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.

A circular well or sink with colorful tiles inside, labeled 'Glasgow's Wellspring,' located against a rustic stone wall.

Looking down a cylindrical tunnel lined with blue and green ceramic tiles, creating a vibrant mosaic pattern.

Inside a colorful, mosaic-tiled, cylindrical tunnel with a bright, glowing opening at the end.

A man leaning over a display case inside a dark stone-walled museum or historical site, looking at an exhibit.

Glasgow Requiem: The Well

The Well is the latest programme as part of Glasgow Requiem. The ancient well, hidden for centuries in the Crypt 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.

A young man and woman wearing headphones standing outdoors, with a stone bridge and trees in the background.

Sunset view of a historic cemetery with a stone structure in foreground and city skyline in background, with some windows illuminated in green and orange.

A cobblestone bridge with stone barriers and lamp posts leading to a hillside cemetery with tombstones and statues, under leafless trees in black and white.

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

Glasgow Requiem: The Walk

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.

Logos of William Grant Foundation, Creative Scotland, The Hugh Fraser Foundation, and ArtRoots, with text indicating funding for Glasgow 850, part of the Scottish Artroots programme.

Glasgow Requiem programme

Person wearing black gloves holding a handful of onions and garlic.

First Planting
December 2023

Multiple empty brown paper bags arranged upright on a textured surface.

Wildflower Meadow Planting
May 2024

A nighttime outdoor event with a floral arch decorated with white flowers and greenery, surrounded by numerous small candles in glass holders arranged in a circle on the ground.

Flower Memorial
September 2024