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Need some ideas to keep the kids busy when you come to visit Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum? Download some suggestions of activities and games that you can play with your household in the galleries:
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You can print them at home or view them on your phone and other personal devices. Please note that we won’t be able to provide a paper copy at the venue.
As school visits to Glasgow Museums are currently not possible we hope you and your class enjoy our 'Virtual Visits'! Designed to support your class topic they cover different parts of the curriculum through object-based, active learning and encourage your pupils to research the topic further.
This first video focuses on one of Glasgow Museums' most popular primary school workshops; "Life and Death in Ancient Egypt" which usually takes place at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and is aimed at Primary 3-7; covering SOC 2-01a. The pupils learn about every day life in Ancient Egypt, how the dead were buried and what belief system was followed . Showing the video to your class, you can stop and start throughout to allow any comments and questions and lead a separate session on the practical part of the video which focuses on making a shabti out of salt dough or clay.
For further, topic-related resources, information and high quality images to be used in class please visit
https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums/learning/learning-resources and http://collections.glasgowmuseums.com/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=1487;type=802
https://youtu.be/3PEc35UbzXs
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Today might be the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth 2020, but our work to celebrate Black History does not finish with it. The GoMA Youth Group have been working with artists Ashanti Harris and Matthew Arthur Williams, discussing Black History and creative a collaborative piece to celebrate it - stay tuned to see the results of this collaboration in the upcoming weeks!
Image credit: "Doll Thomas" video still, 2019, Ashanti Harris
Tales of Mystery and Imagination… Aubrey Beardsley’s illustrations for stories by Edgar Allan Poe This Halloween, Alison Brown, Curator for European Decorative Art and Design prises open the doors to one of the cupboards in the storerooms to reveal four of the creepiest works in Glasgow Museums’ collection.
Thanks to Glasgow City Heritage Trust for their support to GoMA - Glasgow Museums' project "At Home". Read more about our approach to inclusivity and representation in their blog: https://www.glasgowheritage.org.uk/on-the-road-to-inclusivity-and-representation-a-blog-to-celebrate-and-reflect-on-black-history-month-part-2/
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This October Glasgow City Heritage Trust celebrates Black History Month (BHM) with a series of interview blogs. Our second and last interview is with Angela Massafra and Katie Bruce from GoMA with their project “At Home”.
Art to die for
One of Glasgow Museums Resource Centre’s most iconic work is this giant pink fish. So, what is it?
Our fish was made by the Ghanaian artist Paa Joe (real name Joseph Tetteh Ashong), whose colourful creations are shown in museums and galleries all over the world, even though most of his works are buried deep underground and will never be seen. In fact, this giant fish is a custom-built coffin.
Paa Joe has been making fantasy coffins since 1976, part of a tradition in Ghana known as abebuu adekai. A pink fish is just one of the options available for your choice of final resting place. From their workshop in Accra, Ghana’s capital city, Paa Joe and his son Jacob make coffins of all sizes and shapes to carry their customers into the next life in style. Families commission the coffins to celebrate the status, profession or passions of the deceased, such as a Mercedes Benz for a businessman, a cocoa pod for a farmer, a bible, a camera, or even a giant sneaker.
One of the first fantasy coffins ever made was in the form of an aeroplane, made in the 1950s by two brothers for their grandmother, who had always dreamt of flying in a plane.
A fisherman or fishmonger might be buried a boat, a shell, a lobster or colourful fish such as this. Just in case you’re wondering, Paa Joe also makes his coffins for sale to art galleries around the world and so this fish was not made to be used!
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Photo: A.2011.23 Fantasy Coffin from Ghana, GMRC, Glasgow Museums.
Glasgow has changed beyond recognition since the late 1950’s, as skillfully captured in more than 3,500 photographs taken by the late, amateur photographer Eric Watt. These were generously gifted to the city by Eric’s family.
