@gbptrust.bsky.social
GBPT is a charity that works to rescue, repair and restore historic buildings at risk across Glasgow. Established 1982. Organisers of @Glasgowdodf since 1990.
Pink background with white text: We're Taking Part! 18 - 21 September Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival Free Event!
We're excited to be taking part in #GlasgowDoorsOpenDaysFestival 2025 this September!
Come and celebrate a milestone in our journey towards operational net zero! Find out more here:
www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/glas...
#GDODF25
#GlasgowDoorsOpenDays
#TheVisionaryCity
@gbptrust.bsky.social
We’re proud to support the Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival run by @gbptrust.bsky.social with nearly £25k in grant funding 💸
🎉 150+ iconic buildings
🚪 Hidden spaces
🚶♀️ Guided walks
🎨 Exhibitions & family fun
🕺 Ceilidhs!
🗓️ 18–21 Sept 2025
🔗 glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk
GCHT Grants: buff.ly/WnCdBRU
⚡️Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival Programme & bookings are LIVE!
Discover Glasgow for free this September! Scotland’s largest free heritage and community festival returns from 18 - 21 September. Full programme: glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk
Check out our 2025 trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=52SX...
Screenshot of the Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival website homepage announcing their 2025 theme: 'The Visionary City' and featuring a photograph of the Glasgow Riverside Museum of Transport and Technology and The Tall Ship Glenlee next to it on the river Clyde.
We're also planning events for #Glasgow #DoorsOpenDays Festival #GDODF Thurs 18th-Sun 21st September #Glasgow850. Join their mailing list here 📥👉 glasgowdoorsopendays.org.uk & follow the Glasgow Doors Opens Days Festival organisers @gbptrust.bsky.social
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No better people to take a walking tour of Glasgow than with the good people of @gbptrust.bsky.social. Such an interesting day yesterday learning about projects old and new with @archhfund.org.uk's Heritage Development Trust cohort.
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It’s been great to welcome colleagues & orgs from across the UK to Glasgow this afternoon for a busy session on Heritage Development Trusts - hosted by @gbptrust.bsky.social featuring a range of talks and presentations including @memckeague.bsky.social and Nat Lottery Heritage Fund.
28.04.2025 15:29 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The restored Georgian-era Castlemilk Stables in south Glasgow.
Just 3 tickets left for our new Magnificent 11 long-form walk of south #Glasgow's sculpted & wilder fringes on Sunday 4th May 👣👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magnificen...
📷 Castlemilk Stables (built circa 1750, whose restoration was coordinated by @gbptrust.bsky.social) photographed by Graeme Boyle.
Today: ‘Sauchiehall Street to Seven Lochs: A Sensory History of Glasgow Wetlands’ 🌾
Find out about the surprising links between this bustling city centre street and Scotland’s largest urban heritage and nature park.
🕕 6—7.30pm
📍 199 Sauchiehall St
🎟️ lnkd.in/eVwdY5ER
#NotToBeSniffedAt #GBPT
Poster for “Smelly Sunday,” taking place on Sunday 27 April 2025 from 12–3pm at Edward House, 199 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Features a stylised image of a face smelling pink roses, with text asking “How does scent link to our memories and culture?” and “What does Sauchiehall Street smell like?” Event is free to enter. Background includes vintage photos of the street and a circular blue badge reading “Free entry.”
A poster with text reading: Explore the NOT TO BE SNIFFED AT exhibition – a collaboration between Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and perfumier Clara Weale – and enjoy an afternoon of ‘smelly activities’ for all ages! Discover the chemistry of scent, measure your own brain waves and get hands on with activities led by researchers from the University of Glasgow. Scan the QR code to join our Facebook group and find out more about the exhibition. This unique project explores the powerful link between smell and memory, recreating the aromas that tell the story of one of Glasgow’s most iconic streets. Smelly Sunday is supported by the UKRI Guarantee Fund, as part of the Explorathon Festival. Sauchiehall Street: Culture and Heritage District is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, delivered by Glasgow Life in partnership with Glasgow City Council.
Sniff… sniff... what’s that smell on Sauchiehall Street? Find out on Smelly Sunday! 👃
🗓️27 April 12-3pm at Edward House
Join us as we trace the history of the street with scent-themed activities for all ages.
More: gla.ac/3EifNrh
A smell-based event on Sauchiehall Street on a Sunday.
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👃🏼🧠 Join us for ‘The Language of Scent: How Smells Speak to Memory and Emotion’ – an interactive event exploring the relationship between scent, culture, and perception. Part of #NotToBeSniffedAt: An Aromatic History of Sauchiehall Street.
🗓️ 24 April, 6pm
More info: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
Join us this Saturday for the official launch of ‘Not to Be Sniffed At: An Aromatic History of Sauchiehall Street’, Come along and explore the olfactive history of the street and learn about the art of scent making.
