Cultural lineage
Museums
One of the through-lines connecting these venues — part of what each of them is known for, not just what's on this week.
8 venues in Glasgow, Bristol and Manchester working in this tradition
Venues
The Burrell Collection
2060 Pollokshaws RoadGlasgow
The Burrell Collection houses Sir William Burrell's gift of around 9,000 objects to Glasgow — decorative arts, medieval artefacts, tapestries and paintings…
The Hunterian
University AvenueGlasgow
The Hunterian is Scotland's oldest public museum, founded in 1807, spanning the University of Glasgow's museum, art gallery, Mackintosh House reconstruction,…
M Shed
Princes WharfBristol
M Shed occupies a former dockside transit shed on Bristol's Floating Harbour, telling the story of the city and its people through social, industrial and…
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Peel ParkManchester
Salford Museum & Art Gallery pairs a Victorian-era art collection with Lark Hill Place, a recreated 19th-century street built inside the museum, plus a local…
Ordsall Hall
322 Ordsall LaneManchester
Ordsall Hall is a timber-framed Tudor manor house with roots as far back as the 12th century, run by Salford City Council as a free historic-house museum with…
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Argyle StreetGlasgow
Kelvingrove is one of Scotland's most-visited museums, its 22 galleries spanning natural history, arms and armour, Scottish art and European Old Masters —…
Riverside Museum
100 Pointhouse PlaceGlasgow
Riverside Museum is Zaha Hadid's Clyde-side building for Glasgow's transport and travel history — trams, cars, ships and locomotives — and berths the Tall Ship…
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Queens RoadBristol
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is the city's civic museum and gallery, holding fine and decorative art, natural history, archaeology and world-cultures…
Upcoming
Full programme →Craft Social: Pom Poms & Tassels
Salford Museum & Art Gallery · Wed 9 Sept · 17:30 · £12
Geological Society of Glasgow Lectures
The Hunterian · Thu 10 Sept · 19:00
Autism Friendly Adult Workshop
Riverside Museum · Sat 12 Sept · 15:00
Movement Park Urban Sports Day
Riverside Museum · Sun 13 Sept · 11:00 · Free
Orchard Day
Ordsall Hall · Sun 13 Sept · 11:30
Movement Park Urban Sports Day
Riverside Museum · Sun 13 Sept · 12:00 · Free
Drawing Inspiration: Stretch & Sketch
The Burrell Collection · Sun 13 Sept · 13:00
Twilight Tour – House for an Art Lover folios
The Hunterian · Wed 16 Sept · 17:15
Life Drawing Late: Light & Shadow
Salford Museum & Art Gallery · Wed 16 Sept · 18:00 · £7
Home Education Session: Meet the Street – The Victorians of Lark Hill Place
Salford Museum & Art Gallery · Fri 18 Sept · 10:00 · £4.5
The Open [5]
Salford Museum & Art Gallery · Until 29 Nov
Autism-Friendly Family Workshop - Treasure Boxes
The Burrell Collection · Sat 19 Sept · 10:30
Inside The Hunterian Collections
The Hunterian · Sat 19 Sept · 12:00
Flecky Bennett’s Lark Hill Place Experience
Salford Museum & Art Gallery · Wed 23 Sept · 19:00
Autism-Friendly Quiet Opening
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum · Fri 25 Sept · 10:00 · Free
Relax with Art
Salford Museum & Art Gallery · Fri 25 Sept · 14:00
Drawing Inspiration: Life Drawing
The Burrell Collection · Sat 26 Sept · 11:00 · £47.04
Contemporary Narratives Closing Event
Salford Museum & Art Gallery · Sat 26 Sept · 12:00
Sonica: Svetlana Spajic
The Hunterian · Sat 26 Sept · 13:30
Pink & Purple Charity Meet
Riverside Museum · Sun 27 Sept · 11:00
The Bristol Tapestry Talk
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery · Fri 2 Oct · 14:00
Kelvingrove: A Museum of Empire
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum · Sat 3 Oct · 14:30 · Free
Language, lascars and loos
Riverside Museum · Tue 6 Oct · 14:00 · Free