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May online lecture “Royal Connections and the Burrell Collection” by Ed Johnston

Tuesday, 27th May 2025 at 2pm

Online using Zoom

Cost : £5.00
Contact admin@friendsofglasgowmuseums.org to book your place

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Celebrate Glasgow 850 with Lunch at Kelvingrove on Tuesday 1st July 2025
Friends and their guests are cordially invited to celebrate Glasgow’s 850th birthday with lunch in the...
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Join our June online Lecture: "Martelli and the Macchiaioli" by Marion Maudsley
The recent Degas exhibition at the Burrell featured his famous portrait of Diego Martelli, an Italian...
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Join us for a Talk and Tour of Mackintosh's Queen's Cross Church on Tuesday 10th June 2025
Friends and their guests are cordially invited to join us on a visit to the iconic Queen’s Cross Church,...
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Join our May online lecture "Royal Connections and the Burrell Collection" by Ed Johnston
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was customary for royal households to spend lavishly on the...
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Visit with Guided Tour of The Trades Hall of Glasgow on Tuesday 6th May 2025
The Trades Hall in the heart of the Merchant City, Glasgow, has been home to Trades House since 1794....
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Join our in-person lecture: "The City of Glasgow in Four Chapters" by Neil Baxter on Tuesday 29th April 2025
Please join us in the comfortable surroundings of Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall for this live lecture, The City...
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Join us for our April Zoom lecture: "Glasgow's Ghost Industry: Industrial Ceramic Manufacture and Trade" by Ruth Impey
From the mid 18th Century to the late 1980’s, Scotlland produced vast amounts of ceramics for both...
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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07 May 2025
70 Friends and their guests enjoy visiting the Trades House in Glasgow's Merchant City!
The Robert Adam designed Trades Hall in the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City, has been the home...
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30 April 2025
Over 50 Friends and their guests enjoyed hearing about The City of Glasgow in Four Chapters at the Kelvin Hall!
In the comfortable surroundings of the Kelvin Hall’s Lecture Theatre, over 50 Friends and their...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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