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AILSA TURNER – Dynamic Directions: an introduction to the paintings of Stanley Cursiter (1887-1976). Stanley Cursiter was a gifted artist from Orkney who became an enlightened Director of the Scottish National Gallery, in fact, the last professional artist to hold the post. He also championed the foundation of a Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. […]

James Donald (1830-1905): a notable Scottish Collector and Patron of the Arts Drawing on new research, this talk will show how the Bothwell-born manufacturing chemist, James Donald, became one of the most important art collectors and patrons of his generation

Artist, author and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie will join FoGM and GAC Members for an evening ‘in conversation’ with gallerist and writer Roger Billcliffe, discussing themes of Scottish Art from a personal perspective. Hosted by The Friends of Glasgow Museums in the magnificent Keppie Mackintosh Gallery at The Glasgow Art Club, this event marks the Glasgow

Monday, 27th February 2023 at 2pm KATE STEVENS & HILARY WILSON – Glasgow Royal Infirmary Museum: Celebrating and Commemorating the GRI Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI), the oldest hospital in Glasgow, first opened its doors in 1794. Now in its 229th year, the hospital has played host to countless men and women who have changed the

Allan Ramsay: Father and Son Allan Ramsay, both father and son, poet and painter, were at the heart of Edinburgh Enlightenment society. The younger Ramsay became a major figure in 18th century British art and in the social and intellectual life of his time. As court painter to George III in later life, he appeared

CHRISTMAS LUNCH AT KELVINGROVE Friends and their guests are cordially invited to a festive afternoon in the café at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, where you will enjoy a three-course Christmas lunch, including a glass of fizz on arrival and wine at the table. There will also be a complimentary Prize Draw and the opportunity

Ailsa Turner returns to our lecture programme to present her illustrated talk on the “Glasgow Boys” and “Girls”! These groups of late nineteenth century artists formed lasting friendships and opened the doors of the art establishment to new ways of exploring scenes of rural and modern life, to the expressive role of colour and to

James McNaught, the Associate Director and Head of Glasgow and The West at Lyon & Turnbull, be giving our September online lecture on William McInnes, one of the many public-spirited citizens that have enriched the Collections held within Kelvingrove. Between 1910 and 1944 McInnes amassed a significant collection of French Impressionist, Glasgow Boy and Scottish

Few artists have recorded their personal lives in such detail as Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). Born in Mexico, at the age of 18 she was involved in a bus accident that resulted in pain and constant threats of illness for the rest of her life. Painting became her great passion and her bright, vivid and sometimes

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this lecture has been postponed to Tuesday 2nd August. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that this change may make. Most museums are monuments to a system that privileges some people over others and creates a narrative about the identity of nations or cities that institutions seek to project and