Glasgow's Eurovision Bid
Glasgow loves a good song 🎶
Join us in supporting the city's Eurovision bid for 2023 🎤
Good luck Glasgow!
#Eurovision #PeopleMakeGlasgow #GlasgowEurovisionBid
We are Hiring
We're recruiting!
Are you aged 18 - 25? Glasgow Life Museums are hiring a Project Assistant and a Learning Assistant for the Our Shared Cultural Heritage programme.
Find out more and apply;
Project Assistant - https://bit.ly/3ypgR6G
Learning Assistant - https://bit.ly/3OK4NSR
Closing date - 17th July
#OSCH Glasgow is a youth-led programme that explores the shared cultures and histories of the UK and South Asia. In partnership with Glasgow Life Museums, British Council and UK Youth, supported by @HeritageFundUK.
We're recruiting!
Are you aged 18 - 25? Glasgow Life Museums are hiring a Project Assistant and a Learning Assistant for the Our Shared Cultural Heritage programme.
Find out more and apply;
Project Assistant - https://bit.ly/3ypgR6G
Learning Assistant - https://bit.ly/3OK4NSR
Closing date - 17th July
#OSCH Glasgow is a youth-led programme that explores the shared cultures and histories of the UK and South Asia. In partnership with Glasgow Life Museums, British Council and UK Youth, supported by @HeritageFundUK.
We're recruiting!
Are you aged 18 - 25? Glasgow Life Museums are hiring a Project Assistant and a Learning Assistant for the Our Shared Cultural Heritage programme.
Find out more and apply;
Project Assistant - https://bit.ly/3ypgR6G
Learning Assistant - https://bit.ly/3OK4NSR
Closing date - 17th July
#OSCH Glasgow is a youth-led programme that explores the shared cultures and histories of the UK and South Asia. In partnership with Glasgow Life Museums, British Council and UK Youth, supported by @HeritageFundUK.
OSCH is Recruiting
We're recruiting!
Are you aged 18 - 25? Glasgow Life Museums are hiring a Project Assistant and a Learning Assistant for the Our Shared Cultural Heritage programme.
Find out more and apply;
Project Assistant - https://bit.ly/3ypgR6G
Learning Assistant - https://bit.ly/3OK4NSR
Closing date - 17th July
#OSCH Glasgow is a youth-led programme that explores the shared cultures and histories of the UK and South Asia. In partnership with Glasgow Life Museums, British Council and UK Youth, supported by @HeritageFundUK.
OSCH is Recruiting
We're recruiting!
Are you aged 18 - 25? Glasgow Life Museums are hiring a Project Assistant and a Learning Assistant for the Our Shared Cultural Heritage programme.
Find out more and apply;
Project Assistant - https://bit.ly/3ypgR6G
Learning Assistant - https://bit.ly/3OK4NSR
Closing date - 17th July
#OSCH Glasgow is a youth-led programme that explores the shared cultures and histories of the UK and South Asia. In partnership with Glasgow Life Museums, British Council and UK Youth, supported by @HeritageFundUK.
Weaving Part 2
The Art of Fun Sustainable Weaving.
In our Mungo Murray tartan plaid inspired weaving activity, now learn how to finish, and create a beautiful wall hanging.
#OurClimateStories
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Weaving Part 2
The Art of Fun Sustainable Weaving.
In our Mungo Murray tartan plaid inspired weaving activity, now learn how to finish, and create a beautiful wall hanging.
#OurClimateStories
Please help us to evaluate this content here: http://bit.ly/LMMEvaluation
Weaving Part 1
Inspired by tartan plaid worn by Lord Mungo Murray have fun weaving a wall hanging from sustainable, natural materials in these craft videos. Our learning and curatorial teams have been working hard to help everyone think about how we use precious resources. As COP 26 approaches and in the years ahead, little changes to how we live and create can make a big difference!
