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The dark art-deco auditorium of a single-screen cinema, the projector's beam crossing the haze to a black-and-white street scene on the screen above rows of red velvet seats
The Lumen Picture House · Glasgow

The light in the dark

One screen, 212 velvet seats and a 35 mm projector still in use, in an art-deco hall that has shown films since 1927.
Book seatsSee the seasons
SC. 01 — The hall, since 1927
14 Albion Lane · Seven nights a week

A picture house for films that stay with you.

One screen. Two hundred and twelve velvet seats. Nearly a century of shared darkness.

SC. 02 — Now showing

This week at Lumen

Tickets £11, concessions £8. Book at the box office on 0141 496 0384 or at the door from an hour before the first film.
Call the box office

Thursday 17

  • The Quiet Meridian, 18:30DCPDrama · 1 h 52
  • Salt on the Window, 21:0035 mmRomance · 1 h 38

Friday 18

  • A City After Rain, 19:15DCPDocumentary · 1 h 24
  • Neon Pilgrims / Glass Saints, 22:30DCPLate Night Friday · a cult double bill

Saturday 19

  • The Orchard at Dusk, 17:0035 mmDrama · 2 h 06

Sunday 20

  • Moths over Albion Lane, 20:1535 mm35 mm Sunday · comedy · 1 h 41
SC. 03 — Seasons

Rituals of the silver screen.

  • A vintage film projector with a large spoked reel, its beam of light streaming out of a dark booth

    35 mm Sundays

  • A rain-wet city street at night, red and amber shop lights reflected on the pavement and people under umbrellas

    Late Night Fridays

  • In black and white, a pianist at a grand piano in front of a screen showing a silent-film actress in a cloche hat

    The Silent Season

  • A lone figure in a long coat on a rocky shore looking across a Highland loch to dark mountains

    Scottish Shorts

SC. 04 — Special screenings

One night only

Previews, directors in the hall, the silent season with live piano and the all-nighters. Seats are limited, so book a place here rather than at the door.

  • Fri, 12 Mar 2027 · 19:00

    Autumn wine tasting

    The Barn Hall

    Six wines from small vineyards, poured and explained by the people who made them.

    Free

  • Sun, 21 Mar 2027 · 10:30

    Sunday garden walk

    Orchard gate

    A slow hour through the orchard and the kitchen garden, with tea at the end.

    2 dates

    Free
  • Sold out

    Sat, 17 Apr 2027 · 19:30

    Long-table supper

    The Barn Hall

    One table, forty guests and a four-course menu from the season's harvest.

    Free

  • Thu, 6 May 2027 · 18:00

    Planning your day: an online evening

    Online

    Questions answered live — timings, suppliers and what to book first.

    Free

  • Sat, 22 May 2027 · 20:00

    Lantern evening in the orchard

    The Orchard

    Music, lanterns and hot cider under the old trees.

    Free

  • Sat, 12 Jun 2027 · 11:00

    Summer open day

    Visitor lane

    Walk the grounds, meet the team and see the barn set for a celebration.

    Free
A bearded projectionist threading a strip of 35 mm film through an old projector with large reels in a warm, lamplit booth

“Film asks you to be present. That is the whole magic.”

Callum Reid — Projectionist
00:47:18:06
SC. 05 — The projection booth
The house, in numbers
1927
Opened
212
Velvet seats
35 mm
Projector still in use
7
Nights a week
Rows of red velvet cinema seats in the dark with small brass lamps glowing between them
SC. 06 — Membership

Keep the light on.
£9 a month

Membership keeps a single screen running. Two films a month on us, previews for members before a film opens, and 10% off at the foyer bar.
Become a member
2Films a month
FreeMembers' previews
10%At the bar
SC. 07 — The hall
14 Albion Lane — Glasgow

The foyer bar open from 5 pm before every show

Your film, your night. The hall is available for private screenings, launches and events — all 212 velvet seats, the screen and the old foyer bar.
Enquire about hire
212Seats
1Screen
5 pmBar opens
The art-deco foyer bar: a long polished wooden bar under brass globe lamps, mirrored shelves of glasses, stools and red velvet booths
The foyer bar, as it has stood since 1927
SC. 08 — The people

Behind the screen.

A small team. A single screen. Nearly a century of shared darkness.
Ada Moreland, the programmer, smiling with her chin on her hand in a dim, lamplit office
Ada Moreland
Programmer
Chooses every film on the screen and writes the notes beside them.
Callum Reid, the projectionist, in glasses and a grey beard beside a projector with its lens lit
Callum Reid
Projectionist
Runs the 35 mm projector and the digital one, and threads every print by hand.
Noor Haddad, the bar lead, in a bar apron smiling at the counter of the foyer bar
Noor Haddad
Foyer bar
Runs the bar in the old foyer from 5 pm before every show.
SC. 09 — Voices

Overheard in the dark.

  • A young woman in a dark cinema looking up at the screen, her face lit by its glow
    It feels like the film is happening only for us.
    Eilidh
  • An old film projector in the dark, its beam streaming through the haze
    The projector starts, and the whole room holds its breath.
    Marcus
  • A woman in profile watching the glowing screen from her seat in a darkened auditorium
    I always stay until the last light leaves the screen.
    Priya
SC. 10 — Questions

Questions before the lights go down

We follow the BBFC certificate shown with each film in the programme. For 15 and 18 films we may ask for ID at the door.
SC. 11 — Find us

Visit Lumen

Two minutes' walk from the city centre. The box office opens an hour before the first film every night.
Address
14 Albion Lane, Glasgow G1 1LH
Tickets
£11 · concessions £8
Foyer bar
Open from 5 pm before every show
Box office
0141 496 0384 · boxoffice@lumenpicturehouse.example
Call the box office
A stylised dark street map with a river along its foot and one amber light near the centre
SC. 12 — Private hire enquiry

Your night on our screen

Private screenings, launches, birthdays and work nights: the hall, the screen and the foyer bar for your guests. Tell us the date and what you have in mind, and Ada writes back with what is possible.
Private hire at Lumen14 Albion Lane, Glasgow G1 1LHboxoffice@lumenpicturehouse.example

Or ring the box office on 0141 496 0384.

A corner of the hire lounge: a red velvet armchair, a small table with two glasses and a fringed lamp on dark panelled walls

The dark art-deco auditorium of a single-screen cinema, the projector's beam crossing the haze to a black-and-white street scene on the screen above rows of red velvet seats
SC. 13 — Closing shot · 00:14:56:03

The end?

There is another film tomorrow night.
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