Past Event

Sometime before 1813, The Hunterian acquired one male and two female clay figurines. All have the typically Predynastic (late 4th millennium) bird-like head, but no provenance is known for any of them. Through close analysis enabled by microphotography and non-destructive pXRF (X-ray Fluorescence), an ongoing University of Glasgow project led by Angela McDonald is seeking […]

Friends and their guests are cordially invited to attend a matinee performance of the musical Amélie in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s New Athenaeum Theatre at 1pm on Thursday 19th March 2026. ‘In 1990s Paris, we meet a retired trapeze artist managing a café, a greengrocer who’s a bit of a bully, a photobooth-obsessed loner,

Image – Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh: The White Rose and the Red Rose © The Hungarian/University of Glasgow “In all my architectural efforts you have been half if not threequarters in them …” – so wrote Charles Rennie Mackintosh to his wife, Margaret Macdonald, the year before he died. But what can we really know about

Friends and their guests are cordially invited to Glasgow’s iconic Mackintosh at the Willow for a very special event including a tour of the building, tea/coffee & cakes in the beautiful Willow Tea Rooms, a stencilling workshop, and to conclude, a visit to the onsite exhibition. Please note that there is a practical and creative

Join Lauren Porter, curator of Drawing the Italian Renaissance at The King’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse for a talk which celebrates the vital role of drawing during the Italian Renaissance and explores the various functions and types of drawings that were produced by such celebrated artists as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. The talk

Image: Untitled, 2025. © Annabel Wright. Friends are cordially invited to attend this special FoGM event at the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow. Refreshments will be served on arrival, followed by a talk from Hunterian Curator Anne Dulau and an exclusive tour of the exhibition Views of Glasgow: A Window into Communities. “Cities are

Image: Five Set Conversation Pieces, Christine Borland (b.1965) (by or after) Aberdeen Art Gallery © the artist. Image credit: Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums Glasgow has long played an important part in international contemporary art, especially over the last 30 years. From hosting Scotland’s biennial festival of contemporary art, Glasgow International, next showing in 2026,

Friends and their guests are cordially invited to a festive afternoon in the vibrant café at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, where you will enjoy a three-course Christmas lunch, including a glass of fizz on arrival, wine at the table and a complimentary Prize Draw. Friends will also have an opportunity to do some special

CANALETTO (1697-1768) The Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day c.1733-4 © Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 404417 Canaletto’s works are so familiar as celebrations of the glories of Venice, that it’s easy to forget how innovative he was, how varied his work was, and what a brilliant painter he was in technical terms. This lecture

This presentation relates to the publication by Historic Environment Scotland (the Scottish Government’s agency for built heritage) of a major book of the same title on the background and development of the Art Deco style in Scotland’s towns and cities in the inter-war era. The presentation begins with an overview of the modern decorative arts