📣 Upcoming CPD: RIAS Conservation Accreditation
Aimed at architects interested in conservation, this session will provide insights into the accreditation process, how theory underpins design and how accreditation can enhance professional development.
📆 Thurs. 5th Feb. | 1pm
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If you have a new year’s resolution to gain skills or build your career, our Training Grants could be for you!
Funding traditional skills opportunities or professional development, grants are available to anyone who works or studies in Scotland’s heritage sector.
Find out more: buff.ly/9V4BpbL
Fancy trying something new this year? Get hands-on with Mobile Print Studio in two printmaking workshops at Many Studios!
🖋 Drypoint Etching | 7 Feb | 11am-4pm
🌲 Woodcut Printing | 21 March | 11am-4pm
£55 each or join us for both for £88 🎨
Book here 👉 buff.ly/l2Iqpdg
Our Annual Report 2024-25 is here!
📢 We grant funded 18 heritage projects across the city, totalling £645,456.
💷 Our grants supported total project costs of £3.7million, so for every £1 we committed, over £4.70 was invested by others.
Read the full report on our website: buff.ly/niOjFhB
🦺 Upcoming CPD!
⚒️ This CPD offers a training opportunity for built environment professionals to view the repair works currently underway at a Category B-listed tenement struggling with significant water ingress.
📆 12pm | Thurs. 22nd January
🎟️ To book: buff.ly/jt5HMvf
✨ Happy New Year from Glasgow City Heritage Trust
As we step into the year ahead, we’re looking forward to sharing more stories, opening up new conversations, and continuing to care for the buildings and places that make Glasgow what it is.
Thank you for being part of our community.
🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at Glasgow City Heritage Trust
Thank you for supporting our work this year — for coming to events, exploring Glasgow’s stories, sharing your curiosity, and caring about the city’s buildings and places.
🧱 “Ugliest buildings in Scotland?”
A new Herald article featuring illustrator Natalie Tweedie reopens the debate around brutalist architecture — bold, controversial, and deeply woven into Glasgow’s story.
Natalie also illustrated our Brutal Glasgow exhibition - still open online buff.ly/gvg0j8c
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Glasgow City Heritage Trust! 🎄
Our office will be closed from Mon 22 Dec and will re-open on Mon 5 Jan, ready to kick off 2026!
Thanks for all your support this year; here’s to another year celebrating Glasgow’s amazing heritage! 🏛️✨
Treat someone (or yourself) to a creative day at Many Studios with our print workshops!
🖋 Drypoint Etching Workshop– 7 Feb 26
🌲 Woodcut Workshop– 21 Mar 26
Beginner-friendly, beautifully traditional & seriously satisfying.
£55 each or both for £88. More info & booking 👉https://buff.ly/Cp5YaIV
A great write-up of a recent talk where our Director Niall Murphy explored the futures of Sauchiehall Street and Princes Street.
Why these streets matter, what went wrong, & how cities can rebuild with heritage and people at the centre.
Read more 👇
Wrap up a piece of Glasgow this Christmas with our selection of prints & books!
Plus, your gift gives back as every purchase goes towards supporting us to protect & promote Glasgow's historic built environment 🎁
Place your order by Thurs 18 December for Christmas delivery: buff.ly/GeHkimX ✨
Looking for a unique gift for a crafty friend? Book them a spot in our printing workshops with @mobileprintstudio!
Learn drypoint etching in Feb 2026 and woodcut printmaking in Mar 2026. Get hands-on with traditional techniques, guided by experts, perfect for all skill levels! 🎨
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🎄 December’s here - time to find the perfect gift! Shop local and celebrate Glasgow’s history with unique gifts from Glasgow City Heritage Trust 🎁
Every purchase helps support our work to protect and promote the city’s historic buildings and places, so your gift gives back too ✨
⚒️ Looking after a tenement brings unique challenges, but our upcoming online event, in partnership with Under One Roof, will explore practical solutions and expert guidance to help make tenement management simpler, smoother and less stressful!
📆 Tues. 18 Nov. | 12-1pm
📍 Via Zoom
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🆘 Own a flat in a tenement?
