Join Glasgow City Heritage Trust Director Niall Murphy for a tour of some of the highlights from his Moments of Beauty series, exploring the Merchant City and beyond.
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The walk follows a short circular route starting and ending at the ARC, University Avenue. Along the way, you will hear about some stony and geological features of Glasgow’s West End, which you may have overlooked. You will find out about how various stony building materials came into being, where they originated, and how they got here. You will hear about the quarries that supplied Glasgow’s building material (some in the West End itself) and about how construction techniques and building materials have changed throughout Glasgow’s history. On the walk, you will also be invited to take part in some simple activities with rocks, stones, and other geological matter. These playful and sometimes poetic activities are invitations to engage your senses and imagination. You might be invited to imagine what lies beneath the stony ‘skin’ of the city, or to trace with your fingers thin lines in a red sandstone wall, made by wind-blown sand around 290 million years ago. You might take part in building a cairn in the city, from stony materials foraged during the walk. If participation is not your thing, you are very welcome to join the walk without taking part in any actions.
Saturday: 11:00 am
Booking essential.
Minty Donald and Nick Millar are artists who are interested in exploring intersections between geology and architecture, and humans’ relationships with stone. They frequently work in collaboration with geologists, geographers, and other specialists from outwith the arts. Their work often takes the form of semi-guided walks and participatory actions. Minty is a professor in the School of Culture and Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow.
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Join Glasgow City Heritage Trust Director Niall Murphy for a tour of some of the highlights from his Moments of Beauty series, exploring the Merchant City and beyond.
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