How could play help us develop our cities? A talk exploring Scotland's contribution to La Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018, featuring projects where people of all ages used play to explore and shape the future of their places.
A new optimism following WWII bolstered a boom for new architecture, transforming the way we built in the post-war years. This talk takes a look at the richness and innovation in the design of some of the city's Modern architecture, exploring the…
This talk explores the architectural themes pursued by Isi Metzstein and Andy MacMillan of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia between 1956 and 1987 which found highly distinctive formal and spatial expression in a considerable range of unique buildings, each…
The 1990 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, despite being substantial, is in fact the only surviving component of a 1960s/70s plan to construct a much bigger 'cultural centre'. This talk considers these extraordinary designs, examining how this corner of…
Join architectural historian Barnabas Calder for a look at the long standing relationship between architecture and energy, focusing on Brutalism. Calder explores how this architecture celebrated and exploited the post-WWII energy boom, bringing with…
Visit the most important Court in Glasgow, a Grade A listed Victorian Courthouse with a modern expansion. See where notorious villains of bygone eras were tried. Visit the cells.
At the centre of the local community for over 100 years, this stately church recently reached a wider audience in the film Sunshine on Leith and regular television broadcasts. See the new sanctuary within a sanctuary and welcoming entrance…
On this guided walk along the canal, hear stories of Maryhill's women: an heiress who gave the area her name; mill workers immortalised in stained glass, a Suffragette and the post-box, and the "wayward girls" who escaped.
When Maryhill Burgh Halls…
See the city through new eyes on this tour above, through and under the M8 motorway from Anderston to Stow College, with Architect, Urbanist and photographer Dan Dubowitz and Glasgow Historian Fergus Sutherland.
Glasgow's most modern further education campus, designed for built environment professionals or anyone interested in our City's education landscape.
Over 130,000 students from 135 different countries have chosen Glasgow as their place of study. What…
Join Chris Grant from Parkour Generations Glasgow on a journey through the city from the eyes of a Traceur - a practitioner of Parkour. Chris shares his perspective on how the city's architecture creates opportunity for movement, exercise and…
The project architects from Collective Architecture have led the final phases of the regeneration of Anderston, following the newly accessible and reinstated Argyle Street.
This city centre area of Glasgow has undergone significant redevelopment over…
Explore Glasgow city centre transformed by the culture of war: shelters, sandbags, sirens, the blackout, emergency water tanks, mobile canteens, allied soldiers, wartime entertainment and visiting dignitaries.
Starting at the Mitchell Library and…
Discover a city of glass on this 10k walk from the Botanic Gardens to the Peoples' Palace and experience the city from a new perspective.
Glasgow has some remarkable glass structured buildings - the GLASSGOW walk, which is approximately 10K, will…
Glasgow's printing industry dates back to the 17th century. Explore the history of Glasgow in Print. The buildings and places linked to the production of books, newspapers and other forms of print.
Most of Glasgow's best known printing firms date…
Get away for your desk and get active at lunch time by having a gander at George Square with Niall Murphy, Deputy Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust
George Square, the civic heart of Glasgow but a hugely contested space within the city as it has…
Get away for your desk and get active at lunch time by having a gander along Ingram Street with Niall Murphy, Deputy Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
Ingram Street and John Street's are two of the key streets within Glasgow's Merchant City.…
Get away for your desk and get active at lunch time by having a gander around St Vincent Place and Royal Exchange Square with Niall Murphy, Deputy Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
With their superb late Georgian, Victorian Edwardian and early…
Get away for your desk and get active at lunch time by having a gander down the upper part of Buchanan Street with Niall Murphy, Deputy Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
With its superb Late Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian and early 20th…
A walk through some of the most significant sites in Glasgow's radical history, highlighting often forgotten events and personalities in the shaping of Red Clydeside.
You will visit sites and memorials marking radical, socialist and trade union…
Join Nick Haynes from Docomomo Scotland for a walking tour of the University of Glasgow's 20th century buildings at Gilmorehill and Hillhead. Learn about the two main periods of University expansion in the 20th century and take the opportunity to…
Take a tour through 18th Century Glasgow! This guided walk along the River Clyde will open your eyes to the engineering superheroes who designed and built these amazing bridges. Engaging and entertaining for all ages, the tour ends in Broomielaw.
The…
Within easy walking distance, the City Centre Mural Trail features a diverse and amazing range of street art, helping to rejuvenate streets and revitalise buildings and vacant sites. Join this tour to find out more.
