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History events in Glasgow

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Events in Glasgow

East Park: 150th Anniversary Exhibition

6th October 2023 - 6th October 2024

This exhibition explores the long history of East Park through a series of never-before-seen photographs at Maryhill Burgh Halls!

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Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Guided Tours

Selected dates between 28th December 2023 - 23rd March 2024

On selected dates Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust are opening Bridgeton Garage for pre-booked guided tours!

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Gothic Glasgow

Selected dates between 30th December 2023 - 30th March 2024

Join Gothic Glasgow's sinister host Vincent (The Man in the Hat), for a unique evening walking tour uncovering Glasgow's ghostly, strange, supernatural, creepy history!

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Curious About Glasgow - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024

Have fun discovering Glasgow on this award-winning, quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!

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Glasgow Central Station Tours

1st January 2024 - 31st December 2024

Glasgow Central Tours offer you the chance to explore behind the scenes of Glasgow's most iconic and busiest landmarks, Central Station!

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Historic Tours of Glasgow University

Selected dates between 5th January 2024 - 15th December 2024

Join a historic walking tour of the University of Glasgow the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world!

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Glasgow Necropolis Walking Tours

Selected dates between 6th January 2024 - 29th December 2024

The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis run regular friendly and informal walking tours of the Glasgow Necropolis!

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Burrell Bites

Selected dates between 10th January 2024 - 18th December 2024

Enjoy a specially curated talk about the history and context of a new object(s) from the Burrell Collection each week, delivered by Curators, Gallery Assistants, Volunteer Guides and more!

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Themed Tours at The Burrell Collection

Selected dates between 11th January 2024 - 19th December 2024

Join the Burrell Collection's expert Volunteer Guides as they take you on a journey through the collection with free themed weekly tours.

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Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour

13th January 2024 - 15th December 2024

This is a 1.5 hour tour that will take you around all the main sites of the city, giving you an excellent opportunity to find out about Glasgow's rich history and culture!

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Behind The Scenes Tour of GMRC

Selected dates between 15th January 2024 - 18th December 2024

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre is home to over a million treasures, come and see for yourself on one of their regular Behind the Scenes Tours!

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The George Ward Collection: Images of Old Maryhill

3rd February 2024 - 11th May 2024

The George Ward Collection exhibition at Maryhill Burgh Halls captures a Maryhill suspended in time, invoking nostalgia for a long-lost city landscape, along Maryhill Road and beyond.

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Specialist Tour: Looking at Locomotives

19th March 2024

Join curator John Messner on this tour of locomotives big and small at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre and discover some of the stories of their construction and working lives.

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Daffodil and History Walk

23rd March 2024

Join the team at Castlemilk Park for a walk around the Daffodil Walk finding out all about the history of the various places along its route, and all about the wildlife it holds!

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Glasgow Music City Tours: Merchant City Tour

Selected dates between 30th March 2024 - 28th September 2024
Glasgow City Centre

Get under the skin of Glasgow's vibrant music scene with this entertaining, guided walking tour of Merchant City and the East End from Glasgow Music City Tours!

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A Talk about Mackintosh’s Willow Tea Room Designs with Alison Brown

7th April 2024

Join Alison Brown, Curator for European Decorative Art & Design from 1800 to Present at Glasgow Museums, for a talk on Mackintosh's Willow Tea Room Designs on Sunday 7th April.

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Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Open Sundays

Selected dates between 7th April 2024 - 1st September 2024

The Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust opens its Bridgeton Bus Garage to the public on selected Sundays throughout the year!

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Vintage Vehicle Pop Up

13th April 2024

After the success of last year's event, Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust are returning to the public space outside Langside Halls on Saturday 13th April for another Vintage Vehicle Pop Up!

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Ronnie Woods Memorial Lecture

25th April 2024

The Glasgow Academy Archive would like to invite you to the annual Ronnie Woods Memorial Lecture for 2024 featuring guest lecturer Niall Murphy.

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The Haunted Provan Hall Ghost Tour

25th April 2024

Provan Hall is one of the oldest buildings in Glasgow and is also known as one of the most haunted... Are you brave enough to join History and Horror Tours on a ghostly tour!

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Walking Tour

Selected dates between 27th April 2024 - 28th September 2024

Join Walking Tours in Glasgow to explore the streets of Mackintosh's home city to experience and witness his lasting legacy!

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Glasgow Zine Fest: Paper, Ink, Press

5th May 2024

You will learn about letterpress methods, both past and present, as well as having your own chance to set type, ink up and print a poster to take home.

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Twilight Tour: The History of Mental Healthcare

15th May 2024

Kelvin Hall welcomes you to an evening tour of the Glasgow Life Museums store there which will highlight mental health care for mental health awareness week.

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Specialist Tour: A Chronology of Fashion: 1810-1820

21st May 2024

Join Glasgow Museums Resource Centre curator Rebecca Quinton in this exploration of surviving garments, accessories and fashion plates from 1810-1820.

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An Evening with Mary Beard

9th July 2024

Unmask the Roman emperors with renowned classicist and historian Mary Beard. Go beyond the myths & scandals to explore their lives, challenges and legacies!

