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0 Glasgow Science writing cabinet. LS Lowry’s of work by the Paris-trained tropical crops, one of the most
Centre painting VE Day hangs here again American painter, James McNeill interesting features is the Kibble
after it was cut from its frame and Whistler (1834–1903), who Palace. Built at Loch Long in
50 Pacific Quay. Tel (0141) 420 5000. stolen in 1992. You can also see influenced so many of the the High lands by John Kibble,
@ Open Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm daily; Salvador Dalí’s Christ of St John of Glasgow School painters. the glass palace was moved
Nov–Mar: 10am–3pm Wed–Fri, the Cross. There is a vast natural to its present site in the early
10am–5pm Sat & Sun. & 7 - = history collection too, with 1870s. It houses a collec tion of
∑ glasgowsciencecentre.org
displays on Scotland’s wildlife. carnivorous plants and tropical
The gleaming tower of this orchids and the nation al
science park is an unmis takable e Scotland Street collection of tree ferns.
landmark on the city’s skyline.
A three-storey science mall School Museum
introduces the world of popular, 225 Scotland St, Glasgow. y People’s Palace
everyday science through a range Tel (0141) 287 0500. Open 10am–5pm Glasgow Green. Tel (0141) 276 0788.
of interactive exhibits, labora tories Tue–Thu & Sat, 11am–5pm Fri & Sun. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Thu & Sat,
and multimedia. Scotland’s only & 7 8 = ∑ glasgowlife.org. 11am–5pm Fri & Sun. 7 8 - Distinctive Mackintosh piano in the Music
IMAX Theatre stands next door, The tall ship Glenlee, permanently moored uk/museums ∑ glasgowlife.org.uk/museums Room, House for an Art Lover
projecting breathtaking images beside the Riverside Museum
from the natural and scientific This museum is housed in a This Victorian sandstone his partner Margaret Macdonald
world onto its 24-m (80-ft) w Kelvingrove Art former school designed by structure was purpose-built in in response to a competition
by 18-m (60-ft) screen. Other Gallery and Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1898 as a cultural museum for in a German mag azine in
notable exhibits include a lab Museum between 1903 and 1906. the people of Glasgow’s East the summer of 1900. The
where you can examine your It uses displays, audio-visual End. It houses everything from competition brief was to create
hair and skin, and a planetarium. Argyle St, Kelvingrove. Tel (0141) 276 exhibits and reconstructed and temperance tracts to trade- a country retreat for someone of
The 127-m (416-ft) rotating 9599. Open 10am–5pm Mon–Thu & restored classrooms to tell the union banners, suffra gette elegance and taste who loved
tower is Scotland’s tallest Sat, 11am–5pm Fri & Sun. 8 7 0 story of the developments in posters to the comedian Billy the arts. As it was a theoretical
freestanding structure. - = ∑ glasgowlife.org.uk/ education in Scotland from Whistler’s self-portrait Brown and Gold Connolly’s banana-shaped exercise, the couple were
museums the Victorian era to the 1960s. (c.1895–1900), Hunterian Art Gallery boots, and thus provides a unrestrained by logistics or
q Riverside An imposing red sandstone You can read and listen to social history of the city from budget and won a special prize
the 12th to the 20th century. A
recollections of former pupils,
for their efforts. The plans lay
Museum building, Kelvingrove is Scotland’s decade by decade, covering t Botanic Gardens superb conservatory con tains unused for over 80 years until
most popular gallery, housing a topics such as classroom an exotic winter garden. consulting engineer Graham
100 Pointhouse Place. Tel (0141) 287 Great Western Rd. Tel (0141) 276 1614.
2720. Open 10am–5pm Mon–Thu & magnificent art collection. discipline, evacuation and Open 7am–dusk. 7 8 by appt. - Roxburgh, who had worked on
Sat, 11am–5pm Fri & Sun. 8 7 - Exhibits are grouped to reflect World War II, school attire and ∑ glasgowbotanicgardens.com u House for an the refur bishment of other
∑ glasgowlife.org.uk/museums different aspects of the main playground games. Mackintosh interiors in Glasgow,
collection. Among these are These gardens form a peace ful Art Lover decided to build the House for
This landmark attraction sits 19th-century British artists inclu- r Hunterian space in the heart of the city’s an Art Lover. Work began in 1989
on the Clyde in a dramatic zinc- ding Turner and Constable and West End, by the River Kelvin. Bellahouston Park, 10 Dumbreck Rd. and was completed in 1996. The
Tel (0141) 353 4770. Open 10am–
panelled building designed by French Impressionist and Dutch Art Gallery Originally founded at another 4pm Mon, Tue & Thu, 10am–12:30pm House is host to a digital design
architect Zaha Hadid. Focused Renaissance painters. Scottish art 82 Hillhead St. Tel (0141) 330 5431. site in 1817, they were moved Wed & Fri–Sun. Closed regularly studio and post-graduate study
on transport and its social and design is well represented Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sat, 11am– to the current location in 1839 during functions. & 7 8 by appt. centre for students at the
impact on the city, the museum with rooms dedicated to the 4pm Sun. Closed 24 Dec–4 Jan. and opened to the public three - = ∑ houseforanartlover.co.uk Glasgow School of Art.
is crammed with locomotives, Scottish Colourists and the & for Mackintosh House. 8 years later. Aside from the main The rooms on the main floor
trams, cars and bikes of all styles Glasgow Style (see p107). 7 partial. ∑ gla.ac.uk/hunterian range of greenhouses, with Plans for the House for an give a real insight into the vision
and vintages. A tall ship is now Included here are two works by assorted displays inclu ding Art Lover were submitted by of Mackintosh and the artistic
berthed alongside the museum Charles Rennie Mackintosh – Built to house a number of palm trees and an area of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and talent of Macdonald. The Oval
and is open to the public. a fine gesso panel and a 1904 paintings bequeathed to Room is a beautifully propor-
Glasgow University by an ex- tioned space in a single light
student and physician, Dr William colour, meant as a tranquil
Hunter (1718–83), the Hunterian retreat for ladies, while the
Art Gallery contains Scotland’s Music Room and its centre piece
largest print collection. There are piano that is played to add to
also works by many major Euro- the atmosphere is also bright
pean artists, dating from the and inspiring. The Main Hall
16th century. A collection of leads into the Dining Room,
work by the designer Charles with its long table, sideboard
Rennie Mackintosh (see p107) is and relief stone fireplace. The
supplemented by a complete great attention to detail shown
recon struction of No. 6 throughout the House, in the
Florentine Terrace, where he panelling, light fixtures and
lived from 1906 to 1914. There is other elements, is enormously
a major collection of 19th- and impressive. The exterior of the
20th-century Scottish art, but by building is also an extraordinary
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and the Glasgow University buildings, seen from the south far the most famous collection is One of the greenhouses in Glasgow’s peaceful Botanic Gardens achievement in art and design.
For hotels and restaurants see pp174–5 and pp184–6

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