2024 Programme
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ALL BUILDINGS
We are hosting 'Try Bowls' sessions on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September from 13:00 - 15:00 along with a tour and presentation about the history of the club and its relevance to Pollokshields.
Join Agile City & Collective Architecture on a Retrofit Campus Tour - Civic House and Glue Factory
Inspired by the stunning Biblioteca Marciana in Venice, the Royal Faculty building, designed by renowned Scottish architect Charles Wilson, contains a beautiful lawyers' library still in use today.
There will be two bookable talks exploring the history of the Garngad from 500ad - 1960, bookable at our website, and pop-up exhibitions, with free tea and light refreshments.
Pop Up Art Exhibition from our lived experienced community. The theme this year is 'Home' one of the artist calls his art work trauma informed doodles.
A Wayzgoose is the traditional annual outing for printers. This year, we’re staying in the factory, and invite you to join us for some festivities. Come and participate in hands on letterpress activities.
Come for an exclusive tour behind the scenes of our Medical and Welfare Centre in the heart of Glasgow - get hands on with some exhibits and meet some members of our dedicated volunteer team!
Glasgow Central Mosque is the first purpose-built mosque in Glasgow and the largest in Scotland.
ALL EVENTS
Explore medieval life through crafts, artefact handling and heritage workshops. Visit the archaeological dig and meet ancient warriors from Govan's past. Trench tours all day.
Visit The Indigo Plot at the Botanics, a small blue dyes community dye garden, experience dyeing natural fibre using Japanese Indigo fresh leaves and discuss dye plants.
Join us for a volunteer-led tour of Kelvin Hall. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the history of this iconic building and see how it is being used today.
Borscht Film Club, September 21st 2024, Saturday, 6.p.m. Green Border, dir. A. Holland Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium 2023, 2h 32 min. With an online Q&A with activist Michał.
Celebrate Glasgow's Last Village. Wander our village, our buildings and learn how village life might've been lived through the centuries with guided tours, archives, trails & so much more....
Explore cutting-edge research with two family-friendly afternoons of hands-on activities and exhibits for all ages.
Have a go at screen printing at Print Clan, Glasgow’s only open access textile printing studio. No booking required.
An open invitation to all to join us in visiting our allotment, meeting our members and enjoying our warm Afghan hospitality and delicious food.
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.
