Specialist Tour: Bill and Ben - Two Glasgow Icons
Join Glasgow Museums Resource Centre for this tour highlighting some of the collections around two Glasgow Legends, Billy Connolly and Benny Lynch!
About Specialist Tour: Bill and Ben - Two Glasgow Icons
| 21st July 2026 | |
| 2.30pm | |
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Glasgow Museums Resource Centre 200 Woodhead Road, Glasgow South Side G53 7NN |
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| Free but booking required | |
| Event organiser/part of Glasgow Museums | |
| Visit the event website here |
Bill and Ben! Two Great Glasgow Icons. A tour to highlight some of the collections around two Glasgow Legends, Billy Connolly and Benny Lynch. Two stories defined by working class roots, hardship, humour, failure and ultimately success at the top of their respective fields in comedy and boxing.
FREE but limited to 15 spaces. Please email glmuseumsadminbookingshub@glasgowlife.org.uk or phone 0141 276 9300 to book your place.
Image: Benny Lynch trophy, PP.1994.34, Glasgow Museums Collection.
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