Glasgow Museums

Glasgow's Museums Remain Scotland's Premier Attractions

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:30:35 -0500

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum remains Scotland's most visited attraction, after new figures revealed Glasgow's museums and art galleries remain extremely popular with citizens and tourists alike.

Pyramid Architect's Final Resting Place?

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:06:04 -0600

The Saqqara Geophysical Survey Project may be on the verge of discovering the remains of Imhotep, the architect of the Step Pyramid.

Glasgow Museum Presents Open Community Exhibition

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:58:08 -0600

Two community groups have been selected from entries to GoMA's 4th Open Community Exhibition, with the exhibitions being on show in Balcony 3 until 27 April.

William Blake, Slavery Coincides With Anniversary Of Blake's

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:34:26 -0600

Mind-Forg'd Manacles: William Blake and Slavery coincides with the 250th anniversary of Blake's birth as well as the 200th anniversary of the Parliamentary abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

Quentin Blake To Be Big Draw At Kelvingrove

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:30:38 -0500

One of the UK's best-loved illustrators is exhibiting a collection from his personal archive at Kelvingrove, thanks to support from KPMG Scotland. This is the first time that Quentin Blake's works have been shown in Glasgow. On display will be some of his favourite illustrations as well as several new works especially created for this exhibition.

Vote For Kelvingrove On Treasured Places

ruzik_tuzik — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:25:58 -0500

The Treasured Places project aims to mark the centenary in 2008 of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS).

KYLIE Exhibition Comes To Glasgow Museum

ruzik_tuzik — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:55:59 -0500

She is a global icon, whose style and fashion have changed over the years, as much as her music. And now, KYLIE: THE EXHIBITION is coming to Kelvingrove, with less than three weeks until the doors are thrown open to her legions of fans.

Old Photos Of Glasgow Exhibited At Museum

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:39:13 -0500

The Museum of Transport is giving Glaswegians the chance to be part of a display in the new Riverside Museum.

What Should Glasgow Museum Collect?

ruzik_tuzik — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:17:04 -0500

You have the opportunity to help us decide what objects will be seen by generations to come, because what we collect now has a long-term impact on the future development of Glasgow's Museums Service.

Glasgow Museums Presents Glassford Family Portrait – A Hidden Legacy

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:06:06 -0500

The exhibition 'Glassford Family Portrait – A Hidden Legacy' at Glasgow Museum takes Archibald McLauchlan's painting of 'tobacco lord' John Glassford and his family, circa 1767, as the starting point to explore the legacy of the Glasgow tobacco trade and slavery.

Glasgow Museum Presents GoMA Social Justice Program

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:40:26 -0500

As part of its ongoing series exploring Contemporary Art and Human Rights, the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is looking to develop a programme of exhibitions, events, workshops and outreach projects in 2008/9 to explore issues faced by LGBT communities, both locally and globally.

'Mackintosh In Miniature' At Glasgow Museum

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:45:22 -0500

The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, architectural genius and Glaswegian icon, is explored in a new way at a fascinating exhibition at Glasgow Museums.