Booking
for all the events opens at 10am on Wednesday 23 August.
for all the events opens at 10am on Wednesday 23 August.
The
Glasgow School of Art has announced a programme of walks, talks and tours for
this year’s Doors Open Days festival today, 14 August 2017.
Glasgow School of Art has announced a programme of walks, talks and tours for
this year’s Doors Open Days festival today, 14 August 2017.
Over
the weekend of 16-17 September the GSA will run 20 of its popular Mackintosh at the GSA tours (with 20 free places on each tour) as well as two of its Mackintosh’s Glasgow Walking Tours (with 20 free places on each tour). Meanwhile, on the opening day of the festival,
11 September, there will be two events aligned to the restoration of the
Mackintosh Building which will give people an insight into the painstaking work
being undertaken.
the weekend of 16-17 September the GSA will run 20 of its popular Mackintosh at the GSA tours (with 20 free places on each tour) as well as two of its Mackintosh’s Glasgow Walking Tours (with 20 free places on each tour). Meanwhile, on the opening day of the festival,
11 September, there will be two events aligned to the restoration of the
Mackintosh Building which will give people an insight into the painstaking work
being undertaken.
Doors Open Days
Programme at the GSA
Programme at the GSA
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| One of the GSA’s expert tour guides in the furniture gallery |
Mackintosh at the GSA tours
Saturday 16th
September: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm.
September: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm.
Sunday 17th
September: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm.
September: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm, 12.30pm, 1pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm.
Led
by the GSA’s expert student guides these 45min-long tours investigate the story of the Mackintosh
Building together with architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s journey at The
Glasgow School of Art from student to master designer. The tours reveal
Mackintosh’s his ideas, influences and relationships and include exclusive
access to GSA’s Mackintosh furniture gallery
by the GSA’s expert student guides these 45min-long tours investigate the story of the Mackintosh
Building together with architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s journey at The
Glasgow School of Art from student to master designer. The tours reveal
Mackintosh’s his ideas, influences and relationships and include exclusive
access to GSA’s Mackintosh furniture gallery
Mackintosh’s Glasgow Walking Tours
Sunday 17th
September: 1.30pm
September: 1.30pm
Led
by the GSA’s expert student guides these 2 hour 15minute
tours enable participants to immerse themselves in the life and times
of innovative architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and discover more about
Glasgow’s distinctive architectural styles at the turn of the 20th
century. The tour takes in Mackintosh’s impressive city centre designs,
his lesser known architectural gems along with buildings by his contemporaries
working in internationally acclaimed ‘Glasgow Style’ Art Nouveau.
Book: www.gsa.ac.uk/visit-gsa/doors-open-days
by the GSA’s expert student guides these 2 hour 15minute
tours enable participants to immerse themselves in the life and times
of innovative architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and discover more about
Glasgow’s distinctive architectural styles at the turn of the 20th
century. The tour takes in Mackintosh’s impressive city centre designs,
his lesser known architectural gems along with buildings by his contemporaries
working in internationally acclaimed ‘Glasgow Style’ Art Nouveau.
Book: www.gsa.ac.uk/visit-gsa/doors-open-days
Craft: A case study
The Mackintosh Building
Restoration Project
Restoration Project
Monday 11 September 2017: 4pm – 6pm
Reid Auditorium Reid
Building 167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G36RQ
Building 167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G36RQ
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| Specialist stonemasons are among the craftspeople working on the Mackintosh Building |
Some of the craft men & women working on
the restoration of the Mackintosh Building will give talks on the challenges
faced to conserve, restore and rebuild “the Mack”. Mackintosh’s relationship
with practicing craftsmen underpinned the genius of his design and each talk
will reveal the skills and expertise that were originally required to deliver
the art school Mackintosh envisaged as well as how the GSA is approaching this
in the restoration.
the restoration of the Mackintosh Building will give talks on the challenges
faced to conserve, restore and rebuild “the Mack”. Mackintosh’s relationship
with practicing craftsmen underpinned the genius of his design and each talk
will reveal the skills and expertise that were originally required to deliver
the art school Mackintosh envisaged as well as how the GSA is approaching this
in the restoration.
Conservation Philosophy: A case study
The
Mackintosh Building Restoration Project
Mackintosh Building Restoration Project
Monday 11 September 2017: 5pm – 7pm
Reid Auditorium Reid
Building 167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G3 6RQ
Building 167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G3 6RQ
The Mackintosh Building which has been inhabited
since its construction by The Glasgow School of Art is widely recognised as a
work of art in its own right. Through its many years of use the building has
developed a unique patina and undergone a number of alterations and additions. The
fire and subsequent restoration raises a number of considerations concerning
the integrity of the original design, the history of the building and its
adaption for future use. This lecture and panel talk is an opportunity to
discuss the ever present dichotomy facing the conservation and restoration of
buildings in use drawing on the unique and precious Mackintosh Building as a
case study.
since its construction by The Glasgow School of Art is widely recognised as a
work of art in its own right. Through its many years of use the building has
developed a unique patina and undergone a number of alterations and additions. The
fire and subsequent restoration raises a number of considerations concerning
the integrity of the original design, the history of the building and its
adaption for future use. This lecture and panel talk is an opportunity to
discuss the ever present dichotomy facing the conservation and restoration of
buildings in use drawing on the unique and precious Mackintosh Building as a
case study.
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On paper design by Dorothy Smith, one of several designs in the GSA’s Archives and Collections
to be translated into textiles for the Pioneers of Post War Pattern exhibition
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Also opening during Doors Open Days (Sat 17th
September) will be one of the GSA’s autumn exhibitions, Pioneers of Post War Pattern. The exhibition will showcase three
leading GSA alumni – Sylvia
Chalmers (c. 1928-2008), Dorothy Smith (c. 1923 – 2002) and Margaret Stewart
(fl 1940s-1960s) – designs by all of whom are held in the GSA’s
Archives and Collections. For the first time their works on paper will be translated
into actual textiles in the GSA’s Centre for Advance Textiles (CAT), and made
into interiors products. The newly made products will be displayed alongside
archival material – sketch books, works on paper and photographs – and pieces in
the Classic Textiles Collection by Lucienne Day, sometime external examiner at
the GSA whose centenary is being celebrated this year. The Pioneers of Post War Pattern. products will be available for sale uniquely
through the GSA shop
September) will be one of the GSA’s autumn exhibitions, Pioneers of Post War Pattern. The exhibition will showcase three
leading GSA alumni – Sylvia
Chalmers (c. 1928-2008), Dorothy Smith (c. 1923 – 2002) and Margaret Stewart
(fl 1940s-1960s) – designs by all of whom are held in the GSA’s
Archives and Collections. For the first time their works on paper will be translated
into actual textiles in the GSA’s Centre for Advance Textiles (CAT), and made
into interiors products. The newly made products will be displayed alongside
archival material – sketch books, works on paper and photographs – and pieces in
the Classic Textiles Collection by Lucienne Day, sometime external examiner at
the GSA whose centenary is being celebrated this year. The Pioneers of Post War Pattern. products will be available for sale uniquely
through the GSA shop
For
further information on Doors Open Days 2017 visit:
further information on Doors Open Days 2017 visit:
For media further information on the GSA’s 2017 Doors Open Days events contact:
Lesley Booth
07799414474
@GSofAMedia