Glasgow 850 at The Hunterian
Glasgow 850 marks Glasgow’s 850th anniversary with a year-long programme of events that reflect on how the city has transformed.
Date: Saturday 01 February 2025 - Wednesday 31 December 2025
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: Hunterian Art Gallery and Kelvin Hall
Category: Exhibitions, Hunterian
Glasgow 850 marks Glasgow’s 850th anniversary with a year-long programme of events that reflect on how the city has transformed.
As part of the city-wide celebrations, The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow will host a series of exhibitions, displays and events across its venues that explore Glasgow’s rich heritage.
Building Memories at Kelvin Hall from April to December 2025, will use related objects and artworks from The Hunterian collections to explore three Glasgow buildings that no longer exist, the 1888 International Exhibition building, the University of Glasgow’s Old College and 78 Southpark Avenue, where Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh lived from 1906 to 1914.
Bird, Tree, Bell, Fish, Ring at the Hunterian Art Gallery from June to September 2025, is co-curated by University of Glasgow students and will combine a fascinating selection of items from The Hunterian collections which represent the symbols on the Glasgow coat of arms.
Views of Glasgow at the Hunterian Art Gallery from September 2025 until June 2026, will feature stunning representations of the city by both native and adopted artists, including John Duncan Fergusson, Joan Eardley and John Knox, who have immortalised Glasgow’s evolving identity on canvas.
Glasgow residents will also have the opportunity to visit the Mackintosh House at the Hunterian Art Gallery for free every Sunday between 10.00am and 12 noon, from February until December 2025 (terms and conditions apply).