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Bike Mood Booster

13th July 2024

Burn calories - not oil, as you power along the tracks and trails around Dams to Darnley Country Park, exploring its wildlife and history on this Ranger led ride!

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History Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Heritage Walk: Busby - Mill Wheels & Waterfalls

Heritage Walk: Busby - Mill Wheels & Waterfalls

21st March 2024

Join local historian Stuart Nisbet on a detective trail, chasing the story of Busby's pioneering mills and how they led to the growth of the village.

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Heritage Class: Giffnock - What Lies Beneath?

Heritage Class: Giffnock - What Lies Beneath?

25th April 2024

Join local historian Dr. Stuart Nisbet for an exploration of Giffnock and its hidden underground history!

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Heritage Talk: Time Travel Under My Floorboards - Vikings To Victorians

Heritage Talk: Time Travel Under My Floorboards - Vikings To Victorians

8th May 2024

Join Paul Noble on a time travelling journey from the vikings to the Victorians from objects he discovered in the crawl space under his house!

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History Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:

Yotties’ Week

Yotties’ Week

13th May 2024 - 16th May 2024

Step aboard this Yotties’ Week, Mon 13 May - Thurs 16 May, to see the former Royal Yachtsmen don their white overalls once again and return to their beloved Britannia.

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Who was George Heriot? A tour behind the gates

Who was George Heriot? A tour behind the gates

8th April 2024 - 12th April 2024

For 5 days only this Spring, George Heriot’s will open its famous gates for a guided tour of the historic School building.

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Hands On History

Hands On History

Selected dates between 8th July 2024 - 26th August 2024

Join us in the Family Room at The Palace of Holyroodhouse to get up close to some historical and replica objects.

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History Events in Fife

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

St Andrews Memories

St Andrews Memories

Selected dates between 25th January 2024 - 3rd December 2024

Drop in to The R & A World Golf Museum and have a chat whilst looking at photographs, objects and film footage from our collections!

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Arts Lecture - The Story of Jewellery in Scotland by Clare Blatherwick

Arts Lecture - The Story of Jewellery in Scotland by Clare Blatherwick

14th May 2024

The Arts Society Fife's art lecture on 14th May looks at the jewels of a nation and those in public and private collections, and in potrtais.

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Arts Lecture - The Jacobites in Italy:  The End of a Dream by Dr Patricia Andrew

Arts Lecture - The Jacobites in Italy: The End of a Dream by Dr Patricia Andrew

9th April 2024

The Arts Society Fife's art lecture in April is given by Dr Patricia Andrew and looks at the Jacobite court in Italy!

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History Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

History In The Field

History In The Field

19th July 2024 - 21st July 2024

History In The Field is Scotland's newest multiperiod living history event, hosted by Western Desert Recce Group, at the David Livingstone Centre in Blantyre between the 19th and 21st of July!

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Music In The Museum: Strike! - An Evening of Poetry and Song Reflecting on the 1984 Miners’ Strike

Music In The Museum: Strike! - An Evening of Poetry and Song Reflecting on the 1984 Miners’ Strike

19th July 2024

Step into the heart of history and journey back 40 years to the tumultuous 1984 Miners' Strike at Summerlee Museum's Music In The Museum event!

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Curling - From Biggar To Olympic Gold

Curling - From Biggar To Olympic Gold

18th November 2023 - 24th March 2024

Curling - From Biggar To Olympic Gold is an exhibition commemorating the Olympic Gold Medal won by a British curling team in Chamonix in 1924!

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History Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Sma’ Shot Cottages

Sma’ Shot Cottages

Selected dates between 1st April 2024 - 30th September 2024

The Sma' Shot Cottages are a major attraction in the Renfrewshire area, providing visitors with an insight into two distinct periods of Paisley's weaving history!

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History Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Talks at The Smith: Sherlock, Darcy and friends revisited

Talks at The Smith: Sherlock, Darcy and friends revisited

26th June 2024

Jo Ross-Barrett revisits characters from classic fiction and applies the lens of what we know now to their experiences and behaviours.

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Stirling Ghostwalk

Stirling Ghostwalk

5th January 2024 - 21st December 2024

Join Stirling Old Town's most grumblesome Ghoul, the Happy Hangman, Jock Rankin, on a creepy, comic guided ghostwalk!

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Talks at The Smith: Highlights: The Smith’s Collection at 150

Talks at The Smith: Highlights: The Smith’s Collection at 150

24th April 2024

In this special talk to celebrate The Smith’s 150th birthday in 2024, we have a delightful two-hander, sharing the views of the professionals.

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Events in Other Areas

Highlight Talks

Highlight Talks

Selected dates between 13th September 2023 - 26th June 2024

On selected days throughout the year the team at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum and volunteers hold a Highlight Talk exploring the life and works of Robert Burns!

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History of Prestwick Airport Walking Tour

History of Prestwick Airport Walking Tour

28th December 2023 - 31st October 2024

Prestwick Airport, just 30 miles south west of Glasgow has had a colourful history since aviation activity was first recorded over 110 years ago in 1913, find out more on one of these walking tours!

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