The Alf Webster Museum of Stained Glass

07/10/2026

Scotland’s first Stained Glass museum to be opened in
lasting tribute to the works of Alf Webster!

Read the full story here: https://alfwebstermuseum.com/2026/10/07/were-in-the-news/

21/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came along to out Women Who Built Scotland event for Doors Open Day 2026!

If you missed out, here is short blog on Maude Webster:

Maude Webster was the wife of Alf Webster but importantly she played an instrumental role in running the stained glass studio after Webster died in WWI. Maude with her son, Gordon Webster. Maude wa…

18/09/2026

Progress......

The first light is nearly complete with our team working hard to install the others.

How stunning is the window?😍

15/09/2026

More tickets are now available for the Women who built Scotland event on at the Alf Webster Museum of Stained Glass as part of Doors Open Day 2026. FREE event. Ticket link:https://cottiers.com/event/women-who-build-scotland/

Explore some of the women who help to shape, design and build Scotland. Our speakers will include Dr Karen Mailley and Phyllida Shaw.

Karen will be giving a short talk on Maude Webster, wife of the stained glass artist Alf Webster. Through new research she has delved into Maude’s background and the pivotal role in which she played in managing the stained glass studio after her husband’s death.

Dr Karen Mailley specialises in heritage outreach and engagement with a community focus using archives, material culture and feminist and intersectional methodologies as the core foundation of her work. Karen’s main research focus is related to gender and the built environment in Scotland since 1880.She is a Scottish Representative for GEM and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Phyllida grew up around small-scale sculptures made by Alice Meredith Williams for domestic settings but almost all of her large-scale work is in Scotland, where she lived from 1906-1929 – stained glass and sculpture, in bronze, wood and stone, most famously for the war memorial at Paisley Cross and the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle. Phyllida is a freelance researcher and writer with cultural organisations. The interest in Alice ignited by her first book, An Artist’s War. The art and letters of Morris & Alice Meredith Williams (2017) resulted in Undaunted Spirit. The art and craft of Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams (2019) and a whole new audience for another overlooked artist.

25/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our WestFest events over the weekend. We had over 230 people through the door for our traditional skills events and series of talks.

Here's an overview of our engagement:

👍 123 people turned up Cottiers Bar, Restaurant and Theatre to try their hand at a range of traditional skills including stone carving and slating. Stalls included Protests & Suffragettes Glasgow City Heritage Trust Glasgow Zine Library City of Glasgow College and Scottish Traditional Skills Forum.

🤩 120 people came to our talk series which featured Fergus Sutherland, Dr Karen Mailley, Robin Webster OBE RSA FRIAS and Max Donnelly.

👏 25 people came on our tour of Cottiers to see the stained glass and traditional skills used in the building.

The event was generously supported by Glasgow City Heritage Trust National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Architectural Heritage Fund.

We are now looking forward to our next series of events for Doors Open Day 2026!

26/05/2026

Another clean panel!

Our conservators have done an amazing job cleaning the panels and shortly the panels will start to be installed. Watch this space 👀

If you would like to see the panels up close, we still have some tickets left for .hirter talk on the 20th June. 🔗 below:

https://cottiers.com/event/a-celebration-of-glasgow-history-heritage-traditional-skills/

05/05/2026

We're happy to announce the launch of our Oral History Archive. This is free to access and can be listened to via our website: https://alfwebstermuseum.com/oral-histories/

The Oral History component of the 'Accessing Websters' project was led by Dr Lauren Beatty and aims to provide a wider context to the Webster archive.

Each week we will share a 'Stained Glass Story' to share some of the interviews on social media. First up, Eilidh Mackenzie

01/05/2026

Gordon cleaning in the sun! If you would like to see the work up close, don't miss your chance to grab a ticket as part of West Fest this year. Last ticket available via the this link: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cottierstheatre/2149960

22/04/2026

SOLD OUT!
This event has now sold out.