Expanding in scope since the first…
A walk round the city centre of Glasgow looking at examples of brutalist and post-modern architecture. Glasgow has changed a lot in recent years and the Le Corbusier "beton brut" style of architecture that was so popular in post-war Britain is now…
Discover how Broomhill has developed since 1850. Witness its many fine buildings and its hidden railway.
Broomhill is sandwiched between Partick, Hyndland and Victoria Park. The trail starts at the easily accessible Hyndland station and goes in a…
Visit Barras Market Area and explore the fascinating charms of the Barras including: the iconic Ballroom sign, Old Clay Pipe Factory, Cobbled Lanes, St Alphonsus Church, Heilan Jessie & Tolbooth, Glasgow's Execution Site.
A chance to explore a former tobacco factory that was transformed into artists' studios in 2001. Visitors will have access to a number of studios where they can learn about the creativity taking place in the building.
The artists and makers will be…
A chance to hear from retired radio officers who travelled the world doing Morse code for a variety of shipsLearn about what life was like, how long it took to train and exciting accounts of voyages across the world! Witness them demonstrate Morse on…
At Studio Pavilion we run art classes for adults and kids year round. Come along for free taster workshops in printmaking and kids arts activities as well as an exhibition material handling session.
Design and create your own beautiful prints -…
Architect Brian McGinlay will be giving a talk about the award winning refurbishment of South Block.
Undertaken by Nord Architects on behalf of Wasps Studios.
Children are required to be accompanied by an adult.
Visitors will have the chance to…
Visit Southblock to see Hoskins Architects' pop up exhibition "Home" & get involved in their drop-in "Dream House" workshop. Be it an underwater tower block, a bungalow in the sky or Chewbacca's holiday home - get designing!
All materials will be…
This is your chance to hear one of the songs from National Theatre of Scotland's forthcoming production of The 306: Dusk about WW1 and learn to sing and perform it under the expert guidance and tuition of composer, Gareth Williams.
The 306: Dusk is…
Join Lucy Gaizely leading artist, key collaborator with 21Common and co-curator of the National Theatre of Scotland's Scotland-wide Futureproof festival for a theatre workshop, celebrating the Year of Young People. Lucy will be joined by a member of…
Composer Gareth Williams and Playwright Oliver Emmanuel talk about their First World War trilogy, The 306, written to commemorate the 306 men shot for cowardice and desertion in World War One.
The 306: Dusk is the final part in the National Theatre…
Put on your dancing shoes and glide onto the sprung floor of the the ballroom for an afternoon T Dance with live accompaniment from the Wurlitzer organ. Follow in the footsteps of Susan Calman who trained in the hall during her time on Strictly Come…
Join John Gilbert Architects, the studio working on plans for Pollokshaws Burgh Hall's future, in this talk on re-purposing historic buildings for contemporary use.
New Glasgow Society's Lex Lamb will present the fascinating story of the secret Soviet map of Glasgow, including the first ever translation of the map's detailed text description of Glasgow's infrastructure, industry and government in the…
Many different people find themselves creating maps of Glasgow, or parts of Glasgow. Finely plotted or loosely hand-drawn, every map reveals the intentions of the map maker, and another way to view and edit the city. This exhibition presents a…
Enjoy live music in a chamber setting at the home of the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland. Experience the future of classical and jazz music in Scotland performed by the country's finest young musicians.
Enjoy live classical and jazz music in a…
Join Chris Grant from Parkour Generations Glasgow for a workshop suitable for beginners of any level. See the city through the eyes of a Traceur - a practitioner of Parkour, and learn some beginners' techniques for ways to explore the city's…
With increasing numbers of people moving to urban-centers worldwide, new solutions for growth are needed. HAUS_work will combine an exhibition of our vision of Glasgows' future with a "Design Charrette" engaging the local community, informing the…
See the Billiard Room at Mackintosh at the Willow transformed by an installation of cardboard, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Experience the exciting student-designed project built live, enhancing and responding to…
A workshop that will bring out the artist in everyone. Try out different drawing and painting techniques, all inspired by Mackintosh. Under 14's must be accompanied by an adult at all times. All materials included.
An opportunity to create art in the…
Join us on a 50 minute tour to learn more about the history of The Lighthouse, Charles Rennie Mackintosh's first public commission and the former head offices of The Glasgow Herald newspaper.
Booking essential
As we approach the centenary of the end of World War 1 this is an opportunity to hear about the lives of those men named on our Memorial Plaque who died in the final year of the war.
So often we know nothing about the lives of those commemorated on…
A chance to see a demonstration of Eco Printing in the Beautiful Kibble Palace with artist Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw from The Lansdowne House of Stencils.
