Royal Exchange Square Glasgow, Scottish modern art gallery building photos, Date, Architecture images

Royal Exchange Glasgow : Modern Art Gallery

goma Scottish modern art gallery, central Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Date built: 1827

Design: Archibald Elliot II, David Hamilton, Robert Black

Photo of building to west of GoMA, by Adrian Welch taken on 16 Apr 2011:

Royal Exchange Square
goma Scottish modern art galler photo © Adrian Welch

Royal Exchange Square Glasgow

Royal Exchange Square

Typical for Glasgow, this church was surrounded by a later Square. A Tobacco Lord’s House was built here in 1778.

Royal Exchange Glasgow
Royal Exchange Glasgow photo © Adrian Welch

The Royal Bank commissioned Archibald Elliot II in 1827 to design a bank, shops and offices. The terrace on the north side is by David Hamilton & James Smith – architect of the McLellan Galleries – in 1830-39.

Building designed by David Hamilton – no larger image:
St Andrews in the Square
Histroic building designed by David Hamilton image © Adrian Welch

Scottish Modern Art Gallery

The Royal Exchange is now goma – Gallery of Modern Art – but was designed by David Hamilton in 1827. The building has an unusual ‘wedding cake’ cylindrical cupola atop facing east into the Merchant City. The statue of Wellington on his horse facing Ingram St dates from 1844.

Entry to this lovely city centre public space – no larger image:
St Andrews Church Glasgow
entry arch image © Adrian Welch

St Andrews Church Glasgow
GoMA photo © Adrian Welch

GoMA is the second most visited contemporary art gallery outside London, offering temporary exhibitions and workshops. Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art displays work by local and international artists.

Opened in 1996, GoMA is housed in a neo-classical building refurbished to house the city’s contemporary art collection.

St Andrews Church Glasgow
Royal Exchange Glasgow: Royal Bank image © Adrian Welch

The rooftop café is now a dedicated Education and Access studio, facilitating workshops and artists talks. In the basement is the Learning Library at GoMA complete with café, free Internet access, multimedia, art, and book-lending facilities.

St Andrews Church Glasgow
Royal Exchange Glasgow – GoMA: image © Adrian Welch

Address: Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow, G1 3AH

Contact: 0141 229 1996

GoMA context : Merchant City
Royal Exchange Square
GoMA building photo © Adrian Welch

Gallery of Modern Art Glasgow details

Location: Merchant City, central Glasgow, Strathclyde, southwest Scotland, UK

Merchant City Buildings

Contemporary Merchant City Property Designs – recent Strathclyde architectural selection below:

Ingram Street Property Development
65-97 Ingram Street Glasgow

Candleriggs Square Apartments Merchant City
Candleriggs Square Apartments Merchant City

Italian Centre, Merchant City
Italian Centre

Trades Hall, 85 Glassford Street, G1 1UH
Trades Hall

St Enoch Centre
St Enoch Centre Glasgow

City Chambers, George Square
City Chambers

Architecture in Glasgow

Historic Glaswegian Property Designs – key architectural selection below:

Britannia Music Hall, 113-117 Trongate, G1 5HD
Britannia Music Hall

Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral

Hunterian Gallery
Hunterian Gallery

Armadillo Glasgow
Clyde Auditorium
photo © Isabelle Lomholt

Burrell Museum

Buchanan Street

St Enoch Centre

Comments / photos for the Royal Exchange Square – GoMa Building original design by Archibald Elliot II, David Hamilton, Robert Black page welcome.

Website: www.glasgowmuseums.com