Merchant City Festival
Digging Deeper
- Tickets
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Free
- Dates and times
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Friday 31st Jul 2026
6:00pm
- Venue
A series of quick-fire talks from people researching the history of Glasgow’s River Clyde in surprising and interesting ways.
A series of quick-fire, ten minute talks from people researching the history of Glasgow’s River Clyde in surprising and interesting ways. Speakers include Prof Faye Hammil on Ocean Liners, Prof David Archibald of the Tenementals, Councillor Graham Campbell on the Clyde and Empire, Prof Stephen Driscoll on Govan’s ancient Clyde Connections, Jim Muotone on the Clyde and the North Atlantic slave trade, Lucy Janes on the history of swimming in the Clyde, Ingrid Shearer of Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
🕐 6pm - 7:30pm