Around 100 incredible images are presented in a new book, Coming Into View: Eric Watt's Photographs of Glasgow, an evocative collection of photographs that reveal different aspects of the city he grew up in from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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This story, linked to the sculpture “Creation” by Tom Deko (b.1965) from Bena, Papa New Guinea, is on display in Kelvingrove’s Expressions Court. It is made from recycled metal.
Two brothers lived in a valley far away in Papua New Guinea. They played happily together in the forest until one day, some giants came over the mountain to rob and steal for themselves. The giants were the first humanlike beings to inhabit the earth but were not fully human.
The brothers tried their hardest to defend their forest, but the younger brother was killed. The older brother was very sad. He planted a seed where his brother was buried and carefully watered the seed every day. A tiny shoot appeared and the boy watched the seedling day and night, crying for his brother. Every day he watered it, and the shoot grew bigger until it became a beautiful tree. A friendly bird of paradise came and perched on top to keep the boy company.
One day, he saw a crack appearing in the trunk. The crack grew bigger and wider. The older brother watched eagerly when suddenly the tree trunk burst wide open! Nestled inside the trunk was his younger brother - alive! As he helped his younger brother out of the tree, the older brother brushed away his tears of sorrow as happiness and joy returned.
Happy that they were together again, the brothers mustered all their strength to chase the giants away. It took them a long time, but eventually they got rid of the giants and brought peace back to their valley.
Images © Tom Deko
Today we are looking at some recent collecting activity in Glasgow Museums for exhibitions at GoMA - Glasgow Museums that recognise the significant contributions of Black artists in Scotland and relate to wider collection conversations in Glasgow Museums. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2020
Read our latest blog post:
https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/at-home-collection-musings-black-history-month/
It is Black History Month and for this musings post we are looking at some recent collecting activity in Glasgow Museums for exhibitions at GoMA that recognise the significant contributions of Black artists in Scotland and relate to wider collection conversations in Glasgow Museums.
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We’re in the same boat, brother
We’re in the same boat, brother
And if you shake one end
You’re gonna rock the other
It’s the same boat, brother
© 1944 Harburg and Robinson
As a young student the 1960s New York, the Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika befriended African American blues singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson.
Hazarika translated the song by Paul Robeson 'We’re in the same boat, brother' in Assamese, then took this song back to Assam where it has become an anthem of unity and peace, inspiring the work of artists such as Siva Prasad Marar.
"I have always liked this song and my work ‘We Are In The Same Boat, Brother’, is totally inspired by the song. I try to show the mix, that we should all live together. Even though people are different, we are in the same boat here.’
Siva Prasad Marar, 2013
We Are In The Same Boat Brother, 2010
Siva Prasad Marar, Assam, India
S.473
Acquired through the Art Fund’s RENEW programme with the support of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
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Only one week and Halloween will be upon us! Windows all around the city are already being decorated with ghosts and pumpkins and all kinds of spookiness.
This year, however, we will miss the throngs of costumed children guising on the streets, offering their songs and jokes in exchange for sweets at the doors.
Without Halloween parties, adults too will miss the opportunity to dress up in their best home-made costumes.
If you did feel like showing off your costume making skills, we reckon there is some pretty good inspiration here!
We will post again on Halloween’s day if you want to share your costumes with us!
It's been great to see so many happy visitors over the last few weeks 😃 We look forward to welcoming you over the weekend, please remember to book in advance.
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Beautiful sunny afternoon here at Kelvingrove!
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‘...I go back to Africa to make an open path for commerce and Christianity...’
Dr David Livingstone, Cambridge, 1857.
During the second half of the 19th century, European countries changed from ruling their colonies through mass settlement to controlling natural resources by political and military means. At the core of European imperialism lay the belief that human suffering could only be eased by introducing genuine and legitimate commerce along with good government guided by Christian principles. How was this idea of combining Christianity, commerce and civilisation for humane causes regarded by millions of colonised peoples across the world? Explore our online exhibition for a snapshot.
