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About us

Glasgow Life is a charitable organisation. Our mission is to inspire the city’s citizens and visitors to lead richer and more active lives through culture, sport and learning.

Who we are

Glasgow Life is a charity that delivers cultural, sporting and learning activities on behalf of Glasgow City Council. In doing so we aim to make a positive impact on individuals, the communities in which they live and the city as a whole.

Glasgow Museums primary school workshop
Students with lecturer viewing J D Fergusson - Hat With Bird: Anne Estelle Rice

What we do

We deliver a range of services including arts, music, sports, events and festivals, libraries, community development and learning programmes. In addition, we manage 167 buildings across the city.

Our service areas

Arts and Music

Glasgow Arts and Music creates, manages, operates and delivers the city's iconic high profile cultural venues, festivals, learning programmes and cultural events of international significance across a range of art forms.

Communities

Glasgow Communities manages a network of local venues across the city. The service creates opportunities for the people of Glasgow to participate in a range of cultural and sporting activities on their doorstep, whilst supporting their learning aspirations.

Libraries

Glasgow is home to the largest public network of library and information services including 32 community libraries, 29 school libraries and the iconic Mitchell Library. The offer is designed to inspire a love of reading, learning and discovery.

Museums

Glasgow Museums is the largest museum service in the UK outside London and operates 10 venues across the city. The civic museum collection includes over one million objects and has been described as one of the finest civic collections in Northern Europe.

Sport

Glasgow Sport operates one of the most extensive leisure operations in the UK with 32 leisure facilities and a significant outdoor leisure estate including the Emirates Arena and Tollcross Swimming Centre. The dedicated Sports Development and Physical Activity Team promote sport from grassroots level through to elite athletes.

Young Glasgow

Provides services, activities and learning opportunities to over 85,000 Glasgow children, young people and their parents/carers. Young Glasgow also manages the Glasgow Young Scot and Glasgow Kidz Card programme.

Our people

Culture and Sport Glasgow (CSG) Board and Culture and Sport Glasgow (CSG) Community Interest Company (CIC) Board

Leadership team
Large crowd at Old Fruitmarket music venue with atmospheric lighting

Our business

Annual Review

Our Annual Review and Annual Performance Report is a comprehensive assessment of the wide range of services we deliver on behalf of Glasgow City Council, for the benefit of citizens and visitors.

Charity Status

Glasgow Life is a charity and the operating name of Culture and Sport Glasgow.

Charity Accounts

Customer Promise

Glasgow Life Modern Slavery Statement

Procurement Strategy

Board Agendas and Minutes

Culture and Sport Glasgow Board Minutes.

Performance

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Research

Research and evaluation plays an important role in the continuous improvement of our services.

Governance Structure

Audit Committee

Business Plan 2022/23

Glasgow Life’s Business Plan for 2022/23 sets out our strategic and operational priorities for this financial year, and highlights how we will build a positive, ambitious and sustainable future for our charity.