Glasgow’s Summer Festivals
Glasgow’s summer festivals are hugely varied; there’s everything from Shakespeare to samba, and piping to Pride. We’ve picked out a few of Glasgow’s best summer festivals. You don’t even need your wellies at most of them.
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Martin O'Connor's Playing Houses
13th – 17th October 2009: As part of Glasgay! 2009, the Arches plays host to Martin O’ Connor’s sensitive take on this year’s theme – FAMILY. It’s the eviction night on Big Brother. All eyes are on the house. But something equally eventful is happening in another house…
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Edvard Munch Exhibition
This major loan exhibition from the Munch Museum, Oslo, is dedicated to prints by Edvard Munch – Norway’s greatest painter.
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Sh(OUT): Contemporary Art & Human Rights
Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art has a social justice exhibition every other year. This year the topic is lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and transgender life.
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Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
21st March – 14th June 2009 The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is the largest and most prestigious wildlife photography competition in the world. This exhibition shows the winning and commended entries from the 2008 competition. In 2008, there were over 32,000 entries from 82 countries around the world. The exhibition in Glasgow’s Scotland Street…
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Whistler: The Gentle Art of Making Etchings
23rd January – 30th May 2009 Through this exhibition, you can explore the works of James McNeill Whistler; master of etching. The exhibition is drawn entirely from Glasgow University’s world-famous art collection. Although Whistler’s full output is richly represented, the exhibition is not only comprised of art. It also presents some of the artist’s working tools, copper…
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Homecoming Scotland 2009
Throughout 2009 In 2009, Scotland will host its first homecoming year in order to celebrate Scotland’s great contributions to the world. Such contributions include golf, whisky, technological and medical innovations, a rich ancestry and culture, and the work of Robert Burns whose 250th anniversary is in 2009. Homecoming Scotland will incorporate a year long programme…
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The Glasgow Boys Exhibition
1st January – 16th May 2009 View a selection of works of the ‘Glasgow Boys’ including George Henry, James Guthrie and John Lavery. The works on display highlight drawings and watercolours from the Hunterian collection, mainly belonging to the second half of the artists’ careers. This exhibition will be on display in the Hunterian Art…