In this podcast, curators Harry Dunlop and Dr Anthony Lewis discuss the legacies of slavery within Glasgow Museums. They explore the history of some of the prominent objects within the collection, as well as examining the ways in which museums are encouraging debate around the subject. The podcast is also available on Apple, Google and Spotify, search for Glasgow Museums.
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#BHM2020 #BlackHistoryMonth #SlaveryMadeGlasgow
Learning and Access Curator, Harry Dunlop discusses the legacies of slavery within Glasgow Museums and Collections, with Curator of Scottish History, Dr. Anthony Lewis. They explore the history of som
This small copper coin was a trade token. Dated 1788, it was used in the Barbados instead of money to purchase goods from plantation stores. It has been in Glasgow Museums' collections since 1877, but it had not been originally recorded as being relevant to slavery history, nor has ever been interpreted by Caribbean and African people.
On one side it shows the bust of an enslaved African person wearing a plumed crown with the motto "I serve". As well as backing slavery, this image cites Prince George, implying royal support for the British slave trade. On the other side is a pineapple, a fruit which grew in the Caribbeans and was cultivated in elite British greenhouse gardens. While to some it represented hospitality, it is also a clear symbol of the profits gained by the British elites from the exploitation of slavery.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #SlaveryMadeGlasgow
GoMA - Glasgow Museums has innate ties to slavery as it was originally built in 1778 as a townhouse by William Cunninghame, one of Glasgow’s most prominent eighteenth century merchants. He had significant interests in both the Virginia tobacco trade and the West Indies sugar trade, owning the Grandvale plantation in Westmoreland, Jamaica, where three hundred enslaved men, women and children were forced to extract the produce that allowed Cunninghame to become even richer.
To mark #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re offering a glimpse into our object handling kit, where you can learn about objects in our collection that have connections to the trade in enslaved African people.
https://galleryofmodernart.blog/portfolio/legacies-of-empire-in-gomas-handling-kit/
The Gallery of Modern Art has innate ties to slavery as it was originally built in 1778 as a townhouse by William Cunninghame, one of Glasgow’s most prominent eighteenth century merchants. To mark Black History Month, we’re offering a glimpse into our object handling kit, where you can learn abo...
In two weeks Halloween will be upon us! Windows all around the city are already being decorated with ghosts and pumpkins and all kinds of spookiness.
This year, however, we will miss the sight of costumed children guising round the streets, offering their songs and jokes in exchange for sweets at the doors.
Without Halloween parties, adults too will miss the opportunity to dress up in their best home-made costumes.
If you did feel like showing off your costume making skills, we reckon there is some pretty good inspiration here!
We will post again on Halloween’s day, if you want to share your costumes with us!
We are very lucky. The sun is shining in Glasgow again today! And the schools are still on holiday. Lots of us will be out walking or in our gardens making the most of the weather.
This two thousand year old statue was found by someone making a rock garden near Wishaw, in 1967. You can see two faces in the image, but there is actually a third which is hidden. The carving may be three gods. Or it may be three images of the same god.
What a beautiful day here in Glasgow! Perfect day for painting outdoors.
S.J Peploe painted this seaside scene in Berneval-le-Grand in Normandy in 1904. He would have painted outdoors and fairly quickly. The paint is thick and fluid, only loosely suggesting fashionable holidaymakers, white chalky cliffs and the deep blue of sea and sky.
You can find this painting in the Scottish Colourists gallery in Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. Why not have a look for it next time you are in?
S.J Peploe, Berneval, c 1904, © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection
Ancient Egyptians believed the afterlife was a lot like this one, only a little better. They filled their tombs with things they thought they would need.
Shabti dolls represent servants that could assist in the afterlife. Make your on shabti with salt dough or air drying clay.
Does your granny have a pair of Wally Dugs on the mantlepiece? Do you know what ‘wally’ means? What other things were also wally?
