# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Colonial Histories Walking Tour
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A new tour looking at the gardens' colonial histories!About this EventMeeting point: entrance to Kibble PalaceCome along with SMESCM for a stroll around Glasgow Botanic Gardens and hear more about how colonial agents, networks, and indigenous knowledge influenced the Gardens’ development! We’ll have a conversation and a think together about how the gardens’ collection reflects the theme of transplanting the empire, ideologically and humanly, and how it serves as a metaphor for Glasgow’s long history of migration and diversity.Following the tour, join us at Hillhead Library for refreshments and a roundtable session to reflect on the tour’s narratives and messaging, to share your own stories and thoughts, and to debrief and decompress collectively! NOTE: the tour is an outdoor event and will involve some uphill and downhill walking. Please wear comfortable attire, bring refreshments and (potentially) sunscreen, and be aware that we will be walking among plants with potential exposure to allergens, insects, and extreme weather. Potentially sensitive matter may be discussed.This event is part of the Glasgow 2026 Festival, made possible thanks to funding from Commonwealth Sport, Scottish Government, Glasgow City Council and Summer of Sport.Agenda?: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PMWalking TourInfo: Meet at the entrance to the Kibble Palace for walking tour?: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PMConvening and refreshments at Hillhead LibraryInfo: We'll walk, as a group, from Glasgow Botanic Gardens to Hillhead Library?: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PMRoundtable discussionInfo: Roundtable will be a sit-down session in a private room at Hillhead Library
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glasgow/glasgow-botanic-gardens-colonial-histories-walking-tour/100001987504886618
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- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Age Limit: under_18_with_guardian
  - Duration: 3 hours
  - Location: Glasgow Botanic Gardens
  - Languages: English

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Glasgow
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Glasgow Botanic Gardens
- **lat**: 55.879954
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- **full address**: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Colonial Histories Walking Tour being held?
  - **A:** Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Colonial Histories Walking Tour takes place on Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Colonial Histories Walking Tour?
  - **A:** Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Colonial Histories Walking Tour is organized by SMESCM.

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