Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has one of the finest collections in the country. Among its many splendid artefacts are works of art created by some very talented and notable women artists such as Rachel Ruysch, Mary Cassatt, Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh, Jessie M King, Bessie McNicol and Joan Eardley. Some of these artists lived and […]
National Museums Scotland was generously donated over 300 pieces of art and studio glass by the passionate collector, supporter, and promoter of contemporary glass DanKlein (1938 – 2009), which he had amassed both separately, and alongside his partner Alan J. Poole. Klein notably championed the work of artists from Britain and Ireland forover 30 years,
Pippa Stevenson-Sit will give a Zoom online presentation on Tuesday 13th August at 2pm, about the major new exhibition, Discovering Degas: Collecting in the Age of William Burrell, which is now open to the public at the Burrell Collection and runs until 30th September. The exhibition brings together around 30 works on loan from leading national and
This talk will explore how individual donors to public collections influence and are influenced by their surrounding culture, through the lens of the Charles William Stewart (1915-2001) costume collection within National Museums Scotland. Individual collectors follow different paths towards becoming accumulators, but their collections are usually shaped by personal interests and inclinations. Studies of collectors
This talk explores the many achievements of Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852-1936), now recognised as a key figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. Born and educated in Ireland, she moved with her Scottish husband to Edinburgh where from the mid-1880s she was much involved in the city’s social art movement, painting murals in both tiny
2024 is the 100th anniversary of Bet Low’s birth. Bet was born in Gourock and from 1945 Glasgow became her home after completing her studies at Glasgow School of Art. Her long career started initially creating theatre sets for Glasgow Unity Theatre. Always pursuing opportunities to promote her work, and that of other young ambitious
The Burrell Collection’s holdings of stained-glass are nothing short of world class. Acquired throughout Burrell’s life, the collection he, and his wife, Lady Constance, assembled was a source of great pride for Sir William and stands comparison with the major collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum,
MARION MAUDSLEY – Women of Note The talk will focus on the lives of Mary Somerville and Nan Shepherd, depicted on the Royal Bank of Scotland £10 and £5 notes respectively. There will be a brief overview of women on UK banknotes and on the design of these notes (please have these banknotes beside you
Join our online February Lecture, “Women of Note” this Tuesday 27th February at 2pm! Read More »
“Stage & Screen” features works on paper from the James L Gordon Collection, on show in Scotland for the first time.
Glasgow Museums Annual Art Competition for Children was first established in 1904 and continues to this day, supported by the Friends of Glasgow Museums. During his tenure as Director of Museums at Glasgow Corporation, FoGM Founder Dr Tom Honeyman introduced a visionary model of participation and engagement, inspiring and encouraging many generations of school pupils
