Glasgow Museums Resource Centre Specialist Tours
Throughout the year Glasgow Museums Resource Centre holds Specialist Tours where you can join the curators for an in depth look at the collections!
About Glasgow Museums Resource Centre Specialist Tours
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21st January 2025 4th February 2025 18th February 2025 plus 1 more date(s), see below for more info |
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| 2.30pm - 3.30pm | |
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Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 200 Woodhead Road, Glasgow South Side G53 7NN |
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| Free but booking required | |
| Event organiser/part of Glasgow Museums | |
| Visit the event website here | |
Tuesday 21st Jaunary: Ship Models in Detail
Join this tour of the Ship Model store to see Clyde shipbuilding in miniature with a detailed look at liners, paddle steamers and battleships. Find out more about how ship models were made and used.
Tuesday 4th February: Arms and Armour
Join Curator of Arms and Armour Ralph Moffat for this free tour.
Tuesday 18th February: Highlights of the Italian painting collection
Glasgow Museums is home to an internationally-important collection of Italian paintings. Join Curator of European Art, Pippa Stephenson, to explore a selection of these artworks.
Tuesday 18th March: Commemorating King James VI and I on the 400th year since his passing
This tour celebrates King James VI and I (1566-1625) marking the 400th year since his passing through a portrait of him dated 1618. It begun a sequence of royal portraits in the city's collection which also hails Glasgow 850.
Tours are FREE but limited to 15 spaces. Please email GMRCBookings@glasgowlife.org.uk or phone 0141 276 9300 to book your place.
Additional Dates: 04 February 2025, 18 February 2025, 18 March 2025
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