To celebrate the bicentenary of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson‘s birth a programme of events and activities have been planned to take place throughout 2017. We will continue to update this calendar throughout the year with more and more exciting events as these are confirmed so please keep checking back. You can also sign up to our e-mail newsletter here to stay up to date.

May
26
Fri
FoGN: Necropolis Walking Tour @ Glasgow Necropolis
May 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
FoGN: Necropolis Walking Tour @ Glasgow Necropolis

These informal and informative tours of the Glasgow Necropolis will be undertaken, weather permitting, as per the dates noted below.   The tour guides assigned to each tour are also listed below. The assignations are subject to change.

In 2017 as part of the Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson bicentenary celebrations, the Friends will be undertaking Friday Evening Walking Tours with a focus on the architecture in the Necropolis. These tours last approximately one hour.

Prior booking is essential, with members of The Friends of the Glasgow Necropolis having priority booking. All other places will be allocated on a first come basis and the meeting point will be provided with every confirmed booking.

Please contact glasgownecropolistours@gmail.com  with details of the tour that you wish to attend and the number of places that you wish to reserve.

Jun
16
Fri
FoGN: Necropolis Walking Tour @ Glasgow Necropolis
Jun 16 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
FoGN: Necropolis Walking Tour @ Glasgow Necropolis

These informal and informative tours of the Glasgow Necropolis will be undertaken, weather permitting, as per the dates noted below.   The tour guides assigned to each tour are also listed below. The assignations are subject to change.

In 2017 as part of the Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson bicentenary celebrations, the Friends will be undertaking Friday Evening Walking Tours with a focus on the architecture in the Necropolis. These tours last approximately one hour.

Prior booking is essential, with members of The Friends of the Glasgow Necropolis having priority booking. All other places will be allocated on a first come basis and the meeting point will be provided with every confirmed booking.

Please contact glasgownecropolistours@gmail.com  with details of the tour that you wish to attend and the number of places that you wish to reserve.

Jul
25
Tue
Merchant City Festival 2017: Top of the Thomson’s @ The Recital Room, Glasgow City Halls
Jul 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Merchant City Festival 2017: Top of the Thomson's @ The Recital Room, Glasgow City Halls

In the bicentenary of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson’s birth, join Glasgow City Heritage Trust & The Alexander Thomson Society to ‘talk Thomson’ and decide: what is Thomson’s best building?

One of the Glasgow’s greatest architects, Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson is praised for his originality, use of modern technologies and his personal Graeco-Egyptian style. Following on from the heated debates of our Battle of the Architects series and in the bicentenary of his birth, join Glasgow City Heritage Trust & The Alexander Thomson Society to ‘talk Thomson’ and decide once and for all: which of Thomson’s iconic works is really top of the pile? Can our speakers make a convincing argument for their favourite Thomson masterpiece in this architectural face-off?

ATS members receive free entry to this event, contact info@alexanderthomsonsociety.co.uk to receive your unique password.

Aug
4
Fri
FoGN: Necropolis Walking Tour @ Glasgow Necropolis
Aug 4 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
FoGN: Necropolis Walking Tour @ Glasgow Necropolis

These informal and informative tours of the Glasgow Necropolis will be undertaken, weather permitting, as per the dates noted below.   The tour guides assigned to each tour are also listed below. The assignations are subject to change.

In 2017 as part of the Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson bicentenary celebrations, the Friends will be undertaking Friday Evening Walking Tours with a focus on the architecture in the Necropolis. These tours last approximately one hour.

Prior booking is essential, with members of The Friends of the Glasgow Necropolis having priority booking. All other places will be allocated on a first come basis and the meeting point will be provided with every confirmed booking.

Please contact glasgownecropolistours@gmail.com  with details of the tour that you wish to attend and the number of places that you wish to reserve.

Sep
22
Fri
FoGN: Necropolis Walking Tour @ Glasgow Necropolis
Sep 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
FoGN: Necropolis Walking Tour @ Glasgow Necropolis

These informal and informative tours of the Glasgow Necropolis will be undertaken, weather permitting, as per the dates noted below.   The tour guides assigned to each tour are also listed below. The assignations are subject to change.

In 2017 as part of the Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson bicentenary celebrations, the Friends will be undertaking Friday Evening Walking Tours with a focus on the architecture in the Necropolis. These tours last approximately one hour.

Prior booking is essential, with members of The Friends of the Glasgow Necropolis having priority booking. All other places will be allocated on a first come basis and the meeting point will be provided with every confirmed booking.

Please contact glasgownecropolistours@gmail.com  with details of the tour that you wish to attend and the number of places that you wish to reserve.

Oct
25
Wed
ATS Talks: Scott Abercrombie – Texts and Thomson @ The Mitchell Library
Oct 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
ATS Talks: Scott Abercrombie - Texts and Thomson @ The Mitchell Library

The Alexander Thomson Society are pleased to present a rare books event in association with The Mitchell Library.

Glasgow architect and director of the Society, Scott Abercrombie, will deliver a talk giving a historical context to the importance of these books in relation to Thomson’s work and other contemporary Glaswegian architects. He will discuss built examples where the influence of these texts can be found in the architecture of Glasgow or where the ideas that they present have influenced the Thomson’s design philosophy.

Following this introduction a number of rare editions of these books will be made available for your perusal by The Mitchell Library. Due to the sensitivity of some of these texts the we have had to limit the number of tickets for this event, so book early to avoid disappointment.