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Find out about our events and exhibitions in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and online.

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Mackintosh and the West End

Talk, Screening
10 June 2026, 7:00PM to 8:00PM
A still of a sketch of Mackintosh buildings.

Living with rain in Glasgow

Talk
17 June 2026, 6:00PM to 7:00PM
A young boy standing in the rain wearing a yellow raincoat and holding an umbrella.

Shoebox City crafternoon: WestFest edition

Workshop
20 June 2026, 2:00PM to 4:00PM
A city made out of craft supplies.

Films and adverts for reminiscence

Workshop
23 June 2026, 12:30PM to 2:00PM
Black and white still image from advert for Judy magazine. Three girls crowd around an issue of the magazine.

Films and adverts for reminiscence

Workshop
24 June 2026, 2:30PM to 4:00PM
Black and white still image from advert for Judy magazine. Three girls crowd around an issue of the magazine.

Archive gems: WestFest dementia screening

Screening
27 June 2026, 2:30PM to 5:15PM
Colour film still of three children playing on a beach in Rothesay.

Lights! Camera! Action!

Season
30 June to 8 August 2026
A cartoon film camera projecting craft supplies.

Exiled for existing: LGBTQ refugees in Scotland

Screening
15 July 2026, 6:00PM to 7:30PM
Four film-makers stand in front of a muti-coloured background.

Adult autism-friendly sessions at Kelvin Hall

Workshop
2 September 2026, 2:00PM to 3:30PM
A box of objects from the 1970s, including a cookbook, a Star Wars figure and a tin of instant mashed potato.