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Exhibitions Events in Glasgow in October 2025

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Events in Glasgow

From Pit To Pitch: A Story Of Coal Seams & Football Dreams

20th November 2024 - 31st December 2025

From Pit To Pitch: A Story Of Coal Seams & Football Dreams at the Scottish Football Museum explores the links between mining and football in Scotland.

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Glasgow 850

1st January 2025 - 31st December 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

2025 will be a big year for Glasgow as we celebrate the city's 850th birthday. It's a milestone and everyone who has or does call Glasgow home is invited to the party!

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Ciara Phillips - Undoing it

22nd March 2025 - 26th October 2025

Undoing It at the Gallery of Modern Art is a new solo exhibition by Canadian/Irish artist Ciara Phillips, of woodcuts, etchings and screen-prints.

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Alasdair Gray: Works from the Morag McAlpine Bequest

5th June 2025 - 5th June 2026

A display of nine of Alasdair Gray's works from The Morag McAlpine Bequest is open now in the Fragile Art Gallery in Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

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Capturing the Moment: Glasgow Then and Now

13th June 2025 - 21st December 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

To celebrate Glasgow's 850th anniversary, students from Shawlands Academy have teamed up with Glasgow Life Museums to celebrate by curating this touring exhibition!

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Our People’s Palace

20th June 2025 - 5th December 2025
Various Locations Glasgow

Discover fascinating tales of Glasgow with the 'Our People's Palace' touring display! Check out intriguing objects and stories, celebrating Glasgow's vibrant history, coming to a venue near you.

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Museum Of Things

21st June 2025 - 19th October 2025

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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Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition

24th July 2025 - 26th October 2025

Tutankhamun: The Immersive Exhibition, a spectacular hi-tech experience will open its doors at SEC Glasgow on Thursday 24th July, following a sell-out 14-week run in London!

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Exhibition: A Visual Stroll Through Maryhill

10th September 2025 - 17th December 2025

The 'A Visual Stroll Through Maryhill' exhibition brings together a selection of photographs from the Maryhill Burgh Halls collection, capturing local streets, landmarks and landscapes.

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Ade Adesina RSA - Under the Grey Sky

12th September 2025 - 12th October 2025

Tighnabruaich Gallery is honoured to host Under the Grey Sky, a major solo exhibition by Ade Adesina RSA — one of Scotland's most internationally recognised contemporary artists.

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Feed

13th September 2025 - 9th January 2026

Feed is an installation at GoMA promoting inclusive, sustainable approaches to infant feeding and public space.

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Jessica Ramm: Hard Edges Soft Layers

13th September 2025 - 30th November 2025

Hard Edges Soft Layers is an exhibition by Jessica Ramm, artist and writer based in Glasgow, exploring vulnerability within motherhood.

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The Milky Way

13th September 2025 - 9th January 2026

The Milky Way is part of a touring programme for Feed – an arts-based project that promotes inclusive, sustainable approaches to infant feeding and public space.

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The Unlikely Clan: Modern Myths

13th September 2025 - 11th October 2025

Discover Modern Myths, the captivating new exhibition at The Glasgow Gallery by The Unlikely Clan, a dynamic collective of five Glasgow-based artists!

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Daytripping

20th September 2025 - 17th January 2026

Daytripping at Platform is a collection of evocative photographs documenting the joy of day trips, celebrating people and place, taken by photographer Alan Dimmick.

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ir/regular

20th September 2025 - 1st November 2025

Join the team at Project Ability for their next exhibition 'ir/regular featuring work from neurodivergent artist Grant Glennie.

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Leap then Look: Play Interact Explore

27th September 2025 - 11th May 2026

Play Interact Explore is an exhibition of interactive artworks and resources created by Leap Then Look, which is artists Lucy Cran and Bill Leslie.

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Future/Past - Autumn Open Call

30th September 2025 - 14th October 2025

'Future/Past' is Six Foot Gallery's annual Autumn Open Call, where we have a sublime collection of artworks by twenty six Artists inspired by ancestral echoes and future visions.

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Ethereal: International Photography Exhibition

3rd October 2025 - 31st October 2025

This October, The Glasgow Gallery of Photography will be displaying a month-long international photography exhibition with the theme Ethereal.

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Identity: International Photography Exhibition

3rd October 2025 - 31st October 2025

For the month of October the Glasgow Gallery of Photography is showcasing the work of photographers from the UK and Internationally in an exhibition with the theme Identity.

