You are invited to attend this special FoGM event at the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre. Award-winning art historian and curator Alice Strang will talk about
Image: Copyright of Glasgow Life You are invited to attend this special FoGM event at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) in Royal Exchange Square,
Find out about the many interesting events that led up to the mounting of the 1901 exhibition which was the second international exhibition to be
Featuring examples from Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum’s rich collection of French Impressionist paintings of flowers and the natural environment, this talk will consider the
Civil unrest and religious tension between Scotland, England, and Ireland led to The Hanoverians succeeding the Stuarts as monarchs of Great Britain in 1714, forcing
Friends and their guests are cordially invited to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to enjoy this fun-filled event which will include a Friends’ tour of
GSA Archives, The Whisky Bond © mcateer photograph The Glasgow School of Art is delighted to invite the Friends of Glasgow Museums for an exclusive
All Friends are cordially invited to attend the Friends of Glasgow Museums 2026 Annual General Meeting, which will include the presentation of FoGM’s Annual Report
Friends are cordially invited to join us at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall to where Lost Glasgow’s Norry Wilson will lead us on a fascinating tour of
As a teenager in the mid 2000s, the Austrian artist Katharina Mayrhofer found a table in the attic of her family’s inn in Aching, Upper
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
Friends are cordially invited to this very special FoGM event as we join artist, writer and broadcaster Lachlan Goudie in magnificent Kelvingrove for an illustrated
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
Image – Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh: The White Rose and the Red Rose © The Hungarian/University of Glasgow “In all my architectural efforts you have been
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,
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
Image: Untitled, 2025. © Annabel Wright. Friends are cordially invited to attend this special FoGM event at the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow. Refreshments
Image: Five Set Conversation Pieces, Christine Borland (b.1965) (by or after) Aberdeen Art Gallery © the artist. Image credit: Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums Glasgow
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
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
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
Expanding horizons are a pertinent characteristic of the landscapes of Turner, Constable and McTaggart but can also describe the significant contribution these outstanding artists made
The Carmelite Church in Boppard am Rhein, Germany, once housed seven enormous stained-glass windows, which were removed and sold after the Napoleonic Wars. The Burrell
Friends are cordially invited to join us at Kelvingrove for this very special event. Refreshments will be served on arrival, after which we will hear
Friends and their guests are cordially invited to celebrate Glasgow’s 850th birthday with lunch in the café at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, where you
The recent Degas exhibition at the Burrell featured his famous portrait of Diego Martelli, an Italian art critic who supported progressive art movements like the
Friends and their guests are cordially invited to join us on a visit to the iconic Queen’s Cross Church, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was customary for royal households to spend lavishly on the maintenance of their regal estate, dressing themselves and
The Trades Hall in the heart of the Merchant City, Glasgow, has been home to Trades House since 1794. The Trades House is made up
Please join us in the comfortable surroundings of Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall for this live lecture, The City of Glasgow in Four Chapters, given by prolific
From the mid 18th Century to the late 1980’s, Scotlland produced vast amounts of ceramics for both domestic and international markets and during the 19th
We do not have any concrete information as to why Sir William collected arms and armour. There are, however, clues. The works of Sir Walter
Orchardson’s engaging works such as ‘Le Mariage de Convenance’ in Kelvingrove, brought him considerable critical success and ensured his reputation as an outstanding Scottish painter
John MacKay is one of Scotland’s best known broadcasters. His career as a reporter and presenter has spanned from the Thatcher Years to the Independence
A look at the 195 year history of Scottish temperance with emphasis on ‘Glasgow, the birthplace of tee-totalism and still its capital in whisky-injured Scotland’.
Scottish Furniture, 1500-1914, recently published by National Museums Scotland, is the first comprehensive narrative account of furnituremaking in this country. In this talk the book’s
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has one of the finest collections in the country. Among its many splendid artefacts are works of art created by
National Museums Scotland was generously donated over 300 pieces of art and studio glass by the passionate collector, supporter, and promoter of contemporary glass DanKlein
Pippa Stevenson-Sit will give a Zoom online presentation on Tuesday 13th August at 2pm, about the major new exhibition, Discovering Degas: Collecting in the Age of
This talk will explore how individual donors to public collections influence and are influenced by their surrounding culture, through the lens of the Charles William
This talk explores the many achievements of Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936), now recognised as a key figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. Born and
2024 is the 100th anniversary of Bet Low’s birth. Bet was born in Gourock and from 1945 Glasgow became her home after completing her studies
The Burrell Collection’s holdings of stained-glass are nothing short of world class. Acquired throughout Burrell’s life, the collection he, and his wife, Lady Constance, assembled
MARION MAUDSLEY – Women of Note The talk will focus on the lives of Mary Somerville and Nan Shepherd, depicted on the Royal Bank of
“Stage & Screen” features works on paper from the James L Gordon Collection, on show in Scotland for the first time.
Glasgow Museums Annual Art Competition for Children was first established in 1904 and continues to this day, supported by the Friends of Glasgow Museums. During
