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The Glasgow School of Art is currently implementing the removal of items within the Mackintosh Building following Friday’s fire.  The site remains under the control of Scottish Fire – West.  “The GSA is currently implementing its plan to retrieve the student works, its archive and collections from the Mackintosh Building” says Professor Tom inns, Director of the GSA. “The first

Statement from Muriel Gray After a sobering tour and inspection of the interior of the Mackintosh along with Professor Tom Inns with two expert colleagues today we have a much clearer idea of what the situation is. Bad news first is that we have lost the iconic and unique Mackintosh library. This is an enormous blow and we are understandably

A MULTI AGENCY PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY SFRS. Firefighters battling the blaze at the iconic Macintosh Building in Glasgow City Centre have prevented the destruction of both the structure and the majority of its contents. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews are continuing work to fully extinguish the fire and save artworks. With the incident under control indications are the

Statement from Muriel Gray, Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Glasgow School of Art “Today is a really black one for the GSA, but I cannot thank the fire brigade enough for the speed with which they came and their commitment to contain and extinguish the fire.   Fortunately there have been no fatalities or injuries.  I am so