OUR bees have been working their magic again this year to produce jars of honey, which will be sold in the museum on December 13. Find out more at our Upcoming Events page.
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IT’S not long until Santa comes down the chimney but before that the Friends of GRI will sprinkle our own festive cheer. Join us on December 13 for refreshments at the museum followed by the service across at Glasgow Cathedral, all free of charge Read more and find out how to reserve your spot at
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EARLIER this month our museum was packed with people for the visit of Dr Lindsey Fitzharris. The best-selling author gave two exclusive talks and signed copies of her books The Butchering Art, The Facemaker and The Plague Busters. She was joined by husband Adrian Teal (who co-wrote The Plague Busters) and took questions from the
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WE are excited to confirm best-selling author and medical historian Dr Lindsay Fitzharris will join us on November 2 to discuss her non-fiction work The Butchering Art, The Facemaker and The Plague Busters. She will be available to sign copies of her books from 11am in an exclusive free event. Later she and her husband
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We are excited to announce our free programme for this year’s Glasgow Doors Open Days. September 19 and 20 will see us delve into the GRI discoveries which shaped the world of medicine forever. Then on September 21 and 22 Dr Morven McEroy will explore the history of our building, our people, innovation, education and beyond.
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Photos: FABRIZIO FELLA IT was standing room only when the brilliant Heartwood Quartet performed at the FOGRI Museum last Friday. The room was packed to bursting for the latest of our free-entry lunchtime concerts. Photo: Fabrizio Fella Manchester-based Dylan Latham, Audrey Doyle, Michaela Jones and Jasmine Blackshaw-Britton put on a real show for all of those lucky
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THE Heartwood Quartet will play at the FOGRI Museum this Friday at 1pm in the latest of our free-entry lunchtime concerts. Manchester-based Dylan Latham, Audrey Doyle, Michaela Jones and Jasmine Blackshaw-Britton will perform for us as part of their UK tour which also includes Norwich, South Wales, Edinburgh and The Borders. They will
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IN the latest in our series hearing from the important people who keep the Friends of GRI Museum running, we speak to dedicated volunteer Graeme Boyle. If you’d like to join Graeme as a volunteer then we’d love to hear from you. Just send us an email to info@friendsofgri.org and we’ll get back to you! Words: CONNOR
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YESTERDAY we had a wonderful afternoon creating our Biodiversity Garden. Friends of Glasgow Museums and Edrington supported this venture financially and it was so lovely to have volunteers from both organisations come and help with the work. We were also able to lean on Lisa Swift, who is the most wonderful horticulturalist based at Glasgow
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Photos: Karen Anderson IN the latest in our series hearing from the important people who keep the Friends of GRI Museum running, we speak to chairman John Stuart. He takes great joy in giving back to the GRI, where he was previously Chief Nurse. If you’d like to join John as a volunteer then we’d
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