Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

18/06/2026

Looking for something to do in the school holidays? We've been included in this excellent roundup of fun family activities happening in Glasgow!

Join us in the Art Gallery for Little Look Club, relaxed art-looking sessions for children.

Explore artworks through conversation, imagination and having fun! No art knowledge is required – just bring your curiosity.

🗓️The next session is happening on 11 July, from 12.00pm until 1.00pm.
ℹ️Free entry for all. Check our What's On page for more details.

From huge soft play and inflatable centres to indoor bowling and arcade games, there's so much for families to get up to during the school holidays.

17/06/2026

🌏 Scottish artist George Henry (1858–1943) was a member of the group of painters known as the Glasgow Boys.

In 1893, Henry travelled to Japan with fellow artist Edward Hornel, spending around 18 months there. The experience inspired some of their most distinctive works.

At the time, foreign visitors were largely based in designated enclaves, shaping how artists like Henry and Hornel encountered Japanese life and culture.

They were also influenced by 'Yokohama Shashin', souvenir photographs produced for Western tourists, which offered staged and stylised views of Japanese subjects.

This watercolour by Henry draws on that imagery, reflecting a distinctly Western interpretation of Japan.

🖼️ George Henry, ‘Japanese Pottery Seller’, 1894.

👀 Currently on display in the Art Gallery main gallery as part of our rotation of works on paper.
🕰️ Tuesday–Sunday, 10.00am–5.00pm
🎟️ Free entry

16/06/2026

Are you interested in rocks or fossils? Want to find out more about Scotland’s geo-heritage? Maybe you have some rocks at home you would like identified 🔍🪨

Join us for Geo-Natter — an informal meet up for anyone interested in or curious about geology.

Geo-Natter takes place in Kelvin Hall, on the third Wednesday of every month between 1.30pm–3.00pm.

Refreshments provided. Free entry, just drop-in!

17 June 2026
Kelvin Hall
1.30pm–3.00pm
Free entry.
https://ow.ly/6ZPS50YceSW

15/06/2026

“History may not repeat, but it rhymes.” — Naeem Mohaiemen

Discover the personal and political stories behind ‘THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY’ at the Hunterian Art Gallery.

‘Naeem Mohaiemen: THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY’
5 June–11 October 2026
Hunterian Art Gallery
Free entry

Commissioned and produced by .

Commissioned in partnership with and at The Ohio State University.

13/06/2026

🌿 Duncan Shanks (b.1937) is a Scottish artist who finds inspiration in the landscape surrounding his Lanarkshire home.

As part of our current rotation of works on paper, you can see six small studies that encapsulate Shanks’ expressionist style and his exploration of the natural world in the Clyde Valley.

He has described drawing as a “craving I have never managed to satisfy” — something reflected in the 106 sketchbooks housed in The collection, spanning over 6,500 drawings.

🖼️ Duncan Shanks, ‘Tinto Weather Studies’, 1977–80. © the artist.

👀 Hunterian Art Gallery main gallery.
🕰️ Tuesday–Sunday, 10.00am–5.00pm
🎟️ Free entry

11/06/2026

Naeem Mohaiemen is a filmmaker and visual artist whose work examines memory, history and politics. By blending archival footage with personal and public narratives, he explores how past events continue to shape our present.

Mohaiemen’s new three-channel film ‘THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY’ (2025), is now showing at the Hunterian Art Gallery.

‘Naeem Mohaiemen: THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY’

5 June–11 October 2026
Hunterian Art Gallery
Free entry



THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY by Naeem Mohaiemen.



Commissioned and produced by .

Commissioned in partnership with and

at The Ohio State University.

10/06/2026

in 1859, Sir James Guthrie (1859–1930) was born.

Guthrie admired the work of artist James McNeill Whistler and shared his interest in the use of pastels. This soft-observed work, titled 'Causerie' to mean "chatting", is from a series of pastels recording the daily life of middle-class women in Helensburgh.

🖼️Sir James Guthrie, 'Causerie', 1892.

07/06/2026

in 1868, Scottish architect, designer and artist Charles Rennie was born!

This perspective drawing from The collection shows Queen’s Cross Church in Maryhill, Glasgow. Completed in September 1899, it’s remarkable as Mackintosh’s only realised church design!

The exterior is largely Gothic in style, reflecting the architecture Mackintosh studied on his sketching tours around England.

The tower was inspired by All Saints Church in Merriott, Somerset, which he sketched in 1895. That drawing can also be seen here, from a sketchbook in The Hunterian collection documenting buildings Mackintosh recorded during his travels in Hampshire, Dorset and Somerset.

🖼️Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Queen's Cross Church, Glasgow: perspective drawing, 1897.
🖼️Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 'Tower and section of window and door, All Saints Church, Merriott', 1895–96.

06/06/2026

Step into the reconstructed home of Charles Rennie and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, where every detail reflects their vision, creativity and distinctive style.

Join our guided tours to explore the house and discover the people, vision and details which make it iconic.

A must-see for design lovers and curious visitors alike!

📅25 June 2026
📍Mackintosh House
⏰2.00pm–2.45pm
🎟️Tickets: £20/Free for Under 18s
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mackintosh-house-guided-tour-tickets-1981847473142

05/06/2026

'Naeem Mohaiemen: THROUGH A MIRROR, DARKLY’ is now open at the Hunterian Art Gallery! Experience Naeem Mohaiemen's new three-channel film exploring the turbulent events of May 1970 at Kent State, Ohio and Jackson State, Mississippi.

Commissioned and produced by .

Commissioned in partnership with and at The Ohio State University.