The exhibition will explore the challenges they face and highlight common issues that many historic buildings in the city come up against.

Building on a legacy established by pioneering photographers such as Thomas Annan, Oscar Marzaroli, John Hume and Eric Watt, whose evocative images captured Glasgow’s changing urban landscape, the exhibition seeks to reflect the current state of the city’s built heritage.

Through contemporary photography, the project aims to highlight the vulnerability of historic buildings while also encouraging solutions and practical steps towards their repair and maintenance. Rather than focusing on individual structures, the exhibition will examine recurring issues that threaten Glasgow’s architectural legacy, including damp, vandalism and structural neglect.

The project is particularly enriched by the involvement of Queen’s Park Camera Club, one of Scotland’s oldest photographic communities, who bring a wealth of experience to this collaboration. Established in 1945, with Eric Watt as one of its most distinguished members, the club promotes the study and art of photography in all of its diversity.

As part of the project, GCHT welcomed Charlotte Armitage, a student in the University of Glasgow’s Museum Studies MSc programme, to provide support and gain experience in exhibition planning, research and stakeholder communication, helping to develop the next generation of cultural professionals.

The exhibition will take place at the Glasgow City Heritage Trust office, 54 Bell Street, G1 1LQ. It will be open every Wednesday to Friday throughout June to the end of August, with weekend openings on Saturday 31st May, Sunday 1st June, Saturday 5th July, and Saturday 2nd August, from 10am to 4pm. Entry is free.

Alan Taylor, president of Queen’s Park Camera Club, said: “We are delighted to have worked in partnership with Glasgow City Heritage Trust. Our club has been capturing images of a changing Glasgow since 1945, ever since its founding members returned from wartime service. The Lens on Legacy exhibition maintains that tradition. We hope that many people from Glasgow and beyond will enjoy the exhibition and learn much about the city’s outstanding built heritage and the challenges faced in its conservation.”

Taylor Cross-Whiter, heritage officer at GCHT, said: “We’re very excited to be partnering with Queen’s Park Camera Club for this exhibition. By showcasing the beauty, and the vulnerability, of the city’s at-risk buildings, we aim to spark vital conversations about their care and long term sustainability. These photographs are a powerful reminder of what’s at stake and the need for collective awareness and action.”

Charlotte Armitage, a University of Glasgow Museum Studies student who supported the development of the exhibition as part of her placement, added: “It has been fantastic working with the GCHT team and Queen’s Park Camera Club for the past few months to put together Lens on Legacy. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed having a hands-on role and have gained so much from my placement that will set me up for the next stage of my career.

“The exhibition itself is on an incredibly important topic - if you care about Glasgow’s built heritage, and want to learn what you can do to help protect it then you should come along.”

The exhibition has been designed by Make Things Happen, a seasoned design company based in Edinburgh with extensive experience in exhibition and gallery design across Scotland.