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HUB: TALK - Whose Footsteps? Mapping Glasgow's Imperial Past in Kelvingrove

HUB - The Garment Factory, 10 Montrose Street, G1 1RE
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What is celebrated and commemorated in the built environment and which histories and experiences aren’t? This talk explores traces of Glasgow’s imperial past ‘hidden’ amongst the trees and galleries of Kelvingrove.

Various plaques, statues and monuments are dotted throughout Kelvingrove Park, but over the years the site has witnessed numerous events, happenings and interactions the signs of which are all but invisible. Spanning and space, this illustrated talk investigates the relationship between these absences and overlooked histories and Glasgow’s status as the ‘second city of the British Empire’.

Much of Glasgow’s urban fabric and public institutions reflect the city’s deep involvement in colonial and imperial networks that were economic, social and cultural in nature. This past can feel far away and obscure when we’re focused on getting from one place to another. By slow walking and close looking we can engage with the civic spaces and institutions that surround us, examining the stories that are preserved and presented to us, as well as identifying and recognising those that aren’t.
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Fri 20th, 12pm; 60 mins
Booking essential - opens 1st September at 10am
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Accessibility: 
  • Drop off area outside with dropped curb
  • Level access into the building's ground floor
  • On the ground floor, 4 steps up to the cafe 
  • On the ground floor, level access into a large elevator to take up to the hub on the second floor
  • Doors into the festival hub on the second floor will be propped open for the festival, but there is a slight level change from the hallway with the elevator into the hub space
  • Wheelchair accessible toilet with emergency cord
  • This talk will have live captioning
  • Space will be bright/well lit
  • Space will likely be busier and nosier on weekdays during lunch and evening times; space will also likely be busier and nosier on weekend afternoons
Facilities: Seating, Toilet, Wheelchair Accessible Toilet​
Parking: on street