Talks
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 […]
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 […]
WEEKDAY WONDERS: THE 1955 PHOTO SURVEY *CANCELLED*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomThis event has been cancelled - apologies for any inconvenience. Explore these photos of post-war Glasgow with the Glasgow Life Museums Learning Team. The 1955 photographic survey provides a snapshot […]
THE SOUND OF SCIENCE ARC TOUR
ARC, University of Glasgow 11 Chapel LaneJoin us for a tour of the University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, led by scientists, researchers and University of Glasgow staff. The tour will showcase the world-class research going […]
AGE WITHOUT LIMITS DAY: THE 1955 PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY *CANCELLED*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomThis event has been cancelled - apologies for any inconvenience. To celebrate Age Without Limits day, step back 70 years in time to explore images from the Glasgow 1955 photographic […]
AGE WITHOUT LIMITS DAY: THE 1955 PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY *CANCELLED*
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomThis event has been cancelled - apologies for any inconvenience. To celebrate Age Without Limits day, step back 70 years in time to explore images from the Glasgow 1955 photographic […]
TWILIGHT TOUR: EXPLORING “850” IN THE HUNTERIAN’S COLLECTIONS
Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow, United KingdomA tuning fork that resonates at 850 Hz? A handheld mechanical calculator that can multiply 850 X 850 X 850? The Hunterian's 850th accessioned object? Join The Hunterian’s curator of […]
THE ART OF SCIENCE ARC TOUR
ARC, University of Glasgow 11 Chapel LaneCome along for a tour of the University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, led by scientists, researchers and University of Glasgow staff. The tour will spotlight the ARC’s art collection […]
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 […]
A BODY OF SCIENCE ARC TOUR
ARC, University of Glasgow 11 Chapel LaneJoin us for a tour of the University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre, led by scientists, researchers and staff. The tour will introduce you to the world-class research in the […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