The Art of Sustainable Weaving Part 2 will be posted today at 5.30pm
#OurClimateStories
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Weaving Part 1
Inspired by tartan plaid worn by Lord Mungo Murray have fun weaving a wall hanging from sustainable, natural materials in these craft videos. Our learning and curatorial teams have been working hard to help everyone think about how we use precious resources. As COP 26 approaches and in the years ahead, little changes to how we live and create can make a big difference!
The Art of Sustainable Weaving Part 2 will be posted today at 5.30pm
#OurClimateStories
Please help us to evaluate this content here: http://bit.ly/LMMEvaluation
paper boats
Yesterday we posted about pond yachts. We may not be able to get our hands one of those but we can definitely make our own boat and decorate it!
You will need a sheet of paper and any materials you want to decorate it - we used watercolours.
Reduce, Recycle, Reuse with Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Make A Pin Cushion Using An Old T-Shirt!
Looking at the beautifully patterned fossils from Glasgow Museums collection gives surprising inspiration for fabric printing and pattern making.
Practice different ways to make prints and patterns using the natural world around you. Whist reusing fabrics and stuffing that have been previously used gives you green creditability in your creativity.
Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.
Explore our fossil and botanical collections using our Collections Navigator: https://bit.ly/3Aofrs5
#ourclimatestories #deargreenplace.
Bees at Kelvingrove
POTATO PRINT BEES
Have you seen the honey bee hive inside Kelvingrove Museum?
Bees and other insects are very important to all life on this planet. You can help make a good environment for them by planting flowers they like- or just let your garden grow wild! Let’s celebrate our bee friends by making some potato prints of them.
#ourclimatestories #deargreenplace
Inspire
Who or What inspires you?
When you look closely at the magnificent Victorian building of Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery you will notice statues here and there.
Some of these statues are The Muses.
In Greek mythology The Muses are the children of the god, Zeus, and they whisper into the minds of people to inspire them: Artists, Builders, Mathematicians whatever... if you listen to your Muse you will be inspired.
On Kelvingrove you may be able to find the Muses of Music, Literature, Architecture and Sculpture.
Who or what is your Muse: person, place animal or thing?
What do they inspire you to do?
Let us know in the comments section below.
NatureART
Go outdoors and explore... get creative with nature!
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!
Be inspired by our collections and forage for flora and fauna to construct your own incredible creatures. Use the colours and textures of nature to create creepy crawlies and busy bees, feathery birds and even giant ichthyosaurs!
You can share your creations using the hashtags below.
#ourclimatestories #deargreenplace
Paper Bugs
RECYCLED PAPER BUGS
Do you know that insects and bugs recycle? They decompose dead animals and plants and give nutrients back to the soil to keep it healthy and fresh.
Try recycling scraps of paper, card and packaging and turn your rubbish into precious little bugs.
#ourclimatestories #deargreenplace
Growing Greener with Kelvingrove Art Gallery
This week Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum will be encouraging you how to put the 'green' into your art. Be truly inspired by all that nature shows you... first up..
Growing Greener.
Reuse bottles, jars or plastic vessels to make ideal planters for seeds this summer.
The Glasgow Museums collection has plenty of botanical inspiration to help inspire you to make your own mini green house to enhance your green fingers.
Why not visit us for inspiration or explore our collections online using Collections Navigator. https://bit.ly/3Aofrs5
#ourclimatestories #deargreenplace
Spider Crab
If you have ever visited Glasgow Museums Resource Centre you may have seen our scary spider crab. 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! Don’t worry though – you’re not likely to come across this crab scuttling across the beach! They live in the water, at depths of up to 600 metres. That’s about the same as 133 double-decker buses stacked on top of each other! 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 using recyclable materials by following the simple instructions below! Recycling household objects instead of putting them in the bin, is one way of doing your bit to help the environment. Glasgow is hosting the Climate Change Conference COP26 this year and we want to inspire sustainability in any little ways we can.
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 stippling effect with your paintbrush!
Have you had a go at this? Post photos of your underwater friends in the comments below!
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Burrell inspired cushion covers
Princess Cecily Suncatcher
Decorative Fans Inspired by Nature
Yin and Yang Origami Boxes
Welcome Back - Opening Day
Our Shared Cultural Heritage