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‘Gang Warily’: the Royal Scottish Automobile Club’s Unique Place in British Motoring History

Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel & Spa 11 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel Engineering historian, Dr Nina Baker, will bring us stories from the foundation of Scotland’s premier club for motorists, to its work in two world wars and beyond. The beautiful building occupying the eastern side of Blythswood Square, now the Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel, was the scene for many remarkable episodes in […]

Event Series Compass Gallery

Compass Gallery

Compass Gallery 178 West Regent Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Compass Gallery, 178 West Regent Street For 57 years, Glasgow’s Compass Gallery has been the foremost contemporary gallery in the West of Scotland. Its role as principal talent spotter of new young Scottish based painters is widely recognised. The gallery also regularly shows the more established artists who see the need to be identified with […]

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Event Series Gerber Fine Art

Gerber Fine Art

Gerber Fine Art Gallery 178 West Regent Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Gerber Fine Art, 178 West Regent Street Established in 1986 this gallery is an intimate Glasgow city centre space for art enthusiasts, collectors and first-time buyers to browse through an exciting collection of paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture by prominent 19th to 21st century British artists, Glasgow Girls & Boys, Scottish Masters, Modern British, St. […]

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Event Series Exhibition: ‘Music, Mackintosh & Murder’

Exhibition: ‘Music, Mackintosh & Murder’ 

RGI Kelly Gallery 118 Douglas Street, Glasgow

RGI Kelly Gallery Set in its modern Kelly Gallery near Blythswood Square, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts hosts a special exhibition.  Inspired by the legacy of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow’s vibrant music scene and its popular crime stories, the gallery will host new work by current RGI members and entertain the viewers […]

Event Series Glasgow Film Theatre

Glasgow Film Theatre

Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street The art-deco Glasgow Film Theatre in Rose Street just off Sauchiehall Street, built in 1939 as the Cosmo,  has been leading the way in art cinema for decades. The three screens show 100% specialised titles, first run world and independent cinema, artists’ experimental work,  rarely screened classics and undiscovered […]

The Clyde and Glasgow Harbour

Mitchell Library North Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Mitchell Library, Charing Cross Set sail on a global voyage. Glasgow had ‘the Freedom of the River from Broomilaw to the Clochstane’ to the oceans and international trading with every continent. Even though it was only 15 inches deep in the town at low tide. Glasgow became the greatest seaport in Scotland, with 12 […]

‘Clubbable Sisters’: a history of women’s motoring societies

Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel & Spa 11 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel There was a time when there were no driving schools to teach anyone to drive, no garages to get a car repaired and no associations devoted to motorists’ interests, whether male or female. Engineering historian, Dr Nina Baker, will talk about women’s very active involvement in the early days of motoring […]

Event Series Miss Cranston, Toshie & Tea

Miss Cranston, Toshie & Tea

The Mackintosh Tearooms 215-217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Mackintosh Tearooms, 215-217 Sauchiehall Street At leisure, explore our celebrated Exhibition in the original Willow Tearooms in Sauchiehall Street and see and learn of the vibrant city of Glasgow in the late 1890s and early 1900s. Times of exciting change and innovation. Learn about the growth of the tea rooms and hear the successful […]

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Event Series The National Piping Centre

The National Piping Centre

The National Piping Centre 30-34 McPhater Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

The National Piping Centre, at the top of Hope Street An international centre of music and hospitality, world class tuition and performance. Visit the Museum of Piping at The National Piping Centre to explore 300 years of Scotland’s musical history in our permanent collection, and try the bagpipes for yourself! Enjoy fascinating films on the history, […]

Event Series Glasgow Film Theatre

Glasgow Film Theatre

Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street The art-deco Glasgow Film Theatre in Rose Street just off Sauchiehall Street, built in 1939 as the Cosmo,  has been leading the way in art cinema for decades. The three screens show 100% specialised titles, first run world and independent cinema, artists’ experimental work,  rarely screened classics and undiscovered […]

Recreating Margaret Macdonald’s Gesso Panels with Dai Vaughan

The Mackintosh Tearooms 215-217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

The Mackintosh Tearooms, 215-217 Sauchiehall Street Have you ever wondered about recreating one of Margaret Macdonald’s iconic gesso panels? In this talk, Dai Vaughan will discuss the research and recreation process undertaken by himself and his late wife Jenny, to reveal the unique gesso method that Margaret Macdonald developed. Dai will present studies of the […]

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