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The Robert Adam designed Trades Hall in the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City, has been the home of the Trades House since 1794 and was the venue for the latest event for the Friends of Glasgow Museums. 70 members and their guests were conducted around the Trades House by three wonderful volunteer guides; Jan, Craig […]

In the comfortable surroundings of the Kelvin Hall’s Lecture Theatre, over 50 Friends and their guests enjoyed a highly informative and entertaining lecturer by Neil Baxter on The City of Glasgow in Four Chapters. Neil went right back to the founding of Glasgow in 1175, a place of Pilgrimage and Learning with the establishment of

On Tuesday 11th March, 30 Friends and their guests enjoyed a very informative presentation and guided tour of Fairfield Heritage in Govan. The heritage centre is housed in the original Headquarters of Fairfield Shipyard and is still surrounded today by shipbuilding in the various buildings of the Naval shipyards, BAE Systems. We heard from our two

Last Saturday 22nd February, at Kelvingrove, John Mackay, the STV newscaster, journalist and author, gave 50 Friends and their guests a special presentation, question and answer session and book-signing event based on his latest book, “Scotland Today and Yesterday – Witness to a changing nation”. John MacKay is one of Scotland’s best known broadcasters. His

Over 40 Friends and their guests attended a Private View of the Whistler Pastels Exhibition at the Hunterian Art Gallery on Monday 27th January. We were given a very enjoyable and informative guided tour by Patricia de Montfort, Senior Lecturer in Art History and Principle Investigator on the Whistler Pastel Project. During her introduction, she

100 Friends and their guests enjoyed a wonderful festive afternoon in the cafe at Kelvingrove on Tuesday 3rd December. After a glass of fizz on arrival, everyone enjoyed a delicious three-course lunch with wine, followed by tea/coffee and mince pies! The excitement mounted during the meal, as everyone looked forward to seeing what gift they

On Tuesday 29th October, over 60 Friends were at Kelvingrove Art Gallery to attend a special 80th Anniversary Drinks Reception accompanied by a selection of delicious finger food and celebration cake with tea and coffee in the North Gallery. Afterwards we were entertained by organist William Hutcheson playing a tremendous selection of musical pieces on

We were delighted that Carolyn Foran, the Education Officer at Kelvingrove, offered a small group of Friends the opportunity to experience a practical art class similar to the ones offered to the young people entering the Annual Art Competition. Our group of 15 members thoroughly enjoyed the warming up drawing exercises before finding an object

Caroline, Carol and Barbara from the FoGM Committee were delighted to attend the 2024 Annual Art Competition for Young People Prizegiving Event at Kelvingrove on Thurday 26th September. The Central Hall in Kelvingrove was full of very excited children and their friends and family as they waited for their name to be called so that