Glasgow Walking Tours - Architecture including Rennie Mackintosh buildings

Rennie Mackintosh

Glasgow Mackintosh Festival 2006

This year sees Glasgow’s first city-wide celebration of the work of Mackintosh. Over 100 events have been organised with a focus in September. Highlights include the relaunch of Kelvingrove Art Gallery; the centenary of Scotland Street School Museum; 10th Anniversary of House for an Art Lover and the first-ever exhibition of the work of Mackintosh’s close contemporaries, Frances Macdonald and J.Herbert McNair. An extensive events programme of performance, children’s activities, talks, tours, walks and study days offers something for everyone. For further information visit: www.glasgowmackintosh2006.com

Listings from 30 July-12 August

SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM
225 Scotland Street Glasgow G5 8QB
0141 287 0500
Rennie Mackintosh : Glasgow School
www.glasgowmuseums.com
museums@cls.glasgow.gov.uk

Daily 10.00am-5.00pm (except Fri and Sun 11.00am-5.00pm)

· Glasgow Schools Then and Now

Until 30 September
Free

This photographic exhibition spans over 500 years of developments in Glasgow’s school, from the fifteenth century to the present day. It features Church schools, industrial schools, the establishment of the School Board in 1873 and the rapid building following World War II.

· Centenary Illuminations: Cookery Room Projections

Until 30 October

Free

See Scotland Street School as it has never been seen before! Archive films and pictures of the school and the Kingston and Tradeston areas will be projected onto the building at night, transforming its appearance.

Until midnight each night during the summer.

· School's Education Programme

Until 30 December

To make a booking, or to find out more information, phone 0141 565 4112/4113.

· Wee Architects – Suitable for young children

Until 30th December

Suitable for Nursery / Primary 1 groups

Find out more about those who design and make the buildings around us. Look at pictures of buildings being made, see the tools used and even try mixing some cement! With stories and a tour of Mackintosh’s famous school.

Pre 5's £10.00, Primary 1 £25.00

· Sketching Tour of School

Until 30th December

Guided tour of Scotland Street School focusing on its design and architecture. Following this, choose to sketch some of the details of the building, such as the stonework motifs or decorative railings.

£25.00 per class

· Designer Mack – Suitable for children and families

1st July - 21st August

An exhibition and a series of workshops inspired by Mackintosh and his designs. Watch the gallery evolve as work created from the workshops is put on display. Highlights of the programme include Mackintosh Puppets, led by puppet master John Blundell; Screen Print School, a bookable workshop for 5-12 year olds and Charlie's Changing Cupboard, where a community group will transform a cupboard with motifs and designs. Throughout the exhibition there will also be informal make and take activities for children which are featured below. Self-led activities will also be available on a daily basis in the gallery. Drop-in and make a ‘Mack moustache’, a mask or mini-chair.

· Charlie’s Changing Cupboard

8 August 1.00pm-3.00pm

Two community groups will be involved in transforming plain, everday wardrobes using their own stencil designs and organic painting techniques. Inspiration will be taken from Mackintosh’s furniture designs, which often contain plant-like motifs, insets of glass and shapes cut into wood.

Limited spaces for 2 community/adult groups. Book early! To make a booking or find out more information please call 0141 287 0500

Free

· The Saturday Matinee

12 August

Each month, we're screening an old movie favourite from the days of the Corky picture theatre. Take the stairway to the stars, from Garbo to Gable. Bring an empty jeely jar and get the front row seats! For programme details, visit www.glasgowmuseums.com

Free

· Screen Print School – Suitable for children

1 August 11.00am-1.00pm

Look at the motifs and details in Mackintosh’s gesso panels then screenprint your own.

Suitable for 5-12 year olds. Please book in advance. To make a booking or find out more information please call 0141 287 0500

Free

· Take a seat at Scotland Street – Suitable for teenagers

13th July - 13th July

Through an investigation of form and function, young designers will be encouraged to design and create their own contemporary chair design.

Suitable for 12-18 year olds. Please book in advance.

