ONLINE EVENTS

Glasgow Museums online chats, ongoing

Join Glasgow Museums on Instagram, weekdays at 2pm, for content from Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, GoMA, Kelvingrove Museum, Riverside Museum and Open Museum. Glasgow Archives are also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram daily at 6pm for content from the archive collections and an ongoing exploration of the historic of civic government in Glasgow. Visit http://scot.sh/glasonline

Messages from the dead: exploring funerary architecture and symbolism in the Scottish Highlands, 25 May

Lorraine Evans explores funerary architecture and symbolism, looking at monuments connected to the dead across the Highlands.

Organised by Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands. Runs 7.30-9pm, book at Eventbrite: http://scot.sh/symbolism

Lecture: The brave new world of Edwardian Book Illustration and Design, 26 May

The revolutionary changes that occurred in the design and illustration of books during the Edwardian period have remained largely overlooked. This lecture offers a chance to remedy this neglect by looking at the ways in which the look and feel of books at this time changed for readers all ages and classes. Presented by Jonathan Wild, senior lecturer in English Literature, University of Edinburgh. Starts 2pm. Free but booking essential: http://scot.sh/brave

Talk: Political Activists and Professional Women: the extraordinary lives of Elise Bowerman and Chrystal Macmillan, 21 June

In the latest of its Zoom talk series, Devil’s Porridge Museum presents a talk by Dr Laura Noakes on the lives of Chrystal Macmillan and Elsie Bowerman, exploring their achievements of educational firsts, their activism during the votes for women campaign, their wartime work, and their careers as early women barristers.

Starts 7pm, free but booking essential at http://scot.sh/political

Geoarchaeology and geoparks, 29 June

Join Dr Laura Hamlet, Geoarchaeologist at North West Highlands Geopark, to hear about practical links between geologists and archaeologists. Geoarchaeology uses Earth Science methods to answer archaeological research questions; the applications are broad and draw upon theories such as Human Ecodynamics to understand how people interact with their environment and the resources available to them.

Free entry, starts 7.30pm. Run by Archaeology For Communities in the Highlands. Register at http://scot.sh/geopark

Visit the History Scotland website for details of the latest on-site and online events: www.historyscotland.com/events

Please note that events are subject to change or cancellation due to potential Covid-19 restrictions.