks Coffee, Charing Cross, 10 St George's Rd, Charing Cross Mansions, G3 6UJ In this engaging tour, designed…
�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…
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…
Meeting point: Wallacewell Church 57 Northgate Road, G21 3QT We will walk to view the little known Wallace Memorial Monument, and signpost local…
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…
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…
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…
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…
�Alexander Dennistoun commissioned a grand design from James Salmon for a new middle class suburb. However, as the 19th century ended, pressure to…
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…
Dr Ambrose Gillick discusses moments of grassroots activism which have played a significant role in forming the spaces, streets and buildings of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The History Girls Frae Scotland will delve into the fascinating history of Glasgow through its female inhabitants. Researchers Rachael and Karen will…
� 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…
Mackintosh designed a number of Tea Rooms for his enlightened patron Miss Catherine Cranston. In Sauchiehall Street, his design genius was…
Dr Robyne Calvert, Mackintosh Research Fellow at Glasgow School of Art, will look at work labelled Glasgow Style and think about its meaning and…
Theatres, music halls, circuses, zoos, roller-skating rinks and early cinemas are among the diverse examples of Glaswegian entertainment architecture…
Discover a Thomson villa and 2 villas by other architects, some of Alexander Thomson�s beautiful external detailing of 5 of his residential buildings…
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…
�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…
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…
It lies behind the prehistoric patterns that Ludovic McLellan Mann and Harry Bell argued underlie modern Glasgow. Can we still see prehistory in…
Join archaeologists Gavin MacGregor and Ingrid Shearer on a 10,000 year interactive journey through Glasgow before history. Explore the drowned lands…
Join Saqib Razzaq from Colourful Heritage and Isobel McDonald from Scotland Street School Museum to learn about the history and contribution of South…
Norry Wilson, curator of the Lost Glasgow Facebook page, uses archive snaps to take a sideways look at Glasgow, its architecture, people, and places.…
This talk explores Glasgow�s fascinating history through its place-names. These place-names provide evidence of the languages spoken locally from the…
The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, G1 3NUA day of Traditional Skills Workshops and demonstrations with the Glasgow Traditional Building Forum. Try your…
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…
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…
The Village Storytelling Centre Langton Halls, 134 Langton Road, G53 4DD Come visit The Village Storytelling Centre in its new home! Hear stories,…
The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane,G1 3NULines of Thought is an exhibition devoted to the work of Alexander Thomson, celebrating the bicentenary of his…
Strathcona Studio, 18 Strathcona Drive, G13 1JG A unique opportunity to visit the workshop of Mackintosh furniture maker Bruce Hamilton. Find out how…
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,…
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall,�2025 Pollokshaws Road - off Christian Street, G43 1NEFeel the �Power�. Enjoy the Wurlitzers range of sounds.�
Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street, G42 7RA Cheryl Crockett and Alison Lawrance nish the trio of events with a resonant performance at this iconic…
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…
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…
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall,�2025 Pollokshaws Road- off Christian Street, G43 1NEJoin us for a surprise screening of a silent movie with Wurlitzer…
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall,�2025 Pollokshaws Road - off Christian Street, G43 1NEStep back into the past and join us for Traditional Games including…
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall� � � 2025 Pollokshaws Road - off Christian Street, G43 1NE�Join us for a �T� dance with live accompaniment from the mighty…
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall 2025 Pollokshaws Road - off Christian Street, G43 1NE An update by Tom Graham and Eddie Warde about Pollokshaws Transitional…
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall,�2025 Pollokshaws Road - off Christian Street, G43 1NE�Join Joe Murray to hear about the Maxwells of Pollok �
National Theatre of Scotland, 125 Craighall Road, G4 9TL National Theatre of Scotland named their new building Rockvilla, recognising the social…
Drop InMarquee in Sauchiehall Street,�217 Sauchiehall Street,G3 3EXStencilling expert Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw will share her talents and enthusiasm…
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…
Join RSPB Scotland�s Glasgow Wild Fest at the Kelvingrove Bandstand where we will be joining Enterprise Music Scotland for an afternoon of wildlife…
Whilst exploring Kelvingrove, listen out for the sound of music coming from the bandstand! There you will�see Enterprise Music Scotland celebrating…
Who were the men named on our WW1 Memorial? Hear about their lives and backgrounds and some of Hyndland�s social history.
Join Enterprise Music Scotland for the grand finale�of National Chamber Music Day 2017! Bring along a picnic and hear some fantastic classical chamber…
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…
Opening times in line with Royal Concert Hall Glasgow Glasgow architecture is represented in this selection of kaleidoscopic, 3D effect collages.…
A series of talks from the craft men & women responsiblefor the painstaking work being undertaken to restore theworld famous Mackintosh building…
A lecture and panel talk discussing the conservationphilosophy guiding the work undertaken to conserve,restore and rebuild the Mackintosh Building,…
Join us in the Glasgow Gurdwara kitchen to learn the artof chapati making!��
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…
New Interpretations: Contemporary Art inHeritage is a new strand of the festival whichseeks to offer alternative interpretations ofour buildings and…
Prof Lyndsay Fletcher in Astronomy at Glasgow Universitywill give an illustrated talk on the �Beauty of the Universe�with the latest imagery &…
A talk by the new owners of George Walton�s Aultwharriemansion in Dunblane and its recent restoration. Extensiveinternal and exterior work to uncover…
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…
Illustrated talk by McGinlay Bell Architects. Hear thestory of GFT�s recent award-winning refurbishment.�
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…
World-famous organist David Briggs performs in GlasgowCathedral. An exciting programme, and�a master of theinstrument- this is not one to miss.A real…
Known in the 18th century as Water Ballet, come alongfor a contemporary display of routines from ClydebankSynchronised Swimming Team.
An opportunity to visit Collective Architecture�s citycentre studio in the Mercat Building.Panoramic views, see architects� work and hearinformal…
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…
Director of ANTA Scotland Annie Stewart follows a history of tartan from the 16th century to contemporary incarnations including those produced by…
Take part in a one off workshop in heritage painttechniques and stencilling of past Glasgow interiors. Youwill be introduced to the techniques of wax…
To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the AllianceFran�aise Glasgow, discover this exhibition whichfeatures an assembled collection of unique…
2018�marked the 35th Anniversary of the Alliance Fran�aise Glasgow!Talk on the history of Glasgow�s Park Circus and(re-)discover our premises.
Enter an ordinary tenement close and find in the back courts a hidden villa. Woodlands Cottage predates the tenements built around it, once surrounded…
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…
A rare opportunity to see behind the scenes of design studio, Timorous Beasties. Explore the design and print studio first hand. Witness the screen…
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…
Partickhill Bowling Club was founded in 1905 and still retains its original features. Tour the clubhouse, explore the area through old photos and try…