Highlights
Some bits we’re proud of:
- Over 5,500 visitors during it’s short run 6 week at GCHT’s Bell Street offices – 73% of those were not previously aware of GCHT.
- Accessibility was often mentioned as a positive aspect of the exhibition – being able to pick up images, look at them closely etc.
- Interactivity was also important to people – sharing memories and stories is key to the Lost Glasgow experience! Hundreds of memories were shared via our simple luggage tags.
Skills
This project included:
- Project development & management
- Writing creative briefs and hiring designers
- Collaboration with an external curator
- Press liaison & social media marketing
- Exhibition invigilation
The impactful Lost Glasgow exhibition was produced in our roles at Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
Since launching in 2014, the Lost Glasgow Facebook page has attracted a 175k-strong global following. The site uses archive photographs to spark stories, memories, and debate about the city, its buildings, its people, and its ever-evolving history and future.
In the summer of 2017 Glasgow City Heritage Trust teamed up with Lost Glasgow, to present an exhibition devoted to the documentation, discussion and appreciation of Glasgow’s changing architecture and its community throughout the last few centuries.
The exhibition covered everything from the majestic to the mundane, from the city’s great buildings to its more humble corners, from the tenement to the townhouse, from the great and the good, to the ‘common old workin’ man (and woman). The bottom line is, we love Glasgow, and the tales of our city. And everybody in Glasgow loves to hear a good story.
Folk were invited to join in, be a curator and rearrange our exhibition, then leave us a comment about the pictures they connected with the most.
Following the successful run at GCHT’s offices, the exhibition went on loan to community organisations around the city, including Maryhill Burgh Halls and Arlington Baths.
