Glasgow Requiem is a 5-year creative programme spanning public ceremony, community archaeology, horticultural design, sound works, live performance and imaginative responses to Glasgow’s mediaeval roots, pre-industrial history and founding mythologies.

GLASGOW REQUIEM

PROGRAMME

A black background with white radial lines forming a circle and the text 'THE WELL' in large capital letters beneath it.

The Well is the latest programme as part of Glasgow Requiem. The ancient well, hidden for centuries in the lower church of Glasgow Cathedral, has been reawakened as Glasgow's Wellspring, through a major new project by Aproxima.

The Well uncovered and reinterpreted the sacred site, once central to Glasgow’s foundation story, through archaeology, contemporary art, and music - marking the city’s 850th anniversary in 2025.

Film by Chris Leslie

A circular glass and metal display with colorful tiles inside, labeled "Glasgow's Wellspring," situated against a brick wall.

The interior of a cylindrical structure lined with blue and green mosaic tiles, viewed from above looking down.

Inside view of a circular, tiled structure with green and blue tiles, looking up towards a bright light or opening at the top.

A man leaning over a glass display case inside a dark, stone-walled museum, looking at the exhibit.

A black background with a white circular design and the words "THE WALK" in large white letters.

Journey through the oldest parts of the city of Glasgow with this immersive self-guided audio tour, narrated and hosted by Gary Lewis (Billy Elliot, Outlander).

Beginning in Townhead and taking in iconic landmarks such as the Royal Infirmary, Cathedral and Necropolis, this captivating audio walk will lead you through some of the city’s most visited places and uncover some of the hidden lives and stories they’re built on. The Walk is a hosted audio stream and available to listen to at any time.

A young man and woman wearing headphones outdoors, looking upward, with a background of a park with greenery and buildings.

Sunset view over a graveyard with colorful stained glass windows on a stone structure, surrounded by tombstones and trees.

A cobblestone pathway with metal posts on both sides leads to a historic cemetery on a hill, with statues and tall monuments visible in the background, in black and white.

Bust of a man with curly hair on a pedestal, with industrial buildings and trees in the background.

The Necropolis - Glasgow's great silent 'City of the Dead' contains over 50,000 burials, it is well known for the grand memorials to the richer residents of the city, built from 1836 onwards.

Less well known is that the cemetery contains 21,000 common or unmarked graves, where people were buried as their families or friends could not afford the price of a headstone or lair.

Aproxima began Glasgow Requeim with a series of plantings and celebrations to mark and commemorate the forgotten with a living memorial.

Film by Chris Leslie

Outdoor nighttime scene with a floral arch decorated with white flowers and greenery, surrounded by small lit candles on round mirrors on the ground.

A woman wearing glasses, a navy blue sweater, and a tan apron is tending to flowers in a garden surrounded by a floral arch made of various wildflowers and greenery.

Colorful wildflower garden with various flowers in a park, trees in the background, and a path on the right side under a cloudy sky.

Person wearing black gloves holding freshly dug onions and shallots.