To celebrate Black History Month, the team at GoMA have chosen Alberta Whittle as inspiration for a colourful October half-term activity. Alberta is a Glasgow-based artist who works across film, sculpture, collage and choreographed installation to reflect her Scottish-Caribbean heritage (she was born in Barbados) and her interest in migrating cultures. She has spoken openly about the erasure of black people in everyday society and why the #BlackLivesMatter movement is now more important than ever.
Get inspired by Alberta Whittle’s work in GoMA’s 2018 exhibition “Inner City” to make your own colourful collage.
Remembering 9 October 1993 when Nelson Mandela came to Glasgow to receive the Freedom of Nine Cities. He’d spent 27 years in prison for actively opposing South Africa’s apartheid regime of racial segregation.
The following day he signed an event poster in our collection:
‘To the People of Glasgow.
Compliments to a city whose residents regard the entire world as the battleground for the maintenance of human rights.
N Mandela 10.10.93’
Nelson Mandela is remembered as an inspirational role model, civil rights activist and social justice campaigner. He became South Africa’s first black head of state, elected in the country’s first democratic election.
Primary teachers interested in exploring the life Nelson Mandela with their class can utilise a new teaching resource created by WOSDEC: https://wosdec.org.uk/our-resources/when-mandela-danced-in-the-square/
This History, Literacy and Global Citizenship resource explores Scotland’s connection with Nelson Mandela and supports learners to feel empowered to take action on issues of importance to them today. It was commissioned by the Nelson Mandela Scottish Memorial Foundation.
Images: Free Nelson Mandela poster and badge, Glasgow Museums.
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination… Aubrey Beardsley’s illustrations for stories by Edgar Allan Poe This Halloween, Alison Brown, Curator for European Decorative Art and Design prises open the doors to one of the cupboards in the storerooms to reveal four of the creepiest works in Glasgow Museums’ collection.
This story, linked to the sculpture “Creation” by Tom Deko (b.1965) from Bena, Papa New Guinea, is on display in Kelvingrove’s Expressions Court. It is made from recycled metal. Two brothers lived in a valley far away in Papua New Guinea. They played happily together in the forest until one day, some giants came over the mountain to rob and steal for themselves. The giants were the first humanlike beings to inhabit the earth but were not fully human. The brothers tried their hardest to defend their forest, but the younger brother was killed. The older brother was very sad. He planted a seed where his brother was buried and carefully watered the seed every day. A tiny shoot appeared and the boy watched the seedling day and night, crying for his brother. Every day he watered it, and the shoot grew bigger until it became a beautiful tree. A friendly bird of paradise came and perched on top to keep the boy company. One day, he saw a crack appearing in the trunk. The crack grew bigger and wider. The older brother watched eagerly when suddenly the tree trunk burst wide open! Nestled inside the trunk was his younger brother - alive! As he helped his younger brother out of the tree, the older brother brushed away his tears of sorrow as happiness and joy returned. Happy that they were together again, the brothers mustered all their strength to chase the giants away. It took them a long time, but eventually they got rid of the giants and brought peace back to their valley. Images © Tom Deko
We’re in the same boat, brother We’re in the same boat, brother And if you shake one end You’re gonna rock the other It’s the same boat, brother © 1944 Harburg and Robinson As a young student the 1960s New York, the Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika befriended African American blues singer and civil rights activist Paul Robeson. Hazarika translated the song by Paul Robeson 'We’re in the same boat, brother' in Assamese, then took this song back to Assam where it has become an anthem of unity and peace, inspiring the work of artists such as Siva Prasad Marar. "I have always liked this song and my work ‘We Are In The Same Boat, Brother’, is totally inspired by the song. I try to show the mix, that we should all live together. Even though people are different, we are in the same boat here.’ Siva Prasad Marar, 2013 We Are In The Same Boat Brother, 2010 Siva Prasad Marar, Assam, India S.473 Acquired through the Art Fund’s RENEW programme with the support of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Only one week and Halloween will be upon us! Windows all around the city are already being decorated with ghosts and pumpkins and all kinds of spookiness. This year, however, we will miss the throngs of costumed children guising on the streets, offering their songs and jokes in exchange for sweets at the doors. Without Halloween parties, adults too will miss the opportunity to dress up in their best home-made costumes. If you did feel like showing off your costume making skills, we reckon there is some pretty good inspiration here! We will post again on Halloween’s day if you want to share your costumes with us!
