LECTURE 1 – Tuesday, 25th January 2022 at 2pm?Painting for my life?: Marianne Grant?s Holocaust Artworks’ – Dr Jo Meacock (Curator of British Art, Glasgow Museums) Although Zoom lectures were free to all Friends in 2021, we hope you will understand our decision to implement a fee of 5 per lecture in 2022, which will […]
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Spring Lecture Series 2022We are pleased to announce the first three lectures of our 2022 series: LECTURE 1 – Tuesday, 25th January 2022 at 2pm?Painting for my life?: Marianne Grant?s Holocaust Artworks’ – Dr Jo Meacock (Curator of British Art, Glasgow Museums) LECTURE 2 – Tuesday, 22nd February 2022 at 2pm‘A Tour of Nuremberg’ –
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Look out for, either an email or a letter through the post, advertising the Friends’ Christmas Event on Tuesday 7th December at 2.30pm at The Glasgow Art Club. Come and join us for fizz, festive nibbles, tea/coffee, music and a complmnetary prize draw! Tickets are 30 per person.
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It was lovely to see so many “Friends” brave the cold and snowy weather to attend an afternoon of food, fizz, good company and seasonal musical entertainment by Gordon Cree and Cheryl Forbes! A wonderful afternoon was had by all and put everyone in a very “Christmassy” mood!
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Hugo from Drawing Life Glasgow and model Topaz organised a beautifully themed practical class based on Cadell?s painting, The Orange Blind on display in Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Hugo had recreated the interior from photographs of the dining room at the Glasgow Art Club with superimposed furnishings and colours, including an orange blind. Participants were directed
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Email admin@friendsofglasgowmuseums.orgÿto book a place on this new practical guided class run by Drawing Life, Glasgow. Cost is 15 to Friends, 20 to non-members.
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Friends enjoyed a walking tour of Kelvingrove Park, courtesy of Margaret Anderson on Thursday 14th October.ÿOn a crisp Autumn afternoon, Friends gathered for Part 2 of Margaret Anderson’s highly entertaining walking tour of Kelvingrove Park, this time exploring its east side. We were treated to many gems of information about the park’s origins and development,
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The second visit to the Hunterian Art Gallery was a great success today. We had excellent tours of the highly informative Whistler exhibition, Whistler: Art and Legacy and the stunningly beautiful Mackintosh House. Many thanks to the team at the Hunterian for organising such a terrific visit for the Friends.
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The 8-page, full-colour edition of the Summer/Autumn 2021 edition of the FoGM Newsletter is in the post and on its way to all FoGM members. Read about Joan Eardley’s centenary of her birth; a feature on Julie Broadfoot – the photographer who created the amazing images for our website; news of future events; Letter From
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27 FoGM members were privilaged to be the first official tour group to visit the Hunterian Art Gallery since it reopened recently. Many thanks to all the staff for organising such a thoroughly enjoyable visit, particularly Lee Scott, Audience Experience Manager; Paul Dragnes, Visitor experience Manager; and our wonderful tour guides – Isabella Wagner, MuSE
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