Afternoon events, Talks & lectures, History

A guided tour, discussion and drawing event intended to spark debate about the social issues and ethics surrounding the medical improvements that can be made to the human body (think: super powers). A family friendly event.

Learn more about the library's collections with this special tour and talk.

A series of discussions examining various aspects of cinema.

Regular talks on museum staff's favourite objects from the collection.

Nature writer and Guardian columnist Derek Niemann tells the story of four prisoners of war who became major figures in post-war wildlife conservation, including George Waterston, founder of (among other things) Loch Leven Nature Reserve itself. Booking is essential.

Learn how the viaduct changed the lives of the people of Greenock with this walk and talk.

Dr Michael Ward's maps of Everest speak to the modern history of exploration of the mighty tall mountain. Curator Paula Williams takes a look at them on the 60th anniversary of the Everest conquest of Hillary and Norgay.

A variety of different speakers, from artists to historians, at these monthly talks.

A talk, on the 98th anniversary, about the worst rail disaster in the UK, involving a troop train carrying soldiers from Letih and resulting in 220 casualties.

A historical chat with Rupert Smith to celebrate the Royal Vauxhall Tavern's 150th birthday.

Get a closer look at some of the best specimens Glasgow Museums has in its collections. Booking is essential.

A series of talks at Langside Library covering a variety of topics.

A series of free talks taking place on Wednesday lunchtimes in various Aberdeen museums. Booking essential for talks at the Maritime Museum.

The modern piano is as different from Mozart’s piano as a Mercedes from a horsedrawn carriage. But what effect did changes in the instrument have on the music written for it? Concert pianist Kenneth Hamilton, Professor of Music at Cardiff University, offers insights into three centuries of music at the keyboard. Chaired…

Informal get-togethers for adults where everyone can share their favourite memories of overfull cars and strolls along the seashore.

Learn more about a specific component of Glasgow Museums' vast collection from an expert on the subject. Booking is essential.

Dr Andrew Ross, the curator of the Amazing Amber exhibition, reveals the nitty gritty about the substance, looking to science, stories and even ways to spot a fake.

Learn more about some of the key objects in the exhibition from George Dalgleish, Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology.

In 1424, King James I wrote the very first recorded reference to football. This talk illuminates those first beginnings of the game that has since become a major part of Scottish life and the Scottish psyche.

A series of free lunchtime talks accompanying the Hunterian's exhibition of its earliest catalogue. Attendance at the talks qualifies you for free entry to the exhibition.

Vogue’ology examines the roots of the House & Ballroom Scene and discusses its response to intersecting race, gender, sexuality and class oppressions with womanist theologian Eboni Marshall Turman.

Vogue’ology examines the roots of the House & Ballroom Scene and discusses its response to intersecting race, gender, sexuality and class oppressions with womanist theologian Eboni Marshall Turman.