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Wee World Changers: Family Fun

28 Jun

Date: Friday 28 June 2024 - Friday 31 October 2025
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Museum

Enjoy our free, self-led activities for families at the Hunterian Museum. Daily drop-in, no booking required.

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Wee World Changers: Art Explorers Trail

28 Jun

Date: Friday 28 June 2024 - Friday 31 October 2025
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Enjoy our free, family-friendly trail at the Hunterian Art Gallery. Daily drop-in, no booking required.

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Look Club

08 Jan

Date: Wednesday 08 January 2025 - Wednesday 03 December 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

At Look Club we'll be encountering artworks together and will experience art in a way we haven't before. No prior or historical context is necessary and there are no right or wrong answers, only opinions and perspectives. Enjoy this unique session to think deeply and share a space for listening. Come along and meet new people, increase your own sense of confidence and take time to be culturally curious!

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Glasgow 850 at The Hunterian

01 Feb

Date: Saturday 01 February 2025 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery and Kelvin Hall

Glasgow 850 marks Glasgow’s 850th anniversary with a year-long programme of events that reflect on how the city has transformed.

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Building Memories

29 Mar

Date: Saturday 29 March 2025 - Sunday 18 January 2026
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Kelvin Hall

As part of Glasgow 850, 'Building Memories' looks at three demolished Glasgow buildings, each of which lives on in surprising ways in The Hunterian collections.

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Little Look Club

12 Apr

Date: Saturday 12 April 2025 - Saturday 13 December 2025
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Come and explore artworks together with your wee ones and let their imaginations flow! At Little Look Club we'll be encountering artworks together by starting from scratch with no artistic knowledge. We'll open up space for children to be curious, building stronger connections to art and developing their confidence to interpret the world around them.

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Geo-Natter

04 Jun

Date: Wednesday 04 June 2025 - Wednesday 03 December 2025
Time: 13:30 - 15:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Kelvin Hall

Come along to Kelvin Hall on the first Wednesday of each month for Geo-Natter!

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Hunterian Tours

16 Jun

Date: Monday 16 June 2025 - Sunday 21 September 2025
Time: 11:00 - 16:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Museum and Hunterian Art Gallery

Join a tour at The Hunterian, delivered in both the Museum and the Art Gallery. Each tour lasts approximately 25 minutes and is led by our volunteer student guides.

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Bird, Tree, Bell, Fish, Ring

20 Jun

Date: Friday 20 June 2025 - Sunday 28 September 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

'Bird, Tree, Bell, Fish, Ring' combines a fascinating selection of items from The Hunterian collections which represent the symbols on the Glasgow coat of arms.

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Museum of Things

21 Jun

Date: Saturday 21 June 2025 - Sunday 19 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Museum

Through a process of artistic reclamation, Museum of Things delves critically and creatively into The Hunterian’s spaces and artefacts, reimagining their significance in contemporary contexts.

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Margaret Salmon: Assembly

27 Jun

Date: Friday 27 June 2025 - Sunday 19 October 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

'Assembly' is a solo exhibition of new work by acclaimed artist-filmmaker Margaret Salmon. Resulting from and reflecting upon a process of community outreach, story counselling and cinematic experimentation, the exhibition encompasses a film, photographs, and sculptures in an installation that will expand over time, inviting local audiences to return to The Hunterian’s galleries as materials shift and evolve. An intimate enquiry made by a socially-committed, locally-engaged artist, 'Assembly' highlights the voices of a diverse range of residents within the areas of Kelvinside and Maryhill, Glasgow.

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'Hidden Histories' - The LGBTQIA+ Tour

09 Jul

Date: Wednesday 09 July 2025 - Saturday 23 August 2025
Time: 14:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery

Join our 'Hidden Histories' tour at the Hunterian Art Gallery which explores LGBTQIA+ histories and celebrates queer identities. The 'Hidden Histories' tour uses artworks from The Hunterian collections to share untold stories and bring queer identities into the spotlight.

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Family Workshop - Zine Making

10 Jul

Date: Thursday 10 July 2025
Time: 10:30 - 12:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Kelvin Hall

It's Glasgow's 850th birthday! Join us for a hands-on workshop and create your own zine, celebrating your favourite things about our city. This event is suitable for children aged 7+ with an accompanying adult.

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Friday Focus - Masterpiece or Fake? Dr Hunter’s Naxos coin

11 Jul

Date: Friday 11 July 2025
Time: 13:00 - 13:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Online
Speaker: Dr Tim Wright

Join Dr Tim Wright in this online talk, as he explores the history of William Hunter's Naxos coin, held in The Hunterian collections

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Family Workshop - Make a Mackintosh!

17 Jul

Date: Thursday 17 July 2025
Time: 10:30 - 12:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Kelvin Hall

Join us for a family-friendly craft session! Learn how to create your own embossed artwork, inspired by The Glasgow Style. This event is suitable for children aged 7+ with an accompanying adult.

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Snake Summer: Sensational Stories and Firm Facts!

08 Aug

Date: Friday 08 August 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Zoology Museum
Speaker: Prof Roger Downie

It's the year of the snake, and we're celebrating with cryptids! Join us after hours to learn about the snakes of fact and fiction!

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Snake Summer: Cryptids and Lost Worlds!

29 Aug

Date: Friday 29 August 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Zoology Museum
Speaker: Darren Naish and Will Tattersdill

It's the year of the snake, and we're celebrating with cryptids! Join us after hours to learn about the snakes of fact and fiction!

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Snake Summer: Movie Night in the Museum!

05 Sep

Date: Friday 05 September 2025
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Categories: Hunterian
Venue: Hunterian Zoology Museum

It's the year of the snake, and we're celebrating with cryptids! Join us after hours to learn about the snakes of fact and fiction!

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