Events
TALKS PROGRAMME: GLASGOW FESTIVALS OF NOTE *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomVeteran festival and events director Michael Dale, who founded the West End Festival in 1996, reviews his experiences of being the boss not just of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: WEBSTERS AT KELVINBRIDGE: WORLD-CLASS STAINED GLASS *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomWebsters Theatre, formerly Lansdowne Parish Church, is home to stained glass windows by highly acclaimed Glasgow designer Alf Webster. David Robertson, Director of Four Acres Charitable Trust describes this wonderful […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: NORTH KELVINSIDE
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomRowena Statt, local resident and architect, presents old maps and archive images to explain the Victorian evolution of North Kelvinside, when speculative building rapidly consumed the R. Kelvin's beautiful wooded […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: GLASGOW: A TRANSPORT HISTORY *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomMichael Meighan, author and historian, remembers riding a trolleybus or tram to visit relatives and taking a steam train and paddle steamer ‘doon the water’ to Dunoon. Since then, trams […]
WEST FEST YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOPS – CIRCUS SKILLS
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomJoin Halo Arts team of specialist tutors for 4 weeks of multi arts workshops at Kelvin Hall as part of WestFest, for young people aged 6-12. 7th June: 10-11.30am. All […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: THE PRE-VICTORIAN WEST END *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomGlasgow’s West End is renowned for its glorious Victorian townscape, but there's also a rich legacy from its earlier history. In this talk, historian Gordon R. Urquhart will examine the […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: SYMPHONY IN STONE
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomA Symphony in Stone celebrates Glasgow’s stunning architecture and cityscape. The film shows how the city’s rapid growth and wealth creation brought about innovation in city planning, architecture and design. […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: THE ARLINGTON BATHS CLUB *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomWill Jess and Lucy Janes of Arlington Baths History Group will bring to life this Grade 'A' listed Victorian bathing complex designed by John Burnet and other eminent architects. Owned […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: THE WORKERS WHO BUILT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomLittle is known about the manual workers who constructed major Victorian buildings, but Joseph Sharples of the Hunterian, University of Glasgow, has researched in detail the lives of about 100 […]
WEST FEST YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOPS – MAKE YOUR OWN T-SHIRT
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomJoin Halo Arts team of specialist tutors for 4 weeks of multi arts workshops at Kelvin Hall as part of WestFest, for young people aged 6-12. 7th June: 10-11.30am. All […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: THE SWINGING SIXTIES (OR, WHEN LORD ESHER CAME TO TOWN)
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomAfter WW2, Glasgow's infamous 'Bruce Plan' proposed motorways encircling a completely remodelled futuristic city centre. So many key assets were demolished for modernisation that by 1964 our Victorian heritage was […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: THE ENIGMA OF SIR JJ BURNET, ARCHITECT
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomIn talent, Sir JJ Burnet’s was as great as Thomson and Mackintosh while his career was even more stellar in achievement - yet he remains little known, the most mysterious […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: GLASGOW FROM ABOVE *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomRosalie Menon, Glasgow School of Art, presents her new publication "Glasgow from Above" with stunning aerial photography by Alistair Leith. The book offers a historical perspective on Glasgow’s postindustrial landscape […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: THE NEW WESTERN CAMPUS OF GLASGOW UNIVERSITY
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomGlasgow University's new Western Campus is rapidly expanding with the completion of the James McCune Smith Learning Hub, Clarice Pears building, Advanced Research Centre (ARC) and Adam Smith Business School. […]
WEST FEST YOUTH ARTS WORKSHOPS – DRAMA & STORYTELLING
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomJoin Halo Arts team of specialist tutors for 4 weeks of multi arts workshops at Kelvin Hall as part of WestFest, for young people aged 6-12. 7th June: 10-11.30am. All […]
WESTFEST MIDSUMMER SOLSTICE FIRE SHOW
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Argyle Street, GlasgowJoin WestFest on the longest day of the year, for a unique evening of fire theatre, circus, & music. Created and performed by Think Circus, featuring a specially choreographed piece […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: A HISTORY OF GLASGOW’S BYRES ROAD *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomBarclay Price, author and historian, spent the first 20 years of his life growing up in Ruthven Lane. His recent publication is written from the heart, with love, many interesting […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: FROM DOBBIES LOAN TO GREAT WESTERN ROAD
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomShare in the compelling and historically rich journey from Glasgow’s first Lunatic Asylum at Dobbie’s Loan to Gartnavel Royal Hospital, with Eileen Ross as your guide. She will reflect on […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: VICTORIAN STYLE LEISURE AND PLEASURE
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomIn what organised sports could the Victorian west ender participate? Ann Laird of Friends of Glasgow West offers a historical overview of a wide range of activities available around Woodlands, […]
TALKS PROGRAMME: 20 YEARS OF GLASGOW CITY HERITAGE TRUST *NEW*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomNiall Murphy, Director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, describes how almost £1 million in conservation grant funding is given out each year to help people in Glasgow protect, repair and […]
