Posts Tagged ‘Kelvin Hall’
Celebrating 100 years of broadcasting in Scotland
THE National Library of Scotland is marking 100 years of broadcasting in Scotland. Scotland’s first radio transmission was made from the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow on 24 January 1923 – two months before the BBC’s initial wireless broadcast. The national library will hold its “Festival of Broadcasting” between 28 March and 1 April at the…
Read MoreAyrshire man joins the RSNO at an exciting time
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has appointed Alistair Mackie as its new chief executive. Mackie joins the RSNO from London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, where he served as Interim Managing Director from August 2016 to March 2017, a member of the Orchestra since 1996 and most recently as Joint Principal Trumpet. He has also served as Philharmonia…
Read MoreLanguage is no barrier in Glasgow’s museums
Glasgow Museums holds a treasure chest of wonderful objects and artworks that can fire the imagination, start conversations and inspire creativity. Now, for the first time, a new family learning resource has been translated into the six most widely spoken community languages used by bilingual citizens living in Glasgow. The cross-venue trail has been created…
Read MoreThought-provoking art unveiled at Kelvingrove
A major new thought-provoking artwork, intended to stimulate critical reflection on the First World War, as well as on museum collecting and care, has been unveiled. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, is hosting I Say Nothing, internationally renowned Scottish artist Christine Borland’s creative response to Glasgow Museums’ World War I collection. The large-scale sculpture…
Read More80 years of The Beano celebrated this weekend
Scotland’s favourite comic is this year marking its 80th birthday – and a special celebration is taking place this Saturday. The Beano was first published in 1938, and to mark the occasion, a one-day pop-up exhibition will feature highlights from the National Library of Scotland’s extensive Beano collection – from decades-old summer specials to the…
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