Sitting with the Stars

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Sitting with the Stars invites audiences to step into Glasgow’s social history as a ‘Cinema City’ during the early 20th century – a time when the city had over 130 cinemas and more cinema seats per head than any other city in the world.

Throughout the whole month of September we’ll be exploring Sauchiehall Street’s past and present cinemas through exhibitions, talks, events and film screenings.

This programme is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage Places.

Partners for our programme include Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow Doors Open Day, Scottish Cinemas, Waterstones and Stuck? Collective. Special thanks to Bren MacNeil, Thomas McGoran and Neil Johnson-Symington.

Art of Cinema Going – Neil Johnson-Symington

18 Sep, 12noon - 1pm

Complementing the ‘Cinema City’ display at the Riverside Museum, this talk by Curator Neil Johnson-Symington will showcase the various artforms linked to Glasgow’s ‘picture palaces’ from Glasgow Life’s Museums & Archive collections, with a specific focus on cinemas along Sauchiehall Street.

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Screenings

Fashioning Hitchcock: Stories Behind the Costumes

30 Sep, 6-9pm

Celebrating 153 Sauchiehall Street’s legacy of cinema and books, join us for a book talk and film screening of The 39 Steps at the iconic Waterstones building on Sauchiehall Street. With a short Q&A with Caroline Young author of Fashioning Hitchcock: Stories Behind the Costumes.

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Coming soon

Event details will be published shortly. Stay tuned!

Pop-up cinema at Stuck? Collective
Bollywood Cinema Screening