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Join us for a unique tour of the ARC, the University of Glasgow’s new Advanced Research Centre and an exciting hub for research, discovery and events!
Come & explore this newly renovated church building in the heart of the city dated from 1877. You will experience a story of survival & renewal, of community & creativity, of art & poetry.
Visit the oldest swimming pool in Glasgow to see our skylit swimming pool and magnificent Turkish Bath, a hidden treasure in the city for over 150 years.
Baltic Chambers is surrounded by modern office blocks which highlight the grandeur of this impressive Victorian era building. It contains the studios of Glasgow’s longest operating radio station.
Ever wanted to stand on the stage at Barrowland? This is your opportunity, join a tour of this world famous venue.
Former Glasgow Corporation bus garage. View preserved vehicles, transport-related artefacts in our archive and witness restoration activities.
See the very auditorium where Stan Laurel made his stage debut and experience the sights, sounds, touch, taste, and smell of the world’s oldest surviving music hall.
A rare opportunity to see this unique ‘Glasgow’ style tenement built in 1906. Learn about the history of this innovative building, and enjoy the stunning from views from the private roof garden.
Castlemilk Stables, originally designed by David Hamilton, once a home for the horses and workers of the Stuart family which lived in Castlemilk House which is no more being demolished in 1969.
The CCA has been at the centre of Glasgow’s art scene for over 30 years. It operates within an Alexander Greek Thomson building, a Georgian villa and another building, each with a distinctive history.
The West End has another new resident. We invite you to come and see inside Clarice Pears, visit Glasgow’s Health exhibition and be part of the University’s 100 years of public health celebrations.
This is your chance to find out about Zen Buddhism and visit a working Zen temple in the heart of Glasgow. Come along for a guided tour and an opportunity to ask questions and find out about Zen
Come see how we source and roast coffee at our roastery based in Glasgows East End. A short tour and demonstration with a tasting after to for us to really show how great coffee can be!
This weekend only – find out more about the pioneering companies working at Fairfield, visit the 1950s with characters Muriel and Jasper and the future with The Shipyard Trust! Kids activities too!
Please come along & visit our striking Category B-listed former church; hidden gem in the West End. Now a vibrant Mental Health Community building confidence, skills, relationships & fighting stigma.
If you’re thinking about making green home improvements and need inspiration – take a tour of this recently retrofitted and refurbished Glasgow home.
Eleven stumps of 330 million-year old lycopod trees preserved where they grew. A unique and internationally important geoconservation site – the oldest of its kind in the world.
Completed in 1899, Barrowfield Weaving Factory was built on French Street by John French and Son.
Welcome to the Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary museum.
The museum features the history of the building and the people over the years from inception to now, from famous surgeons to artists!
Up a lane between residential blocks there’s our G3 Growers community garden. Come and join us to see how easy it is to grow your own food and help bees and birds to thrive!
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!
Glasgow Central Mosque is the first purpose-built mosque in Glasgow and the largest in Scotland.
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 .
A category B listed building build in neo gothic ecclesiastical lines housing state of the art technology in cremation affording a surprising tour of this unique facility .
You can see our magnificent Pipe Organ installed in 1887, so impressive that visitors from far afield come to see it. We had a group in (see htttps://sowneoforgane.com/surveys/cathedral-square-glasgow
What began as a single screen cinema nearly 50 years ago has become Scotland’s most diverse and best publicly attended independent cinema in Scotland also running the Glasgow Film Festival.
Marks progress for Sikhs in Scotland by proudly serving the community as the first purpose built Gurdwara located in multicultural Pollokshields, acts as a cultural, educational and religious hub
Glasgow Museums Resource Centre is a unique museum facility, housing 1.4 million objects in storage pods. Book a Romans-themed sensory tour for the chance to see behind the scenes & handle artefac
Get a glimpse into the history and heritage of Glasgow School of Art through a behind-the-scenes tour of the Archives and Collections at The Whisky Bond.
Visit us and learn more about our site and the history of North Glasgow, tour our facilities and see some of the sculpture and artwork created here at GSS. We look forward to welcoming you!
A rare opportunity to visit our Medical & Welfare centre situated in the heart of Glasgow. Housed in one of two surviving B-listed Victorian properties built for Wylie & Lochhead in 1855.
The beautiful Category B listed Carnegie Library has been home to the world-famous Glasgow Women’s Library since 2013. There is a library, archive & a programme of year round events dedicated to women
Visit Govan Old and travel back over a 1,000 years to the golden age of the Kingdom of Strathclyde. Explore Celtic sculptured crosses, Viking hogback gravestones and the mysterious Govan sarcophagus.
Built in 1917, the baths sat at the heart of Govanhill’s vibrant community for almost a century. They were saved in 2001 by a huge community campaign. Come and get a sneak peek at their refurbishment!
Come and visit the Hunterian Zoology Museum in the Graham Kerr Building on a special Saturday opening, have fun with animal senses, and explore the building in its centenary year.
Greyfriars Biophilic Community Garden is a green oasis in the heart of the medieval city. It will indulge and satisfy your need for and love of nature. It will make you smile.