‘...I go back to Africa to make an open path for commerce and Christianity...’ Dr David Livingstone, Cambridge, 1857. During the second half of the 19th century, European countries changed from ruling their colonies through mass settlement to controlling natural resources by political and military means. At the core of European imperialism lay the belief that human suffering could only be eased by introducing genuine and legitimate commerce along with good government guided by Christian principles. How was this idea of combining Christianity, commerce and civilisation for humane causes regarded by millions of colonised peoples across the world? Explore our online exhibition for a snapshot.
In two weeks Halloween will be upon us! Windows all around the city are already being decorated with ghosts and pumpkins and all kinds of spookiness. This year, however, we will miss the sight of costumed children guising round the streets, offering their songs and jokes in exchange for sweets at the doors. Without Halloween parties, adults too will miss the opportunity to dress up in their best home-made costumes. If you did feel like showing off your costume making skills, we reckon there is some pretty good inspiration here! We will post again on Halloween’s day, if you want to share your costumes with us!
Ancient Egyptians believed the afterlife was a lot like this one, only a little better. They filled their tombs with things they thought they would need. Shabti dolls represent servants that could assist in the afterlife. Make your on shabti with salt dough or air drying clay.
To celebrate Black History Month, the team at GoMA have chosen Alberta Whittle as inspiration for a colourful October half-term activity. Alberta is a Glasgow-based artist who works across film, sculpture, collage and choreographed installation to reflect her Scottish-Caribbean heritage (she was born in Barbados) and her interest in migrating cultures. She has spoken openly about the erasure of black people in everyday society and why the #BlackLivesMatter movement is now more important than ever. Get inspired by Alberta Whittle’s work in GoMA’s 2018 exhibition “Inner City” to make your own colourful collage.
Throughout history people have been inspired by how animals move in their environment. This inspiration has been applied to such things as fighting, dance and exercise. Our activity today takes inspiration from some of the animals you’ll find in Kelvingrove Museum. The movements are akin to Chinese qigong exercise with elements of simple dynamic yoga. Each exercise is carried out to what is called: ‘Soft Limits’ i.e. there is no straining or over-stretching as that interferes with the flow. Watch through a couple of times – then give them a go!
A nice cup of tea.... Today we’re going to look at the sculpture ‘Tea Cup’ by Siva Prasad Marar, a sculptor from Assam in Northeast India. ‘The tea-cup is known all over the world – if a guest comes to your home, you will not send him or her away without offering them a cup of tea. The cup of tea contains your respect, your good will, your reputation in a way. But you do not think of the background of the tea, neither does your guest.’ Artist Siva Prasad Marar (2013) In 1823, a tea planter from the Singpho tribe called Maniram Dewan showed some of his Assamese wild tea bushes to Scottish soldier Major Robert C Bruce. In 1837, the first English tea garden was established in Upper Assam and by the turn of the century, Assam was the leading tea-producing region in the world. Today you will find this rich dark tea in your morning tea bag. ‘My grandfather came to Assam from Madhya Pradesh and so did my grandmother. The British had set up tea estates in Assam and many people were brought here to work as tea-labourers. There were entire villages who moved here to work in the tea estates about 150 years ago. My grandparents both worked in the tea-estates, plucking the tea-leaves, digging trenches.’ Siva Prasad Marar (2013) But why is the sculpture in the shape of a woman? ‘I am trying to invoke a mother in this sculpture. Mother of tea in a way. In this work, all I want to say is that a cup of tea which for millions worldwide is a form of enjoyment, a mode of relaxation, a symbol of respect and goodwill, in the background are these women who have dedicated their lives to the tea industry. It is because of them that we are able to get this cup of tea.’ Siva Prasad Marar (2013) You will find this sculpture in Kelvingrove Museums Cultural Connections gallery.
