Join our free tour of Thomas Stuart Smith’s black portraits as part of The Smith’s Black History Month tour series.
Join our exhibitions and events officer, Heather Carroll on a tour of Thomas Stuart Smith’s portraits of black sitters. This tour will look at the stories behind the paintings of three unknown black men and explore how they represent complex portraits of race in Victorian Britain.
There are two opportunitites to join this tour. Please book your space on either 7 or 21 October via Eventbrite for free.
This event is part of Black History Month Scotland, for more information regarding events visit the Black History Month Scotland website.
More Events in Scotland Listings MORE
Harold Offeh – The Mothership Collective 2:0
Artist Harold Offeh transforms Tramway’s front gallery into a playful science-fiction environment exploring Afrofuturism, identity and the possibility…
Tapestry of Black Britons – African Romans Exhibition
Ogun Hector commissioned an ‘African Romans in Britain’ design from Sky Portrait Artist of the Year finalist Alvin…
Kane Brown: Crowd Work King
Comedian Kane Brown brings his new Crowd Work King show to Edinburgh for an afternoon of completely unscripted…
Anti-Racist Community Library – Black History Month
Woodlands Community marks Black History Month with a special edition of its Anti-Racist Community Library, bringing together books,…
Black History Month: African Women, Myth and Material Memory
African women, spirituality, folklore and cultural memory are explored through objects in Glasgow Museums’ collections during this specialist…
Black Heroes of Mathematics 2026 (BHOM26)
Black Heroes of Mathematics 2026 (BHOM26) returns this October as a global celebration of Black excellence in mathematics,…
Black Heroes of Mathematics Conference 2026
Black Heroes of Mathematics Conference 2026 brings mathematicians, educators, students and supporters together in Edinburgh for a two-day…
AfroCaledonia Exhibition – Launch Event
AfroCaledonia opens in Glasgow with an evening celebrating Black history and culture through the work of Black-Scottish creatives….