History events in Glasgow
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Events in Glasgow
Curious About Glasgow - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!
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
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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Glasgow Necropolis Walking Tours
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis run regular friendly and informal walking tours of the Glasgow Necropolis!
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From Pit To Pitch: A Story Of Coal Seams & Football Dreams
From Pit To Pitch: A Story Of Coal Seams & Football Dreams at the Scottish Football Museum explores the links between mining and football in Scotland.
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Carmunnock Heritage Trail
Take a unique, free, self-guided, multi-media tour around Glasgow's last village - Carmunnock by following the Carmunnock Heritage Trail!
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Glasgow 850
2025 will be a big year for Glasgow as we celebrate the city's 850th birthday. It's a milestone and everyone who has or does call Glasgow home is invited to the party!
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Gothic Glasgow
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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Historic Tours of Glasgow University
Join a historic walking tour of the University of Glasgow the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world!
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Burrell Bites
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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Glasgow City Centre Walking Tour
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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Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust Guided Tours
On selected dates Glasgow Vintage Vehicle Trust are opening Bridgeton Garage for pre-booked guided tours!
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Behind The Scenes Tour of GMRC
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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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!
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LGBT+ Tours at The Burrell Collection
Join curators at The Burrell Collection on a journey through the galleries uncovering hidden LGBTQ+ histories from their collection!
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Theatre Royal Glasgow Building And Heritage Tour
This exceptional insight into the Theatre Royal Glasgow is your chance to get to know the building like you never have before and grab some historical facts along the way!
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The Old Glasgow Club Talks
The Old Glasgow Club hosts regular talks and occasional events for people interested in Glasgow, its environs, its history and its people!
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Kelvingrove Bites
Enjoy a specially curated talk about the history and context of a new object(s) from Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, delivered by Curators, Gallery Assistants, Volunteer Guides and more!
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From the Dark Side to Riverside
Join transport curator Neil Johnson-Symington for an illustrated talk celebrating the impact a certain American epic space opera film had on Glasgow!
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Hidden Histories Tours
Curators at The Burrell Collection hold monthly Hidden Histories Tours exploring different aspects of the museum's magnificent collection!
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Fairfeld Talk Series: Fairfield - A Shipyard Success Story 1834 - 2024
Due to popular demand, Ian Johnston returns to Fairfield Heritage Centre to give another talk about his book on the history of the Fairfield shipyard.
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Glasgow Antiques and Fine Arts Society presents: Quiet Sentiment and Mysterious Magnitude - The paintings of William McTaggart by Ailsa Turner
Glasgow Antiques & Fine Arts Society presents Quiet Sentiment and Mysterious Magnitude - The paintings of William McTaggart by Ailsa Turner.
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Twilight Tour: Signed, sealed, delivered - Glasgow 850 in seals
Join Glasgow Life Museum's Curator Tony Lewis to explore the store at Kelvin Hall to view and touch a collections of Victorian copies of medieval seals recording Scottish and Glaswegian history.
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Tailor Made City with Alis Le May
Glasgow City Heritage Trust invites you to join Alis Le May for a walking tour to discover the former premises of Glasgow's most beloved tailors and dressmakers.
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One Square Mile Of Murder!
Join Spirit Of Glasgow's costumed guide as he escorts you around this infamous area... where the most brutal and bloodiest of murders took place in Victorian Glasgow!
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Fairfeld Talk Series: PS Jeanie Deans
Join Iain Quinn, Clyde Steamers' Historian and tour guide on the Paddle Steamer Waverley, at Fairfield Heritage Centre for this talk on PS Jeanie Deans.
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Specialist Tour - Gifts to Glasgow from the Land of the Rising Sun
Join Curator Dr Yupin Chung for a special tour at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre looking at items from Glasgow Museum's exquisite Japanese collections.
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GAFAS: Now You See It, Now You Don’t - The Art of Visual Deception
Glasgow Antiques and Fine Arts Society's April meeting is one of the quirkiest lectures you will ever see as you are taken on a whistle stop tour of art which fools, surprises and amuses!
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Glasgow Music City Tours: Merchant City Music Walking Tour
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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Glasgow Music City Tours: Music Mile Walking Tour
Feel the beat of Glasgow's vibrant music scene with this entertaining, guided walking tour of the city centre with Glasgow Music City Tours!
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Twilight Tour: Three Lost Buildings of Glasgow
Hunterian curator Joseph Sharples will lead a Twilight Tour of a new Hunterian display in the Kelvin Hall Avenue, looking at three demolished Glasgow buildings and how we remember them.