🗓️ 19 April, 12noon
📍 Edward House
Find out more: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
(2/2) Experience interactive workshops, engaging talks, and guided "sniffaris" as you explore the evocative and unexpected aromas that bring the street’s history to life.
🗓️ 19 April – 3 May
📍 Edward House
For opening times and for full events programme: www.gbpt.org/sauchiehall-...
(1/2) Coming soon: ‘Not To Be Sniffed At’: An aromatic history of Sauchiehall Street
Follow your nose to Sauchiehall Street for this immersive exhibition on scent and memory - a collaboration between Glasgow Building Preservation Trust and perfumer Clara Weale.
(2/2) This is a unique opportunity to shape an iconic festival, working with incredible venues and local storytellers.
TO APPLY: email david@gbpt.org with your CV and a short cover letter.
Learn more and download the full job pack on our website: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
(1/2) 🚨 Last chance to apply! 🚨
Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival is looking for a dynamic Festival Manager to lead the 2025 edition of the city's biggest celebration of architecture, heritage, and community.
Applications close on tomorrow, 12noon – don’t miss out!
(2/2) While you are here, you still have till 4 April to apply for our Festival Manager position. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone looking to shape and develop one of Scotland’s best loved community heritage festival.
📩 Find out more on our website: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
(1/2) ☀️With spring in the air, we have been looking back at fond memories of #GDODF 2024 and reminiscing about the magical open buildings, inspiring talks and captivating trails that took part: youtu.be/3QeUcGu3nF8?...
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🗝️ There is still one week to apply for our Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival Manager Position.
Interested in crafting unforgettable experiences, fostering community engagement, and celebrating Glasgow's rich cultural heritage?
See our job pack for more info: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
#ApplyNow
(3/3) TO APPLY: email david@gbpt.org with your CV and a short cover letter by 4 April.
Learn more and download the full job pack on our website: www.gbpt.org/vacancies
#GlasgowJobs #FestivalManager #GDODF
(2/3) This is an excellent opportunity for an individual passionate about curating unforgettable experiences and bringing communities together. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!
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(1/3) ☀️We are hiring: Festival Manager
Enthusiastic about events? Ready to make a mark on Glasgow's cultural heritage scene? Glasgow Doors Open Days wants YOU as our new Festival Manager!
It was a pleasure to connect with a cohort of over 20 heritage organisations representing Heritage Development Trust’s from Kent to north east Scotland.
We are thoroughly looking forward to hosting the next HDT gathering in Glasgow this April.
Find out more about the HDT programme: lnkd.in/dV_7K-8
We enjoyed an action packed two days exploring development success stories across Leicester and were particularly inspired by the transformative public realm improvements delivered by the Greyfriars Townscape Initiative.
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A huge thank you to the team at Leicester City Council, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and @archhfund.org.uk for hosting us as part of the Leicester #HeritageDevelopmentTrust (HDT) gathering.
27.02.2025 16:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Artwork featuring text on a mint green background and a drawing of a pothole ridden street. The text says ‘We all complain about the same potholes.’
The exhibition explores people’s reasons for starting a new life in Glasgow, interactions with local people, appreciation for Scotland, the culture shock, changing identities, challenges, contributions and hopes for the future.
‘Ye Awright Pal?’ runs till 2 Feb
Interior of the exhibition space featuring artworks suspended from the ceiling.
‘Ye Awright Pal?’, an immersive new exhibition by #MigrantVoice opened last night at the New Glasgow Society. The exhibition features drawings by 100+ migrants living in Glasgow platforming their stories of moving to a new place, both uplifting and sad.
29.01.2025 10:45 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A large group of people smiling in front of the Waterworks in Medway, as they celebrate the announcement of the Heritage Development Trusts programme back in December 2023. Credit - Chris Gorman.
Job alert! Here's an opportunity to join the team of one of our #HeritageDevelopmentTrusts.
Intra Community Trust is seeking an Executive Director to lead the way in revitalising the Old High Street Intra conservation area & the wider Medway area.
More info: ⬇️
bit.ly/4hgD6QB
External view of the West Boathouse clad in scaffolding.
(2/2) Rescued from the Clyde in 2017, the original tiles had weathered the decades when pollution levels from coal smoke in the city were highest. A ‘tide line’ where surfaces had been exposed to the sooty air can clearly be seen, a record of Glasgow’s coal burning past.
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A terractotta tile with the lower half blacked by soot smoke on a white table top.
(1/2) 💎Treasures come in an all shapes and sizes…
To mark #HeritageTreasures day, we are showcasing an original 1905 tile from the West Boathouse, a building brought back to life by GBPT in 2022 with the support of @HeritageFundUK.
