Our first in-person AGM at The Glasgow Art Club went very well last night. Many thanks to Outi Smith and Nicolas Gaul for entertaining us with a medley songs ranging from ?Hello Central, Give me Dr Jazz?to the beautifully evocative ?Misty?. The resonated around the Keppie Mackintosh Gallery as we were transported back a time […]
Many thanks to our splendid musical entertainment at our AGM last night! Read More »
We very much hope that Friends will be able to join us for our AGM at The Glasgow Art Club on Monday 23rd May at 6.30 for 7.00pm. After a Drinks Reception, the evening will commence with a musical entertainment before we proceed to the business part of the evening. Please let us know, (email
Last Call to Attend the FoGM AGM and Musical Evening! Read More »
Lovers of Art the Friends certainly are, and so on Wednesday 18th May, we enjoyed a very appropriate visit to House for an Art Lover in Pollok Park. Our excellent tour guide James gave us a strong sense of the unique importance of the House, not just as an undeniably beautiful building, but as a
Friends of Glasgow Museums – Walking Tour of the Glasgow Necropolis On a glorious Spring afternoon Friends congregated at the gates of Glasgow?s Necropolis and were led on a fascinating walking tour by Margaret Anderson. Among the many grand memorials to the prominent, powerful and wealthy citizens of Glasgow, we also saw touching and beautiful
The latest edition of the FoGM Newsletter is in the post. Find out about all the news and events in Glasgow?s Museums and Art Galleries. If you can?t wait, you can read the full edition of the Newsletter right now in the Members Area of the website.ÿ
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Thank you to Margaret Anderson for the highly enjoyable and informative guided walking tour of Kelvingrove Park near Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum today. The group of 20 Friends were given detailed information about the establishment of the park, the background to the building of the Art Gallery and Museum and the stories of the
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Kelvingrove Walk Part 2 The Friends converged on a rainy autumn afternoon for Part 2 of Margaret Anderson?s highly entertaining walking tour of Kelvingrove Park. Luckily Margaret had warned us to be prepared for all that the weather could throw at us, so the wet weather didn?t dampen our enthusiasm as we were led on
Another Successful Kelvingrove Walk! Read More »
To Ukraine, Wishing for Peace in your beautiful land. Love, Friends of Glasgow Museums ????xx
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Friends had an interesting and highly informative visit to the Tall Ship Glenlee. We were given very enjoyable tours by our three wonderful guides, Liz, Vera and Lauren, about the history of the ship and what life was like for the seamen working on this Victorian sailing ship. We saw the different decks, the cargo
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Caroline Robertson, our Chairman was invited by Bendor Grosvenor and his tv team to witness the big reveal at Kelvingrove Art Gallery last September of a possible Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of a Lady, held in storage at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre. Watch the programme on BBC iPlayer to find out the history behind this
Caroline, our Chairman, was at the Britain?s Lost Masterpiece reveal at Kelvingrove! Read More »