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80th Commemoration of Victory in Europe
Veterans, families and friends, including local communities will join hands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe at the Veterans Monument Knightswood on Saturday 10th May.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Walking Tour
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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GAFAS: Betty Joel - Glamour and Innovation in 1930’s Design with Clive Stewart-Lockhart
Glasgow Antiques & Fine Arts Society present a talk by Clive Stewart-Lockhart on Betty Joel who ran one of the leading furniture and interior design companies in the inter war years in London.
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Fairfeld Talk Series: Arandora Star - Passenger Liner - to Cruise Vessel - to Prison Ship
Join historian Raffaello Gonnella at Fairfield Heritage Centre for this talk on the history of the Arandora Star from passenger liner to prison ship.
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Public Talk: A Talk about the Past, Present, and Potential Futures of Sauchiehall Street with Norry Wilson of Lost Glasgow
In this talk event at Mackintosh at the Willow, Norry Wilson of Lost Glasgow will present an illustrated history of Sauchiehall Street, the 'alley of willows'.
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Empire Live: Booze & Brews
Historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand are taking their sold-out London live show, Booze & Brews, on a UK TOUR this summer, catch it at the Theatre Royal Glasgow on Friday 30th May!
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GAFAS: Between Angels & Devils - Botticelli and Renaissance Florence with Jo Walton
Glasgow Antiques & Fine Arts Society present a talk by Jo Walton on one of the most popular painters of the Italian Renaissance, Sandro Botticelli.
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Veterans, families and friends, including local communities will join hands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Japan at the Veterans Monument Knightswood on Saturday 10th May.
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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:
Back To The Windfarm: History-themed Bus Tour
On Sunday 13th April, hop aboard the Whitelee Windfarm Tour Bus and journey back in time with local historian and author Susan Hunter!
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Heritage Talk: Slavery and the Local Area
Join local historian and author Stuart Nisbet for a heritage talk on Slavery and the Local Area at Eastwood House on Tuesday 18th March.
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Heritage Course: House History: Delving Deeper
This half day course is ideal for those who have completed House History for Beginners, or who already have some experience in house history research but would like to learn more.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:
Bonnie Bunch O Roses
Join an esteemed line-up of tradition-bearers on an extraordinary journey.. to celebrate and honour the memory of one of Scotland's great balladeers, Jeannie Robertson (MBE), on her 50th Anniversary.
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A Millennium of Textiles: Digging into the RSN Collection with Isabella Rosner
Join Dr Isabella Rosner, Curator of the Royal School of Needlework, at Dovecot Studios on 1st March for this special talk that explores the history of the Royal School of Needlework’s collection!
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A Century of Scottish Colourists with Alice Strang
Join Alice Strang, Curator of the National Galleries of Scotland’s Scottish Colourist series of exhibitions, for this talk on 22nd April.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Show and Tell: How Before and After Coal was made
Artist Nicky Bird and the National Galleries' outreach co-ordinator, Robin Baillie, discuss the role of the public Show and Tell workshops in capturing the stories of Fife's mining communities.
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Bus Bundle
Come along to Fife Heritage Railway for the Bus Bundle, an event created by our youth members where visitors can enjoy the best of both worlds, train and bus.
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Leven Car Rally
Don't miss the Leven Car Rally when it returns on Sunday 29th June 2025, it's a great day out for all ages to enjoy!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Everything Flows: Music in North Lanarkshire
Come hear the memories of local musicians, see costumes, photos and records through the decades or even just come for a boogie at the Everything Flows: Music in North Lanarkshire exhibition!
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Hamilton Mausoleum Tour
Take a tour of one of the finest private tombs in the country and the town's most striking historic landmark, Hamilton Mausoleum.
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Tracing Your Irish Ancestors
Don't miss this opportunity to gain the most valuable and updated information required to uncover your Irish past with renowned genealogist Chris Paton!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Discover Paisley & Renfrewshire History Cafe
The Discover Paisley & Renfrewshire History Cafe for March will explore Paisley's early thread industry.
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Paisley Heritage Talk & Presentation - Craigends Estate, Houston
Join Robert Law in Paisley Heritage's event space The Hive at UWS Paisley for this fascinating talk and presentation all about Craigends Estate in Houston.
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Historical Paisley Walking Tour
Join local historian Graeme McCormick for a captivating 90-minute walking tour through the historic streets of Paisley town centre!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
AGT150 Mini-Festival Launch
Balfron Heritage Group invites you to the AGT150 Mini-Festival Launch, in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, at The John McLintock Hall on 21st March!
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Castle Rock Science Show
Delve into the science and engineering that underpin our amazing castles at this fun, interactive science show in Stirling Castle!
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Talks at The Smith: Photography: A Victorian Sensation
Dr Morrison-Low will explore the nineteenth-century photographic collections held by the National Museums of Scotland and the impact photography had on the general public.
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Highlight Talks
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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