Many artists are inspired by nature so take a leaf out of their book and look a little closer at the natural world around you! Collect plant materials to make shapes of animals and insects that you can find in your own garden or in Kelvingrove Museum.
Missing your Sunday visit to Kelvingrove? Well just to remind you, here are some sights from the Main Hall and some beautiful 19th and very early 20th Century Scottish artworks. The music is an arrangement of the traditional Irish Tune: ‘She Moves Through the Fair’.
It’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum’s turn for taking over social media this week. So let's kick off with a wee bit of Scottish flair! A highland lad or lassie is the finest thing you ever could see! Make yourself the star of the show like Lord Mungo Murray [Am Morair Mungo Moireach], 1668 - 1700, son of 1st Marquess of Atholl, painted by John Michael Wright. You will make a pop up kilt and plaid on a card for sending to a loved one. All you need is a lively imagination, a good sprinkling of facts and fun or myth and mystery, a few coloured pencils, 3 pieces of A4 paper, masking tape and a postage stamp. Show us your results by posting photos here.
Hands up if you’ve seen the scary spider crab we have over at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre? This huge specimen, which you can see at the beginning of this video, is from Japan, where spider crabs can grow up to 3.8 metres long and live until they are 100 years old! You do get spider crabs here in Scotland, but they are much smaller at up to 50cm wide. They may look scary but spider crabs are actually reported to be gentle creatures. You can make your own spider crab and seaside friends at home by following the simple instructions below! You’ll need: an empty egg carton, scissors, glue or sellotape, red paint or felt tips, and pipe cleaners (if you don’t have these you can use strips of fabric and make a jellyfish!). - Cut out one of the egg cups and colour it red. - Cut the pipe cleaners into 8 long strips for legs & claws, plus two short strips. - Make the claws by twisting smaller strips onto the end of a longer piece as the video shows. - Fold the legs and claws into shape and glue or sellotape them inside the egg cup. - Don't forget to draw on a wee face - how is your crab feeling today? Bonus: You can also make some extra friends for your crab - an octopus made from a recycled cardboard tube, and a starfish made from scrap paper using a stipling effect with your paintbrush! Have you had a go at this? Post photos of your underwater friends in the comments below!
It’s #NationalPlayDay! Why not follow the instructions below to make a flying bird and play with it outside! Can you make your bird fly as fast as the peregrine falcon? This bird is the fastest bird of prey in the world - and the fastest animal in the world when in hunting dive formation! The peregrine falcon soars to great heights, then when it dives can reach up to 200 miles per hour! These magnificent birds are found in most parts of the world, including in Scotland, and they like to make their nests on cliffs or rocky quarry sides. A peregrine falcon is blue-grey in colour with a white face, a black moustache, and a speckled chest. Have you ever seen one, either out in the wild or at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre? You’ll need: A4 sized paper (plus smaller paper / scraps) scissors, glue, a pen or pencil, hole punch, string and a stapler. - Fold the A4 paper in half horizontally and then fold one corner down to the fold on both sides. - Use your stapler to staple the both corners together on the seam of the fold. - Make a beak by cutting a triangle shape out of paper and attach it using glue. - Make three tail feathers out of paper and attach them as well. - Draw some eyes onto the side of your bird kite. - Make a hole using the hole punch beside the staple. - Thread the string through the hole. It’s time to go outside and launch your bird - if it's a windy day you can fly it like a kite! Can it go as fast as a peregrine falcon?