👉 Wondering how to handle repairs, deal with damp, or work with your neighbours on maintenance?
Join GCHT and Under One Roof for a free, practical session designed for anyone caring for a historic tenement.
📆 Tues. 18 Nov. | 12- 1pm
To Book:
🚨 Don’t forget- our Taking Care of Your Tenement drop-in session is tomorrow night, Thurs. 6th November!
🏘️ Come by between 6 and 8pm to chat with the GCHT and Under One Roof Scotland teams.
📍 The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Street, Glasgow G41 2PZ
🔗 Find out more:
Join GCHT and Under One Roof for a free and informative event aimed at owner-occupiers, landlords or anyone who wants to learn more about maintaining and managing their historic tenement flats.
📆 Tuesday 18th November | 12-1:00pm
📍 Via Zoom
🎟️ Free! Booking essential:
💸 It’s payday and Friday- the perfect time to treat yourself!
Spend an afternoon getting creative and learning the art of traditional sign writing with the brilliant Bungo Sign Co.
🎨 Saturday 15 November | 1pm – 5pm
📍 Many Studios
💷 £75
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Photo of someone measuring on a work bench and text which reads "The Training Grant from Glasgow City Heritage Trust has certainly helped me to fill some of gaps in my knowledge and given me the confidence to make the shift towards being a full-time heritage craftsperson"
🧱 In our latest blog, Training Grant recipient Michael Goodger reflects on his learning experience and the importance of gaining hands-on training with traditional skills ⚒️
Read Michael’s blog and find out more about our Training Grants 👉 buff.ly/tq9OnZb
🆘 Got questions about taking care of your tenement? We've got answers!
Join GCHT and Under One Roof at our next drop-in session where you can ask our experts for advice.
📆 Thursday, 6th November 6 - 8pm
📍 The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Street, G41 2PZ
More info:
Many of Mexico City’s Art Deco & Art Nouveau buildings are at risk: abandoned, quake-damaged or redeveloped.
[un]Faithful Reinstatement explores how adaptive reuse is saving them and asks: could Glasgow do the same?
Book a free spot for the exhibition opening panel discussion 👉 buff.ly/0EXcLWd
✨ During #HeritageCareersWeek we’re proud to support training that helps build a sustainable heritage workforce in Scotland!
Our Training Grants can help you develop your professional skills and are open to anyone 18+. To find out more and apply:
Try your hand at traditional signwriting with the talented team from Southside's Bungo Sign Co & Rachel from brush maker A.S Handover.
Enjoy an afternoon of creativity, craft and a bit of paint under your fingernails!
📆 Sat 15 Nov | 1pm - 5pm
📍 Many Studios
🎟️ £75
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📣 Taking Care of Your Tenement: Drop-In Session
⚒️ Join GCHT and Under One Roof for a drop-in session aimed at anyone who wants to learn more about maintaining and repairing historic tenements!
📆 Thursday, 6th Nov. | 6pm - 8pm
📍The Deep End, 21 Nithsdale Street, G41 2PZ
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Step back in time to the 19th-century! Join our hands-on camera obscure workshop & learn how it led to modern photography, then build your own box camera obscura and explore the city through its unique view.
📆 Sat 8 Nov | 10:30-15:00
📍 GCHT, 54 Bell Street
🎟️ £35
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✨ Friday feeling! Some great news to share...
We’re delighted to announce that, as of 1st October, we are an accredited Living Wage Scotland Employer.
A huge thank you to the Living Wage Foundation for welcoming us into the fold- we’re proud to join the movement!
#LivingWage #LivingWageEmployer
Our latest newsletter The Insider just dropped! 📬
Fun heritage picks, behind-the-scenes at GCHT & more.
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Prepare for your visit by giving our podcast episode a listen, where you can hear Judith talk more about the Panopticon's amazing 168 year history! 🎭
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Did you know the world's oldest surviving music hall is right here in Glasgow? It showcased everything from entertainers to animals!
Curious for more? Join Judith Bowers, founder of the Friends of Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Trust, on a talk & tour of the building on 9 Oct!
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