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- Glasgow Times
Glasgow's People's Palace launches pop-up exhibitions
Glasgow's People's Palace, a museum dedicated to the city's social history, is currently undergoing a multi-million pound renovation funded by the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Glasgow City Council.
To mark the city's 850th anniversary and keep its stories accessible during the closure, two curated pop-up displays are touring venues across Glasgow.
The first display, Capturing the Moment: Glasgow then and now, launches at the Burrell Collection on Friday, June 13, and runs until Thursday, June 26, before visiting more than 20 venues citywide and ending at Parkhead Library on Sunday, December 21.
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The exhibition features photographs by amateur photographer Eric Watt, who documented life in Glasgow from the 1950s to the 1990s.
It was developed in collaboration with pupils from Shawlands Academy, who selected images, wrote captions, and contributed their own contemporary photographs of Glasgow with guidance from photographer Robin Mitchell.
Shawlands Academy pupils helped with the development of the exhibition (Image: Robin Mitchell)) Robin said: "I was delighted with the way the Shawlands Academy pupils responded to the brief.
"They tackled it with real enthusiasm and came up with a rich and varied combination of images for the exhibition.
"It was a pleasure working with everyone on the project."
The second display, Our People's Palace, begins its tour on Friday, June 20.
Curated by Friends of the Pipe Factory, a community group based in Calton, and supported by Glasgow Life Museums, the exhibition features artefacts from the People's Palace collection, including Benny Lynch's world championship boxing trophy and Mary Barbour's gold medal.
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Friends of The Pipe Factory group members curated the display (Image: Supplied)
Benny Lynch's championship trophy and the Corporation gold medal awarded to Mary Barbour will feature in the exhibition (Image: CSG CIC Glasgow Museums and Libraries Collections) A member of Friends of the Pipe Factory said: "This has been a very positive experience for us all.
"We were encouraged to find our own representations of Glasgow within the project."
We hope that the final exhibition really speaks to those who see it.'
Bailie Annette Christie, chair of Glasgow Life and convenor for culture, sport and international relations at Glasgow City Council, said: "It is appropriate that during this landmark year for the city, these two special displays celebrating its heritage and social history have been created and curated by local people from our communities.
"As we continue to celebrate Glasgow 850 over the coming months, I'd encourage everyone living in, working in, or visiting the city to ensure they make time to fit in a visit to both fascinating People's Palace pop-ups, which really encapsulate the unique character of our vibrant city and its wonderful citizens, past and present."
