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The World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 has been named among the finalists of this year’s Scottish Thistle Awards. The event is shortlisted for the Outstanding Sporting Event award after producing three thrilling days of competition from 1-3 March 2024. The 19th edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships was delivered by Glasgow Life and partners including World Athletics, Glasgow City Council and The Scottish Government. Some 650 athletes from more than 130 countries fought for 26 world indoor championship titles, with the USA topping the table with 20 medals. In total, 22,000 spectators enjoyed six action-packed sessions which featured 20 reigning world champions and seven gold medallists from the Tokyo Olympics. The 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships was the first event to be awarded platinum-level recognition against the Athletics for a Better World Standard for the sustainable delivery of the Championships. The Scottish Thistle Awards, delivered by VisitScotland, shine a spotlight on the best of Scotland’s tourism industry. The Scottish Thistle Awards national final takes place on 21 November 2024 at the Hilton Glasgow. #WICGlasgow24 #ThistleAwards

Arts and culture have the power to change people’s lives. Tramway, Scottish Ballet and Hidden Gardens are hosting a special conference celebrating the importance of the arts and how they positively impact people’s wellbeing. The event, on Wednesday 21 August, is part of Healing Arts Scotland, the first-ever countrywide Healing Arts Week. It will bring together different grassroots community groups, researchers, and academics to celebrate and discuss the role of the arts in health. The Healing Arts Scotland Glasgow Day will allow people to share knowledge and make meaningful connections while encouraging positive change and social impact. It will feature: • Music • Dance and movement • Participatory workshops • Art • Poetry • Panel discussions, presentations, and talks Find out more about Healing Arts Scotland by visiting the links in the comments below.

A major energy efficiency project gets underway this month at Glasgow Museums Resource Centre - the unique facility which houses millions of precious objects in the city’s Collections. Thanks to a grant of just over £1.5m from Scotland’s Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Fund, works will be carried out to install solar panels, replace gas boilers with air source heat pumps, fit new windows, upgrade the electrical supply and building management controls, and complete building repairs to minimise heat loss. Enabling annual savings of around 156 tonnes of CO2, the project reflects Glasgow Life’s environmental sustainability strategy and ongoing commitment to achieve net zero goals. Find out more via the link in the comments.⬇️

🎻🎵 Glasgow’s historic Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre is celebrating its 100th anniversary year. The Kelvingrove Park venue will mark the milestone with a specially recorded Squeeze concert, Doors Open Day events and the launch of a new webpage. The Squeeze gig on 1 August will be recorded by BBC Radio Scotland for future broadcast as part of the 2024 Summer Nights at the Bandstand, which will bring music stars and bands to the Kelvingrove Bandstand during its centenary year. The acts involved in this year’s Summer Nights at the Bandstand are the latest in a long line of iconic performers who have entertained crowds at Kelvingrove Bandstand, managed by Glasgow Life. See our press release (link in the comments) for more information 👇

This time last month we were busy hosting 200 travel journalists and exhibitors at Media Getaway. We loved showing off Glasgow to everyone who attended. Thank you to our partners for helping us do just that 🎵🏛 🖼 Here's a wee snippet of what went on...

It’s ten years since Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games 🎉 All eyes were on Glasgow and the opening ceremony, which was broadcast to a huge global audience. The city was a sea of colour with a buzzing atmosphere as we welcomed thousands of visitors throughout the Games. To celebrate the anniversary, we have taken a closer look at some of the legacies of Glasgow 2014, including: ➡️ Encouraging more people to get active and take part in sport. ➡️ New and refurbished sport venues in the city. ➡️ Helping Glasgow to become a major events destination. ➡️ Kickstarting a new generation of volunteers. ➡️ Changing how culture is included in major events. ➡️ Activating the acclaimed People Make Glasgow brand. ➡️ The growth in tourism since the Games. Click the link in the comments to visit the Glasgow 2014 legacy section of our website and find out more ⬇️ #Glasgow2014 #CommonwealthGames #CultureAndSport

Our Head of Museums and Collections, duncan dornan is retiring after nine years in the role and more than a decade with our charity. He will step down on Friday 23 August 2024. Duncan has been instrumental in many of the city’s major museum projects and initiatives, including the successful £68.25m refurbishment of The Burrell Collection. Last year, The Burrell was named recipient of the world’s most prestigious museums’ prize, The Art Fund Museum of the Year, and since reopening in March 2022 has attracted 1.3m visitors.   Duncan (below, left) is pictured receiving the 2023 Art Fund Museum of the Year prize from artist Sir Grayson Perry at a ceremony at the British Museum in London.   Click the link in the comments to find out more 👇

The 2024 Merchant City Festival attracted 35,000 people, with festivalgoers enjoying street arts, dance and musical performances 😀 The streets and venues of the Merchant City were full of colour and fun from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 July. Among the highlights were traditional flamenco and Afro-Cuban dancing by Atlantic Journey, puppetry by giant Grimaldi Twin Puppets and the multicoloured Prom Pom Queen. See the press release on our news centre for more details 👇

A new strategy which will support the future of Glasgow’s cultural sector has been unveiled. Glasgow’s Culture Strategy 2024-30 is designed to enable culture to shape and build the future health, prosperity and sustainability of Glasgow and its people. The strategy was co-created by Glasgow Life in partnership with Glasgow’s Culture Forum through engagement and consultation with the city’s cultural sector. The strategy has four priorities: Glasgow’s cultural profile; cultural participation; creative skills; and sustainability. Glasgow’s cultural sector will come together to learn more about Glasgow’s Culture Strategy 2024-30 and Action Plan today (Wednesday 10 July) at The Social Hub. Read our press release (see the link in the comments) for more information.

Chair of Glasgow Life Bailie Annette Christie, who also serves as chair of the Eurocities Social Affairs Forum, will today welcome 20 members of the European Heritage Hub to Glasgow to discuss the vital role of cultural heritage in driving positive environmental, digital and social change.   The Hub is an EU funded partnership project led by Eurocities and Europa Nostra bringing together destinations and key stakeholders from across Europe to share knowledge and best practice with the aim of creating a more sustainable, innovative and inclusive future for Europe’s cultural heritage ecosystem.   As part of their visit to the city, delegates will also hear from our Director of Culture, Tourism and Events, Billy Garrett about how Glasgow has used culture, tourism, heritage and events to address post-industrial decline and transform the city’s economy.   This will focus on the £68.25m refurbishment of the Burrell Collection and Glasgow City Council’s ongoing £15m project to redevelop the A-listed stables and sawmill in Pollok Country Park, which will create a net-zero carbon and world-class Heritage Centre and visitor attraction. Learning will also be used to inform the city’s redevelopment of the People’s Palace & Winter Gardens.   Click the link in the comments to find out more about the European Heritage Hub project 👇 #SharingLocalStories