The Glasgow Botanic Garden dating 1817 offers the visitors a wonderful tree trail to view the…
A chance to visit our exciting new studio space, and spend some time making origami flowers, looking out into our studio garden for inspiration! Drop in workshops will run over the weekend and the resulting origami creations will contribute to an…
Michael Durning, artist & archivist of Paisley Art Institute, reappraises the contribution to the nation's art from Paisley. Artistic greats that came to be the Glasgow Boys, Glasgow Girls, and the Glasgow School.
Karen Mailley-Watt & Rachael Purse, aka the 'History Girls' will discuss the women who have shaped Garnethill. A lively talk on woman's lives; from artists, business owners to staff at The Glasgow School of Art.
Recently retired Professor of Medieval History & Codicology at Glasgow University, Robert Gibb, presenting an illustrated talk on Talwin Morris, Art Director of Blackie & Sons & major proponent of the Glasgow Style.
Niall Murphy, Deputy Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, tells the story of the Glasgow Cenotaph and Sir JJ Burnet's understated design came about.
Please note the talk lasts approximately 50 mins. The talk will take a closer look at Sir JJ…
Hear about the challenges of researching and recreating historic stencilling linked with the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Glasgow-based artist Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw of The Lansdowne House of Stencils.
The Happenstance: take a chance, make a stance, and see what happens. Explore 'freespace' at the Caledonia Road Church, activated by WAVEparticle as a space for use by the local community and artists.
To engage with the Biennale Architettura 2018 in…
Zen Buddhism offers a fresh perspective on our busy and often stressful lives. This 30 minute talk provides an outline of Zen Buddhism and how it can help us deal more effectively and skilfully with these challenges.
The aim of Zen meditation and…
Join The Friends of the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall for a recreation of a WW1 variety show featuring demonstrations by re-enactors, recruitment songs, comedy sketches, silent films and newsreels shown in the Britannia Panopticon during 1918.…
In the old coach house where her grandmother grew up, which is now Brel on Ashton Lane in the West End of Glasgow, a family member will chat about family history and about the journals which her grandmother sent to her brother who was at the Front in…
Join us for a special screening of Standing tall / La tete haute(2015) directed by Emmanuelle Bercot and starring Catherine Deneuve & Beno't Magimel. Film in French with English subtitles.
In French with English subtitles.
Booking essential -…
Built in Invergordon and installed in Glasgow in 2017, Woodlands Workspace is an innovative, sustainable new building sitting in the gap site of an old tenement block. See how this bright, modern structure is bringing the community together.
Sitting…
Built during the 1850s, Trinity House was once a training college for Scotland's Ministers. This stunning landmark building represents the power and influence once possessed by the Free Kirk. Climb the tower for fantastic views over the park and West…
Located by the River Clyde, SWG3 has been expanding and growing for over 13 years to become one of the most significant cultural hubs in the country. Join a tour to explore the newly developed 6000sq ft Galvanisers yard, events spaces and studios…
The Cathedral of St Mary's is a familiar landmark on the busy thoroughfare of Great Western Road. The 200-foot tall bell tower and spire of this Gothic Revival building is a stunning example of architect Sir George Gilbert Scott's work.
Following a…
The first dedicated, single malt whisky distillery to be built in Glasgow for over a century. Come down to Queens Dock and watch Glasgow's stills flow once again. Learn more about the birth of the whisky industry and join a tour around the…
A four-storey 18th Century Category B listed, Victorian townhouse in the Kelvingrove Park conservation area. Visit the home of the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland and enjoy classical and jazz music performed live by Scotland's finest young…
Maggie's Centres provide free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends. Prize-winning architect Rem Koolhaas' innovative design of interlocking rooms around a thriving internal garden creates a…
Jordanhill School is a high performing, grant-aided, community comprehensive school. Are you a former pupil? Reminisce on a tour. Never visited? Come and find out more. Don't miss the "Harry Potter" stairs, and impressive facilities.
Jordanhill…
See behind the scenes at Scotland's principle long-haul airport which served 9.9 million passengers and 13,033 tonnes of air cargo in 2017.
Visitors must bring passports/drivers' license in order to generate a pass. Photography in parts of the tour…
The Common Guild is a leading visual arts organisation and gallery located in a Victorian townhouse in Glasgow's Park Circus. Established in 2006 it presents a dynamic, international programme of contemporary visual art projects, exhibitions, and…
At 22-storeys high, Anniesland Court is the tallest listed building in Scotland and Glasgow's only Grade A-listed tower block. Visitors will be taken to a top floor to see communal areas and views of the city.
