National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall events are free and take place at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, unless we state otherwise.
August events | September events
List updated: 22 August.
August events
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Workshops and tours
Edinburgh events
Thomas Annan's photographs of Glasgow
The son of a farmer from Fife, Thomas Annan (1829-1887) was commissioned in the late 1860s to photograph Glasgow city centre. The images he captured were striking and moving, highlighting the squalid conditions some of the city's residents were living in. Thomas Annan went on to become one of the most influential photographers of the Victorian era. In this talk, Anne Lyden from the National Museum of Scotland discusses Annan's impact. This event is presented by the Alexander Thomson Society.
Wednesday 28 August
18.00
Free. This event is fully booked.
Discovering family history at Kelvin Hall
Our huge range of digital resources can help you with your ancestral research. Learn how to use them at this workshop. If you have discovered the outline of your family history and want to find out more about your ancestors' lives, our digital resources can help. Learn how to use our huge range of digital resources for your ancestral research at this workshop. The session takes approximately 90 minutes.
Thursday 29 August
14.00
Free. This event is fully booked.
September events
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Workshops and tours
Kelvin Hall events
Discover maps at Kelvin Hall
We have around two million maps in our collection, from early maps to the latest digital ones, with over 200,000 maps on our website. This talk is a general introduction to the map collection, and includes a demonstration of how to view georeferenced maps, overlay and compare maps, print or buy historical maps. The introductory talk will last around an hour, and is followed by a 30-minute supported session to help you get the most out of the maps website.
Friday 6 September
14.00
Free. This event is fully booked.
Getting started with the Moving Image Archive
The National Library of Scotland's Moving Image Archive has been collecting and preserving films since 1976. All of Scots life can be seen: adverts, documentaries, home movies, promotional films, amateur comedies, educational programmes and more. This workshop is designed to introduce you to the archive and guide you through getting the most from searching our catalogue. Workshop lasts around one hour.
Saturday 14 September
14.00
Free. Book 'Getting started with the Moving Image Archive' on Eventbrite or phone 0845 366 4629.
Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival
Discover all there is to see and do at Kelvin Hall
Glimpse behind the scenes with the partners of Kelvin Hall as they offer tours on Glasgow Doors Open Day. Take a look at the items held in the Glasgow Museum's stores. Enjoy a rare chance to see the film, video and sound-digitisation editing suites of the Moving Image Archive. Tour the collections stores of The Hunterian to view the objects not currently on display in the Museum and Art Gallery.
Saturday 21 September
Tours at 10.00, 12.00, 14.00 and 16.00
Free. To book a place on a tour, email kelvinhalltours@glasgowlife.org.uk or phone 0141 276 1450.