Join our Victorian characters, Sergeant MacLeod and Maud Devine, as they send postcards to one another. To keep in touch, while the café has been closed, they have been sending songs and rhymes to one another by post. Watch along and see if you can join in. Maybe you can write a postcard to let your friends know what you’ve been up to this Summer. Sam the Skull was originally written by Harry Hagan.
Join our Victorian characters, Sergeant MacLeod and Maud Devine, as they send postcards to one another. To keep in touch, while the café has been closed, they have been sending songs and rhymes to one another by post. Watch along and see if you can join in. Maybe you can write a postcard to let your friends know what you’ve been up to this Summer. Sam the Skull was originally written by Harry Hagan.
Join our Victorian characters, Sergeant MacLeod and Maud Devine, as they send postcards to one another. To keep in touch, while the café has been closed, they have been sending songs and rhymes to one another by post. Watch along and see if you can join in. Maybe you can write a postcard to let your friends know what you’ve been up to this Summer. Down at the Station was written by Lee Ricks and Slim Gillard in 1948.
Join our Victorian characters, Sergeant MacLeod and Maud Devine, as they send postcards to one another. To keep in touch, while the café has been closed, they have been sending songs and rhymes to one another by post. Watch along and see if you can join in. Maybe you can write a postcard to let your friends know what you’ve been up to this Summer. Down at the Station was written by Lee Ricks and Slim Gillard in 1948.
This story is inspired by our GlaswegAsians exhibition at Scotland Street School Museum. Lascars, originally a Bengali word, were sailors from Asia who worked on European ships. These brave men were some of the first Asian people to visit and settle in Glasgow, beginning in the mid-1800s. Many lascars ‘jumped ship’ at docks on the River Clyde and settled in Anderston, Port Dundas and later Gorbals, where the first Asian supermarkets and places of worship opened. In this short video storyteller Gauri Raje reads a letter from a lascar, sent from Scotland to India in 1908. #SouthAsianHeritageMonth
In these uncertain times, it is normal to feel overwhelmed or worried. This seven-minute Riverside imagery relaxation will help you relax your body and mind, and transport you to the River Clyde – a place many of us miss and look forward to visiting soon. If you do not feel like taking part in the relaxation, you can just enjoy looking at the photographs of the riverside taken by our staff during lockdown. What is your favourite relaxing and calm place? Let us know in the comments below.
Here’s an activity to get you in the mood for Riverside and Scotland Street School Museums social media takeover. We’re going back in time to old Glasgow this week. You can use whatever you have in the house to make your collage, we used old magazines, tin foil and tissue paper! Think about what your ideal street would look like - you could include houses, shops, maybe your own school.
Today is the final day of The Burrell Collection takeover of the summer activities and our final video is all about weaving. The Burrell has 201 tapestries and we have some bigger than 3 double beds put together! Have a go at weaving and we would love to see your results in the comments
Do you ever sit and listen to the sounds around you? In todays Burrell Takeover the Luohan often does and we would like you to give it a try. Join Louise in a quick mindfullness activity. Did you enjoy it? Comment below and tell us what you heard.
Spillikins, also known as pick up sticks, is a game played with different shaped sticks. Sir William Burrell had his own set that he donated to us in 1944. Here we show you how to make your own natural set and how to play.
In today’s The Burrell Collection activity we explore more of Pollok Park and find some fun flowers – just like some you might find in the Burrell! Have a look in gardens local to you – can you find these flowers? Remember not to pick them!
This week The Burrell Collection will take over the summer holiday programme. We are still busy behind the scenes working on the redevelopment but over the next week we will share some activities you can do inside and out and hope you explore your local parks with us! Today join Allison as she discovers some trees in Pollok Park– Can you find these in your local park?
How well do you know your nursery rhymes? We’ve picked some objects from the Glasgow Museums collection and matched them to 3 different nursery rhymes. Can you can guess what they are? Listen out for the sound effects to help you! Share your answers with us using the comments.
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