Built between 1968 and 1970 and designed…
An exclusive guided tour with Studio KAP of this award-winning extension designed to complement the existing Victorian villa externally in a contemporary manner and to create a variety of contrasting spaces internally from which to experience the…
The Studio Pavilion is an addition to House for an Art Lover that offers free contemporary art in a public park, through a robust and diverse programme of exhibitions, residencies and public engagement opportunities that span art, design and…
An opportunity to learn about the 2017 restoration of the lodge for a private Scottish charitable organisation with before and after photos of the works.
Shawmuir Lodge is located near the entrance to Pollok Park, on Pollokshaws road. Designed as an…
Follow in the footsteps of a dancer with a behind-the-scenes tour at Scottish Ballet's purpose-built headquarters. Wander through Wardrobe, take a peek into Production, and see the studios where modern ballet is created and rehearsed.
Scottish Ballet…
Impressive perpendicular Gothic revival style church with beautiful WW1 memorial stained glass windows. Explore our recently discovered WW1 archives, and hear music played by talented young people. See how the building has evolved into a thriving…
Originally the National Bank of Scotland in Queen Street, Langside Halls was dismantled and moved brick by brick to its present location in 1902-03. Take a tour of this unique building, and learn about its architecture, sculptures and…
Come along and discover 1st Hampden, the world's first purpose-built international football ground made for Scotland and Queens Park FC in 1873. Hampden Bowling Club now occupies this sporting site and continues to use the original pavilion from the…
Built for merchant Robert Allason in the 1760s, Greenbank Garden is an impressive celebration of west coast domestic gardening, featuring more than 3,600 named species of plants. Visitors can take a stroll around the garden or relax by the soothing…
Join Glasgow's finest letterpress printers for its Wayzgoose - the traditional outing for print workers, marking the end of summer and the start of the season of working by candlelight. Budding printer's imps can make an impression with hands-on…
The garden is a unique place for schools, groups and the wider community to learn and grow. Discover how this safe and secure walled garden setting is improving health and participation as well as providing locally-grown seasonal produce.
This is a…
Wellpark Brewery's revamped visitor experience goes behind the doors of Tennent's lager, including personal stories from staff from over the centuries, a look back on iconic marketing campaigns from years gone by and topped off with a tasting…
An extraordinary Category A listed modernist building designed by Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and nestled amongst traditional tenements in Dennistoun. Discover what is under the soaring roof of this working building, still owned and run by the Roman…
The new Barmulloch Residents' Centre opened in 2017 to provide flexible activity spaces to meet the needs and aspirations of local residents. Find out more about the building's innovative and sustainable design as a landmark community…
St Charles RC Church was designed by Isi Metztein and Andy Macmillan for renowned Glasgow architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. Discover fine interior details like Stations of the Cross by Glasgow sculptor Benno Schotz and silver dove sculpture by…
Once Napiershall Public School, the Napiershall Street Centre is now home to a variety of community groups and other organisations. Admire its many original features and find out how different organisations are re-using the old classrooms to serve…
The recently restored Engine Works is steeped in history and played a substantial part in Maryhill's industrial past. The Engine Room houses an electrically powered Royce Ltd crane, designed by automotive pioneer Sir Henry Royce of Rolls-Royce.
After…
Your opportunity to see inside the wonderfully modernised Prince's Trust Wolfson Centre and learn more about the courses and opportunities we offer for young people aged 11-30.
Visit the Prince's Trust Wolfson Centre to get a behind-the-scenes look…
This Category A listed Brutalist building, part of the Cowcaddens emergency services area, is dominated by the red cross of St Andrew's First Aid. Inside, look out for Modernist features like the remarkable Lubetkin cantilevered staircase and…
Riverside Campus is the most modern and technologically advanced maritime campus of all 230 such colleges anywhere in the world. It has won 12 architectural and design awards and was shortlisted for architecture's most prestigious accolade, the RIBA…
Join an exclusive architect-led tour with Graham Forsyth from Cooper Cromar to find out more about this contemporary architectural response to the site of the 1839 David and James Hamilton building. Take this opportunity to travel up to an 8th floor…
A unique chance to see this historic court, prison and police station prior to renovation.
This building has played a central role in Glasgow's twentieth century history as the headquarters of the Glasgow City Police, from the tumultuous events of…
Built by James Thomas in 1898; The Garment Factory has been recently refurbished by Developers Castleforge Partners. The Victorian textiles factory has been restored and transformed into contemporary office and retail spaces unlike any other in…
Join architect Graham Forsyth from Cooper Cromar to hear about the inspiration behind the redevelopment of this Grade A listed former General Post Office Building which involved the construction of a new 10 storey building behind the retained…