
Friends of
Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Hello.
Friends of GRI was established in May 2020 to celebrate the rich history of Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI). GRI is the oldest hospital in Glasgow; it opened in 1794! Our largest, current project is a small medical museum, which will be open to the public, and will focus on the impact GRI has had on medicine worldwide. During our efforts with this, we have uncovered several items of historical interest which we hope to be able to restore in order that we can display these. The charity aims to make this history accessible to the public through the museum and a series of online (and hopefully in person eventually) events commemorating people and discoveries associated with the hospital. We also have a series of smaller projects focussing on sustainability and enhancement of the workplace environment; these include a rainbow garden and bee hives situated in a secret location on site.
Help to fund our projects at GRI!

Our History.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary has a rich history as a centre of scientific and medical innovation since it was built in 1794. Find out more about the history of the building and those who have worked there.





Projects
We have many ongoing projects at Glasgow Royal including the creation of a medical history museum, bee keeping and the creation of outdoor spaces.




Events
We have several presentations about our history that are available online. Find out more about past events. We will give details of future events soon.