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Carol Dewart RSW PAI RGI, Jennifer Irvine RSW RGI, Paul Murray RSW PAI RGI & Jacqueline Orr RSW RGI PAI

4th October 2025 - 26th October 2025

Annan Gallery are delighted to present an exhibition showcasing the work of four celebrated Scottish artists: Carol Dewart, Jennifer Irvine, Paul Murray and Jacqueline Orr.

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GoMA Late: A Celebration of Black History Month

9th October 2025

Come join us at the Gallery of Modern Art for a late opening celebrating Black History Month through art.

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Brave Spaces

10th October 2025 - 8th November 2025

An exhibition of original screenprints created by participants working with Bazooka Arts and Glasgow Print Studio, in response to the theme Brave Spaces.

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Sasha Shalmina: The Colour of Grief

10th October 2025 - 19th October 2025

Glasgow artist Sasha Shalmina's deeply personal solo exhibition The Colour of Grief, at New Glasgow Society, explores loss, healing and legacy.

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Nature on Paper

15th October 2025 - 24th December 2025

Group exhibition, Nature on Paper, is a celebration of our natural world, with each work a unique view of what the artist finds inspiring!

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Take Me Somewhere

15th October 2025 - 26th October 2025

Take Me Somewhere is an international, biennial festival and year-round sector support organisation that exists to position Scotland as the place to create and see radical performance.

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Not All Who Wander Are Lost: Sándor Nagy

16th October 2025 - 30th October 2025

Six Foot Gallery is honoured to present 'Not All Who Wander Are Lost' featuring twenty five works by Hungarian-born, Scotland-based visual artist Sándor Nagy.

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Glasgow School of Yarn

17th October 2025 - 19th October 2025

Join The Yarn Cake between October 17th and 19th at the Trades Hall in Glasgow's Merchant City for a weekend of yarn squishing and socialising!

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Do Not Disturb!

20th October 2025 - 20th November 2025

Do Not Disturb! is a series of staged photographs created to tell the stories of those who have been, or still are, affected by poor mental health.

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ir/regular Drinks Reception and Artist Talk

20th October 2025

Celebrate the opening of the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) with the team at Project Ability's city centre gallery on Monday 20th October.

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Time and Space: Comfort in Chaos

20th October 2025 - 9th November 2025

Time and Space presents a multi-media exhibition exploring Comfort & Disturb through the experiences of people who hear voices and/or self-harm.

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Gartnavel Royal Summer House Residency

21st October 2025 - 1st October 2026

Project Ability artists and inpatients from Gartnavel Royal Hospital reflect on ideas of comfort and disturbance in nature, with visits to the Gartnavel Summer House and gardens.

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Creative Citizens

22nd October 2025 - 1st June 2026

Curated by artist Rachel Mimiec, this display in Kelvingrove's Community Gallery features props, costumes, and photography from all Creative Citizens productions!

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Chance2Change: Health n Equality

23rd October 2025

Celebrate creativity and community with Chance2Change, as we present spoken word films, powerful art, and excerpts from our collaborative novel.

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The Creative Craft Show

23rd October 2025 - 26th October 2025

The Creative Craft Show is set to make a grand return to the SEC Glasgow from the 23rd to 26th October featuring the popular Stitching Show!

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Love and Madness

24th October 2025

Fingerprint Editions brings Mistress Pieces to life with an immersive art installation at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Showcase, taking place on Friday 24th October at Civic House.

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Cathcart Model Railway Exhibition

25th October 2025 - 26th October 2025

The annual Cathcart Model Railway Exhibition returns to Pollokshaws Burgh Hall on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th October!

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Georgi Tsenov Exhbition

31st October 2025 - 14th November 2025

Six Foot Gallery is delighted to show another selection of Georgi Tsenov's colourful, stylised oil paintings, when he returns to the venue with his latest exhibition.

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Times Up Art Exhibition

31st October 2025 - 30th November 2025

RADA is returning for his third solo exhibition in 3 years, don't miss the Times Up Art Exhibition, based on memes, Glasgow and street art humour, at Box Hub Warehouse from 31st October!

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Exhibitions Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of Exhibitions Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Drawn To Imperfection

Drawn To Imperfection

14th October 2025 - 18th October 2025

Giffnock South Parish Church are excited to host 'Drawn to Imperfection' - a touring art exhibition that brings the Bible to life in a completely new way.

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Art Exhibition and Sale of Work

Art Exhibition and Sale of Work

18th October 2025

Two local community groups, The Barrhead Artists and The Levern Camera Club of Barrhead, jointly present an Art Exhibition & Photography sale of their member's recent works!