1.00pm-3.00pm

Free

· Eeny, Meeny, Maca, Racar

4th August - 6th August

Scotland Street School welcomes the Gorbals Youth and Community Theatre's sound and movement performance. Using both the playground and the inside of the building, this performance is inspired by traditional playground games, songs and rhymes.

Fri 4 August 7.30pm-8.15pm Sat 5 and Sun 6 August 2.30pm-3.15pm

Free; tickets must be obtained in advance. Contact 0141 287 0500

museums@cls.glasgow.gov.uk.




THE WILLOW TEA ROOMS, SAUCHIEHALL STREET
217 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow, G2 3EX
0141 332 0521
Rennie Mackintosh : Glasgow Tea Rooms
www.willowtearooms.co.uk
sauchiehallstreet@willowtearooms.co.uk

Mon-Sat 9.00am-5.00pm, Sun 11.00am-5.00pm

· Mackintosh in the Billiard Room

Until 31st October

Free

This experience presents the story of the Willow Tea Rooms, focusing on both the architect and his remarkable patron, Catherine Cranston. The display of original and reproduction objects and furniture will be housed in the Billiards Room, a part of the building not been seen by the public for over 70 years
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THE WILLOW TEA ROOMS, BUCHANAN STREET
97 Buchanan Street Glasgow, G1 3HF
0141 204 5242
Rennie Mackintosh : Glasgow Tea Rooms
www.willowtearooms.co.uk
sauchiehallstreet@willowtearooms.co.uk


· Mackintosh Festival Tea and Festival Lunch

Until 30th October

The Willow Tea Rooms in Buchanan Street will celebrate the Festival by offering a Festival Tea, which looks back at the traditions of Kate Cranston's Tea Rooms and recreates some of the tea-time treats from the period.



HUNTERIAN ART GALLERY
University of Glasgow
82 Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QQ
0141 330 5431
Rennie Mackintosh : Glasgow house interior
www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk
hunter@museum.gla.ac.uk

Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.00pm; Extended September Opening - Sun 12.00pm-4.00pm and Holiday Weekend (Fri 22-Mon 25 September). Free on Sat 17 June.

Admission to the Mackintosh House £3.00, £2.00 concessions; Free Wednesday Afternoons after 2.00pm.

· The Mackintosh House Gallery; The Mackintoshes Move House

Until 4th August

In 1906, the Mackintoshes moved to a terrace house they had purchased in the West End of Glasgow. The remarkable interiors from that house now form The Mackintosh House at the Hunterian Art Gallery. The centenary of that move is being marked by this display of Mackintosh's designs for its remodelling and furnishing.

· Mackintosh On-Line

Permanent

The University’s unrivalled Mackintosh Collection goes on-line, with over 1,000 entries and 800 images – visit www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/mackintosh

· Doves and Dreams: The Art of Frances Macdonald and J Herbert McNair

12th August - 18th November

This exciting exhibition is the first to be devoted to the artist-couple, Frances Macdonald and J. Herbert McNair. With Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald, they formed the famous 'Glasgow Four' of the 1890s. The exhibition will include some 100 works from public and private collections, including watercolours, graphics, furniture, metalwork, textiles and decorative art. A highlight will be the reconstruction of the beautiful Writing Room exhibited by the artists in 1902.

Sponsored by Keppie.

Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm; Extended September Opening - Sun 12.00pm-4.00pm and Holiday Weekend (Fri 22-Mon 25 September)

£3.00; concessions £2.00; £5.00 joint entry for exhibition and The Mackintosh House.

· The Mackintosh House Gallery: Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh

12th August - 18th November

Margaret Macdonald was one of the most gifted and versatile women artists of her generation. This selection of work from the Hunterian's unrivalled holding highlights her distinctive achievements as a watercolour painter and graphic designer.

Mon-Fri 9.30am - 5.00pm, Extended September Opening - Sun 12.00pm-4.00pm and Holiday weekend (Fri 22-Mon 25 September).

Included in admission to the Mackintosh.





CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH SOCIETY
Contact 0141 429 6760
www.crmsociety.com
trish@crmsociety.com

· Guided Walking Tours

1st August - 30th September

These half-day walking tours give tourists and Glaswegians alike the opportunity to view the architecture of Mackintosh and his contemporaries. The tours start at The Lighthouse and finish at the Willow Tea Rooms.

Tuesday and Thursday 2.00pm-4.00pm

£6.00




THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART
167 Renfrew Street
Glasgow, G3 6RQ
Contact 0141 353 4580
Rennie Mackintosh : Glasgow Masterwork
www.gsa.ac.uk/mackintoshfestival
mackintoshfestival@gsa.ac.uk

10.30am, 11.00am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.00pm and 2.30pm.

£4.80-£6.50

· Guided Tours of the Mackintosh Building

Until 30th September

Disabled access by prior arrangement.




THE HILL HOUSE
Upper Colquhoun Street
Helensburgh, G84 9AJ
01436 673900
Rennie Mackintosh : Scottish house
www.nts.org.uk
thehillhouse@nts.org.uk

Daily 1.30pm-5.30pm

Entry to the Hill House is £8.00, £5.00 concessions, Family £20.00; Includes entry to exhibitions. Group bookings are available by prior arrangement in the morning only.

· Paintings by James Spence

Until 30th July

Well-known local watercolour painter James Spence is seen in a daring new light. Specially-commissioned large-scale canvases of Scottish landscapes feature in this stunning exhibition and introduce a refreshingly bold approach to a traditional subject. All works are for sale.

· Mackintosh and his Contemporaries

3rd August - 31st October

Rarely-seen works by Mackintosh and Jessie M. King from the National Trust for Scotland's collection together with objects by the successful designer, Archibald Knox, highlight the range of artistic media which came to the fore at the beginning of the 20th century.

· Mack & Music with Cathures at the Hill House

3rd August - 3rd August

Short 30-minute a capella choral concerts directed by Christopher Hampson.

Contact John Wilde 0777 407 2311; jac51jac@yahoo.co.uk or visit www.cathures.org

7.00pm

Free

THE LIGHTHOUSE
11 Mitchell Lane Glasgow G1 3NU
Rennie Mackintosh : Glasgow Newspaper building
www.thelighthouse.co.uk
visitorservice@thelighthouse.co.uk

Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri and Sat 10.30am-5.00pm, Tue 11.00am-5.00pm, Sun 12.00-5.00pm

Entry to The Lighthouse £3.00, £1.50 concessions, £1.00 children.

· Mackintosh Interpretation Centre

Permanent exhibition

An award-winning exhibition celebrating Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s art, architecture and design. This exhibition includes original artefacts and models alongside an illuminated time-line wall and touch-screen displays. For stunning panoramic views across the city visitors can climb the 137 stairs up the Mackintosh Tower.

· Glasgow Style

Permanent exhibition

A small exhibition presenting the history of the Glasgow Style alongside answers, from prominent Glasgow architects and design professionals, to the question–‘What is your favourite Glasgow Style building or thing and why?’

KELVINGROVE ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM
Argyle Street Glasgow, G3 8AG
0141 276 9599
Glasgow Style Gallery
http://www.glasgowmuseums.com
museums@cls.glasgow.gov.uk

Daily 10.00am-5.00pm (except Friday and Sunday 11.00am-5.00pm)

Free

· Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style Gallery

11th July - 1st December

As part of the £27.9 million Kelvingrove New Centenary Project, generously supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund, a new gallery will be devoted to Glasgow City Council's internationally important Mackintosh and Glasgow Style collection, which includes works on display for the first time.

PARAMOUNT STIRLING HIGHLAND HOTEL
Contact Paramount Special Events Help Desk 01455 898578;
jgregory@paramount-hotels.co.uk

· Mackintosh Weekends

28th - 31th July

Enjoy expert private talks and guided tours by Ann Ellis of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's most important projects, including his domestic masterpiece–The Hill House and his architectural masterpiece–The Glasgow School of Art.

£369 (three nights)

Glasgow Mackintosh Festival listings received 24 Jul 2006





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