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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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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Themed Tours at The Burrell Collection
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
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
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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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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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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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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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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Glasgow Necropolis Walking Tours
The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis run regular friendly and informal walking tours of the Glasgow Necropolis!
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Wicked Weapons and Knights in Armour
Join the Burrell Collection for a day of lively activities to celebrate the publication of Introducing European Arms and Armour by curator Dr Ralph Moffat!
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Wylie & Lochhead and the Glasgow Style
Don't miss an illustrated evening lecture on Wylie & Lochhead and the Glasgow Style by Alison Brown, Curator of European Decorative Art and Design 1800-present, Glasgow Life Museums.
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Winters’ Tales : Films for the Season
The weather outside may be frightful, but the National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall have put together an evening of winter-themed film, words, and music that promises to be truly delightful!
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Shipyard Bards, Tall Tales and Dinner
Hear the folk songs and legends of Glasgow's famous shipyards with this storytelling session accompanied by live music and meal at Mharsanta courtesy of Glasgow Music City Tours!
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Glasgow Antiques and Fine Arts Society: And so to Vauxhall - a walk around the celebrated gardens by Peter Medhurst
Glasgow Antiques & Fine Arts Society presents And so to Vauxhall - a walk around the celebrated gardens by Peter Medhurst.
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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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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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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:
A Victorian Christmas at Eastwood House
As part of Winterfest 2024, join East Renfrewshire Heritage Service for their upcoming heritage talk: A Victorian Christmas at Eastwood House.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:
Shining a Light: A History of Nursing Support Workers: Exhibition
Discover the fascinating history of nursing support work and celebrate the contribution that nursing support workers continue to make today.
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Ramsay & Edinburgh Fashion
A collection of Allan Ramsay’s portraits of women from NTS properties are brought together at the Georgian House for the first time.
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Curious About Edinburgh - Quirky Heritage Walks for the Curious!
Have fun discovering Edinburgh on this award-winning, quirky, self-guided, heritage walk with a treasure hunt theme from Curious About!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
St Andrews Memories
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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Carving out Connections: Scotland’s Rock Art
Pre-historic Rock Art is one of Scotland's greatest mysteries, this exhibition drawn from Historic Environment Scotland's archives, looks to trace its connections through time and place.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
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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Blast From The Past Christmas Special
This Christmas, dance the night away to the very best music across five decades in Motherwell's most ancient and atmospheric venue, South Dalziel Historic Building!
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
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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Paisley Heritage Group Talk:The Three Witch Trials of Paisley
Join Gayle Pollock from The Renfrewshire Witch Hunt 1697 charity as she gives a talk and presentation on the three witch trials of Paisley.
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Paisley Heritage Talk: The Paisley Rocketeers Society
Join Robert Law at the University of the West of Scotland for a talk about his time in The Paisley Rocketeers Society.
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Here's a selection of History Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Winter Talk: Scotland’s Railways at War – 1914-18
Colonel The Rev Gavin Douglas OBE will give this talk covering a snapshot of the Scottish Railway System during the 1914 - 1918 war.
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Talks at The Smith: The Throckmorton Letters: A Diplomat’s Despair
Throckmorton’s letters from Edinburgh show a world controlled by fragile alliances, political intrigue and betrayal, telling the story of a kingdom on the brink of civil war.
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Winter Talk: The Exploits of Lt Col Duncan Lorne Campbell MBE MC in World War 2
Angus Campbell CVO, the son of Lt Col Duncan Campbell MBE MC, will give this talk on the exploits of his father in World War 2.
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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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