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ALL BUILDINGS
See the very auditorium where Stan Laurel made his stage debut and experience the sights, sounds, touch, and smell of the world's oldest surviving music hall.
Lodge Georgetown 1170 has operated in our area for over 100 years. Visit our hall, set up as it would be in our closed meetings, find our about our craft and explore our history and museum artefacts!
The City Chambers somehow manages to be a hidden gem in the very centre of the city. A combination of mosaic, marble and carved wood with grand corridors and function rooms .
The area around Govan Crossis dominated by the Pearce Institute, known to Govanites as "the PI". Its a magnificent building, category A listed, with an eclectic mix of Scottish and Dutch styles
Fine late-Renaissance style church, with a 150-ft campanile, domed crossing and ornate marble-lined interior and painted ceiling.. Wonderfully restored. Now is the time to visit this beautiful gem.
All who walk into our building are stunned by its beauty! Imposing on the outside, but warm on the inside. Are you the only one on the S'side who has not been into that church by the traffic lights?
Discover St Bride’s, a West End gem. Our splendid Gothic Revival church has stunning stained-glass and exceptional acoustics. Join us to explore the building and experience our choral services.
ALL EVENTS
An Atlanta girl's guide to navigating historic streets and buildings at the Glasgow School of Art with wheels & a dream.
Come learn about the making of Clydeside Gardens and its importance as a local greenspace.
A day filled with Mexican folk dance. Come and learn about the Latin American communities in Glasgow.
A fabric bead making workshop for Glasgow Doors Open Days with Doreen will offer you an opportunity to work with an accomplished textile artist to learn to make a beautiful bead that can be used to create elaborate pieces of bespoke jewellery – bracelets, earrings, necklaces, etc.
This Japanese Calligraphy workshop will offer you an insight into this beautiful traditional skill of writing with an ink and a brush.
Football’s Square Mile is the home of the Scotch Professors, as they colloquially became known, who created the passing, running and inclusive game of football, and transported it to every corner of the planet.
Join us to listen to the podcast and for an informal Q&A with young migrants.
ALL RESOURCES
Listening To Our City is an ongoing Glasgow-based project involving people who have experience of the asylum seeking and refugee process. This project has been developing since 2022, and we are currently in discussions with our partners on the next phase.
An easy, how-to guide to help you begin your Wiki Walks journey. Learn why Wikimedia Commons is important and how you can help make it better.
Watch a series of short films ‘Climate Change and Glasgow’s Homes’ following experts, homeowners and tradespeople taking on the challenges of retrofitting Glasgow’s homes in 2024
Explore Glasgow's vibrant streets through the eyes of a wheelchair-user. This storymap reveals the city's blend of history, art, and accessibility, offering a unique and inclusive perspective.
ALL TRAILS
Visit the sites and monuments of its struggles and learn about the people and movements who made Clydeside Red.
A heritage trail and tour of Kelvingrove Park about the park's history and how this has been shaped by Glasgow's connections to slavery, colonialism and imperialism.
A short walk taking in the architecture of 'Greek' Thomson, the importance of the site in the local history of Glasgow and the beauty of nature in the Kelvin valley and in the restored wildlife garden
A Very Quiet Street? Exploring the hidden histories of West Princes Street and Queens Crescent.
The walk starts at the main Gates, from 1887 and includes the Fossil Grove, Daphne Memorial, former bandstands, Cenotaph, former Partick Curling Club Pavilion and ends at our Bio-diversity Garden.
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis (The Friends) are delighted to offer informal and informative walking tours undertaken by our friendly and knowledgeable volunteer tour guides. Booking Essential.
City Centre Second World War trail returns for a 5th Time. Doctoral graduate Kevin will share with you exciting wartime stories discovered about iconic open spaces George Square and Glasgow Green.
Discover how the rich history, once-mighty industrial heritage and dramatic natural landscape of the former village of Cathcart make it the unique and picturesque southside locality it is today.
