Join our Glasgow Life Museum’s Curator Tony Lewis to explore the store at Kelvin Hall to view and touch a collections of Victorian copies of medieval seals recording Scottish and Glaswegian history.
Wednesday, 26th March. 5.15-6pm. Free but ticketed, book here.
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