Posts Tagged ‘Glasgow Life’
St Mungo Museum in Glasgow reopens
THE St Mungo Museum of Religious Life & Art is reopening to the public. St Mungo is the only public museum dedicated to religious life and art in the UK. The museum – which is run by Glasgow Life, the city council’s arms-length cultural body – closed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Duncan…
Read MoreDippy the dinosaur arrives after millions of years
Glasgow’s latest visitor has been waiting for their trip to the city for millions of years. After delighting more than 132,000 dinosaur enthusiasts during his time at Ulster Museum, Belfast, Dippy has begun his journey across the Irish Sea to Scotland. Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure is being brought to visitors in Scotland…
Read MoreVictorian curiosity is back on display after 25 years
A rare Victorian fern case is being displayed for the first time in over 25 years, in a new exhibition at the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art. Kent born artist Aaron Angell has put together a new series of works including ceramic sculpture, inflatables, painting, Victorian furniture and plant life to create an ‘anachronistic’ interior.…
Read MoreThe light fantastic in Glasgow
People looking to get their hands on tickets for Glasgow’s Christmas lights switch-on have been logging on today. The ballot for the briefs opened at 10am today (Monday, October 2), and applications will be accepted until 11.59pm on Sunday 15 October. This year, George Square will have even more new lights and will again be…
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