Awards and accolades

• A motion was presented to the House of Commons in January 2023 congratulating Celtic Connections on its 30th anniversary.
• Celtic Connections 2022 won the award for Outstanding Cultural Event or Festival at the West Region Finals of the VisitScotland Thistle Awards.

The Burrell Collection:

• Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023.
• Best Visitor Attraction at the VisitScotland Scottish Thistle Awards.
• Design for Good at the Scottish Design Awards.
• Moving Imagery Design at the Scottish Design Awards.
• Architecture: Public Building at the Scottish Design Awards.
• Best of the Best at the Scottish Design Awards.
• Highly commended in the Permanent Exhibition category at the Museum and Heritage Awards.
• Best Shop at the Cultural Enterprise Awards.
• Scotland Award at the Civic Trust Awards (entry by John McAslan & Partners).
• Michael Middleton Award at the Civic Trust Awards (entry by John McAslan & Partners).
• Silver Award in the Consumer Relations Campaign category at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Awards (with Muckle Media).
• Project of the Year Refurbishment at the Façade Design & Engineering Awards (entry by John McAslan & Partners).
• Cultural Award at the Architects Journal Awards 2023 (entry by John McAslan & Partners).
• Project of the Year at the British Construction Awards (entry by John McAslan & Partners).
• Culture and Leisure Project of the Year (entry by John McAslan & Partners).

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum:

• Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has achieved a Silver Award from Visit Scotland's Green Tourism scheme.

Riverside Museum:

• Riverside Museum has achieved a Gold Award from Visit Scotland's Green Tourism scheme.

St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art

• St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art has achieved a Silver Award from Visit Scotland's Green Tourism scheme.

Kelvin Hall:

• Kelvin Hall has achieved a Gold Award from Visit Scotland's Green Tourism scheme

• Glasgow was the first city to be named the European Capital of Sport for the second time in 2023.
• Glasgow hosted the inaugural UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023.
• Glasgow is the first UK city to be awarded UCI Bike City status.

• Voted best UK Convention Bureau at Meetings & Incentive (M&IT) Travel Awards for 17 consecutive years.
• Number one city in the UK and 8th globally on the index of responsible tourism and events cities (Global Destination Sustainability Index).
• Glasgow Life Tourism and Conventions won a regional VisitScotland Scottish Thistle Award for Climate Action.
• Glasgow Convention Bureau won the ABPCO Partnership Award for the BritSpine conference 2023.