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February online lecture: “William Quiller Orchardson (1835-1910): an art of moment and mood” by Ailsa Turner
Tuesday, 25th February at 2pm
Online using Zoom
£5.00
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17 March 2025
Join our March Online Lecture: ‘Immensely exciting historical yarns’: Sir Walter Scott and Sir William Burrell’s collecting of arms and armour by Ralph Moffat
We do not have any concrete information as to why Sir William collected arms and armour. There are, however,...
18 February 2025
Join us for our February online lecture: "William Quiller Orchardson (1835-1910): an art of moment and mood" by Ailsa Turner
Copyright: Glasgow Life Orchardson’s engaging works such as ‘Le Mariage de Convenance’ in Kelvingrove,...
03 February 2025
Join us for a Talk and Book-Signing Event with John Mackay: "Scotland Today and Yesterday-Witness to a Changing Nation"
John MacKay is one of Scotland’s best known broadcasters. His career as a reporter and presenter has...
09 January 2025
Join our first 2025 Zoom Lecture: Elspeth King - "The Scottish Temperance Movement"
A look at the 195 year history of Scottish temperance with emphasis on ‘Glasgow, the birthplace...
14 November 2024
Join Us for our November Online Lecture: Stephen Jackson - "Scottish Furniture, 1500-1914"
Scottish Furniture, 1500-1914, recently published by National Museums Scotland, is the first comprehensive...
03 October 2024
Join us for our October Online Lecture : "Women Artist and their Work at Kelvingrove Art Gallery" given by Barbara Daly
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has one of the finest collections in the country. Among its many splendid...
16 September 2024
Join us for our September Online Lecture by Sarah Rothwell: "A Passion for Glass - The Dan Klein & Alan J. Poole Privete Collection of Modern Glass"
National Museums Scotland was generously donated over 300 pieces of art and studio glass by the passionate...
30 July 2024
Join our August Online Lecture - Discovering Degas: Collecting in the Time of William Burrell
Image Credit: Glasgow Life Museums Pippa Stevenson-Sit will give a Zoom online presentation on Tuesday...
14 June 2024
Join our Online June Lecture - Personal Values in Public Collections: the Charles William Stewart costume collection by Dr Emily Taylor
This talk will explore how individual donors to public collections influence and are influenced by their...
06 May 2024
Join our online May Lecture: "Phoebe Anna Traquair and the Art of Craftsmanship" given by Elizabeth Cumming
This talk explores the many achievements of Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936), now recognised as a key...
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13 March 2025
Friends Enjoy a Visit to Fairfield Heritage in Govan!
On Tuesday 11th March, 30 Friends and their guests enjoyed a very informative presentation and guided...
24 February 2025
50 Friends and their guests enjoy John Mackay Book Event at Kelvingrove!
Photograph: Rebecca Marciano Last Saturday 22nd February, at Kelvingrove, John Mackay, the STV newscaster,...
28 January 2025
Friends Visit to the Whistler Pastels Exhibition at the Huntarian Art Gallery
Over 40 Friends and their guests attended a Private View of the Whistler Pastels Exhibition at the Hunterian...
08 December 2024
Friends round off their 80th Anniversary Year with an enjoyable Christmas Lunch at Kelvingrove!
100 Friends and their guests enjoyed a wonderful festive afternoon in the cafe at Kelvingrove on Tuesday...
31 October 2024
Friends enjoy celebrating our 80th Anniversary with a Drinks Reception and Special Organ Recital at Kelvingrove!
On Tuesday 29th October, over 60 Friends were at Kelvingrove Art Gallery to attend a special 80th Anniversary...
13 October 2024
Creative Friends enjoy a fun Drawing Session at Kelvingrove last Friday!
We were delighted that Carolyn Foran, the Education Officer at Kelvingrove, offered a small group of...
30 September 2024
FoGM sponsors the highly successful 2024 Annual Art Competition for Young People Prizegiving at Kelvingrove!
Caroline, Carol and Barbara from the FoGM Committee were delighted to attend the 2024 Annual Art Competition...
28 August 2024
Friends Visit the Discovering Degas Exhibition at the Burrell Collection!
Our August speaker in the FoGM Zoom Lecture Series 2024 was Pippa Stephenson-Sit, Curator of European...
21 June 2024
Friends Celebrate FoGM's 80th Anniversary with lunch at Kelvingrove!
100 Friends and their guests celebrated FoGM’s 80th Anniversay with a Drinks Reception and Lunch...
20 February 2024
40 Friends and their Guests enjoy a visit to the Stage and Screen Exhibition at the Hunterian Art Gallery
40 Friends and their guests were given a conducted tour of the Hunterian Art Gallery’s current...