Doors Open Days: Finding Glasgow - Kelvin Hall (re)collects
Join us at Kelvin Hall to discover Glasgow 850 through a series of talks, tours, films and conversations for Doors Open Day!
About Doors Open Days: Finding Glasgow - Kelvin Hall (re)collects
| 20th September 2025 | |
| 10am - 4pm | |
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Kelvin Hall 1445 Argyle Street, Glasgow West End G3 8AW |
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| This is a free event | |
| Event organiser/part of Doors Open Days | |
| Visit the event website here | |
You will have the opportunity to record your memories of Glasgow for the NLS Sound and Moving Image Archive as part of the Kelvin Hall re(collects) project.
We will have curatorial experts from the Hunterian, Glasgow Life Museums and the National Library of Scotland on hand throughout the day to answer your questions on the collections at Kelvin Hall.
Our volunteer-led building tour will run at intervals throughout the day. It’s a great opportunity to learn about the history of the building and have a peek behind the scenes.
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