Thomson150 at the Mitchell
Thomson150 at the Mitchell
2025 sees the 150th anniversary of the death of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson which took place at his home in 1 Moray Place, Strathbungo on the 22nd March 1875.
To mark the occasion the Alexander Thomson Society is working with the Mitchell Library in Glasgow to stage a two month exhibition of Thomson’s plans and drawings, photographs of his buildings both extant and demolished, and other artifacts.
Alongside the exhibition, which will run from mid-March to mid-May, the Society is organising a program of events about Thomson and his works, taking place in the Mitchell Library’s Moir-Dyer Room at 1.00pm on successive Saturdays:
15 Mar: 'Greek' Thomson: An Introduction, with Dominic d'Angelo
22 Mar: The Greek Revival buildings that inspired Greek Thomson, with Scott Abercrombie
29 Mar: Where Thomson Worked, with Dominic d'Angelo
5 Apr: Alexander Thomson and Owen Jones, with Dr Ailsa Boyd
12 Apr: Film: 'Nineveh on the Clyde', introduced by Murray Grigor.
Access to the exhibition and the events is free, with advance ticketing via our website Three talks planned for January are already fully booked.
The other confirmed events in the first half of 2025 are:
1 Feb: Architect Ruairidh Moir on Two Buildings in Two Phases: comparing Burnet’s Clyde Navigation Trust Building and Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art.
8 Feb: Niall Murphy, Glasgow City Heritage Trust: Transforming the Victorian City: the City Improvement Trust
15 Feb: Dominic d’Angelo: Blackfriars Church: from the Dominicans to Dennistoun
22 Feb: Tony Burton, Planning Exchange: Film: 'A Symphony in Stone'
1 Mar: Niall Murphy, Glasgow City Heritage Trust: The Development of Glasgow’s Commercial Architecture
8 Mar: Craig Bryce, The Trades House of Glasgow: The Trades House of Glasgow and its connection to Glasgow
26 Apr: Niall Murphy, Glasgow City Heritage Trust: A History of Tenements from a Glasgow perspective
10 May: Lorraine Murray: Kate Cranston
17 May: Niall Murphy, Glasgow City Heritage Trust: Why Architectural Ornament Matters
24 May: Craig Bryce: The Trades House of Glasgow: The Trades Hall of Glasgow
31 May: Niall Murphy, Glasgow City Heritage Trust: Hugh & David Barclay: the Golden Summer of Glasgow Architecture
7 Jun: Murray Grigor: The Alexander Thomson Society Film: 'Mackintosh Redux'
14 Jun: Neil Baxter: Mediaeval Glasgow Trust: Greyfriars, Blackfriars and Deep Fat Fryers: A History of Glasgow’s High Street
21 Jun: Niall Murphy, Glasgow City Heritage Trust: Pollokshields: Evolution of a garden suburb
28 Jun: Lorraine Murray: The Glasgow Witch Trials
The Thomson150 exhibition forms part of a year-long programme of weekly free talks and films organised by the Society in collaboration with the Mitchell Library, Mediaeval Glasgow Trust, Glasgow City Heritage Trust, Planning Exchange, and The Trades House of Glasgow.
We look forward to seeing you there.