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Exhibition On Screen: Young Picasso

Exhibition On Screen: Young Picasso

16th October 2025

Exhibition On Screen, the award-winning and much-loved cinematic series that explores the biographies of history's most revered artists, returns to Eastwood Park Theatre with Young Picasso!

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Exhibitions Events in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Here's a selection of Exhibitions Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:

Drawn Together

Drawn Together

25th October 2025 - 26th October 2025

A powerful exhibition of visual art by local people with lived experience of homelessness, sharing stories often overlooked.

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Out of Sight Out of Mind: Launch

Out of Sight Out of Mind: Launch

21st October 2025

Join us at Summerhall to celebrate the launch of Out of Sight Out of Mind, featuring artworks made by 400 people with experience of mental health issues.

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Robert Powell: Hall of Hours

Robert Powell: Hall of Hours

1st August 2025 - 2nd November 2025

Hall of Hours explores time through Robert Powell's unique imagery capturing humanity's complexity, grandeur, and folly in intricate and thought-provoking compositions.

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Exhibitions Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Exhibitions Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Flotsam : Exhibition of Art by Riikka Palonen

Flotsam : Exhibition of Art by Riikka Palonen

1st October 2025 - 2nd November 2025

The Scottish Fisheries Museum is delighted to welcome Finnish artist and Bonemaiden, Riikka Palonen, whose work magnificently reflects her immersion in the natural world and the cycles within it.

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Classic Car Meet & Greet

Classic Car Meet & Greet

Selected dates between 13th April 2025 - 12th October 2025

Join Fife Classic Car Group for these monthly classic car meet and greet events at Fife Heritage Railway in Leven!

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Lessons from Lake Malawi: Fisheries Governance in the Colonial Era

Lessons from Lake Malawi: Fisheries Governance in the Colonial Era

1st August 2025 - 12th October 2025

Discover the hidden history and complex legacies of colonial-era fisheries in Lake Malawi at this exhibition in The Scottish Fisheries Museum!

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Exhibitions Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Exhibitions Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

Everything Flows: Music in North Lanarkshire

Everything Flows: Music in North Lanarkshire

28th June 2025 - 19th October 2025

Come hear the memories of local musicians, see costumes, photos and records through the decades or even just come for a boogie at the Everything Flows: Music in North Lanarkshire exhibition!

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A Passion For Wildlife

A Passion For Wildlife

16th October 2025 - 26th October 2025

As part of Biggar Little Festival, Biggar Museum are delighted to host photographic exhibition, A Passion for Wildlife, by photographer Jean Manson.

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I Used to Be…

I Used to Be…

21st October 2025 - 9th November 2025

Textiles exhibition by Eilidh Manson featuring items that we expect to bring comfort, but, on closer inspection, are not what we expect them to be.

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Exhibitions Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Exhibitions Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Micro Layouts Model Railway Show

Micro Layouts Model Railway Show

22nd March 2025 - 22nd March 2026

Join Renfrewshire Model Railway Club, Cupar Model Railway Club and Leven Valley Trains for the Micro Layouts Model Railway Show on Saturday 22nd March!

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Neuro Art 2025: Art Exhibition

Neuro Art 2025: Art Exhibition

21st October 2025 - 23rd October 2025

Create Paisley and Renfrewshire HSCP invite neurodivergent artists in Renfrewshire to take part in a vibrant art exhibition celebrating diverse perspectives.

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Galoshans Festival

Galoshans Festival

17th October 2025 - 30th October 2025

Inverclyde's annual Galoshans Festival returns for 2025 from Friday 17th October, promising a fortnight of music, mystery, and magic!

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Exhibitions Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Exhibitions Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

The Man Who Could Paint Anything – The Legacy of Thomas Stuart Smith

1st March 2023 - 1st January 2028

This exhibition showcases some of The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum’s remarkable art collection.

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Artspace: Creative Connections in Callander - Exhibition

Artspace: Creative Connections in Callander - Exhibition

20th October 2025 - 9th November 2025

This exhibition features work produced by participants in six weeks of workshops led by a professional artist, responding to SMHAF’s 2025 theme, Comfort & Disturb.

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Callander Toy Fair

Callander Toy Fair

Selected dates between 13th April 2025 - 19th October 2025

Callander Toy Fair returns to McLaren High School. It's a must visit event for any collector of toys and models.

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Events in Other Areas

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival

20th October 2025 - 9th November 2025
Nationwide

The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival (SMHAF) is back from 20th October to 9th November 2025, exploring the theme of Comfort & Disturb.

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King Pins
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Glasgow City Council
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