Glasgow Mackintosh

Take a tour of the House ( tour groups are welcome) just telephone in advance to arrange this on 0141 353 4770 or via email to info@houseforanartlover.co.uk. Bookings can be made no earlier than 6 weeks prior to your date of visit. There is a minimum requirement of 10 people for a guided tour. Groups of fewer than 10 people will receive an audio handset guide. Both the Art Lover's Café and the Art Lover's Shop are open daily from 10am to 5pm.

Unseen for 50 years, Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Oak Room is the largest of Miss Cranston’s Ingram Street Tearooms and will be conserved and installed as the centrepiece of the new V&A Dundee’s Scottish Design Galleries. The conservation of the Oak Room is a collaboration between Glasgow Museums, V&A Dundee, and Dundee City Council. The project is being made possible by a long-term loan from the collections of Glasgow City Council, grant funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other fundraising. https://www.vandadundee.org/building-vanda-dundee

The Lighthouse in Mitchell Lane will be offering 40-minute tours of the building each Saturday throughout the year detailing the history of the building up to the present use as a centre for architecture and design. Tours will cost £5 (£3 concessions) and be available on a first come first serve basis on Saturdays at 1pm. Amongst the centre’s special Mackintosh 150 programming will be an ongoing series of archive film footage exploring aspects of Mackintosh’s architecture and the city of Glasgow, through screening events and exhibitions as well as an installation in the water tower as part of The Lighthouse’s ongoing partnership with Cryptic/Sonica.

The only church designed by Mackintosh, this stunning venue will be showing an exhibition of Mackintosh’s drawings from his travels in Italy and other activity including dance, music and art events; workshops, walks and talks. Opening Times 2018/19 April to October Open Monday to Friday 11am - 4.00pm Last admission 3:30pm November to March Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11am - 4.00pm Last admission 3:30pm

The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society offer the first dedicated, city centre Mackintosh information and tours desk. You’ll be able to book guided tours of the Tea Rooms and learn more about all things Mackintosh including the Mackintosh walking trail and other nearby Mackintosh buildings in Glasgow and the wider area. Tours run Wednesday to Saturday at 9am and 10am, Sundays at 10am only and last approximately 45 minutes. Maximum group size is 6. Afternoon tours as well as architectural and other special interest tours are also available, please ask for details. All tours are conducted by Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society volunteers and must be booked in advance to confirm availability. The tour will cover all main spaces within the tearooms, highlighting the work undertaken by the restoration team, the important interiors within, and how the building relates to other Mackintosh works. Tours are limited to 6 persons and are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Larger groups must contact the venue direct to arrange.

Photographer Sylvia Richardson brings a unique exhibition of previously unseen images of Mackintosh’s Masterpiece, The Glasgow School of Art building. Her images encapsulate an intimate view of the building’s internal spaces and lead us on an ambling journey from the observer’s perspective. Corridors full of light and patterned shadows, reflections of beautiful sculptures, wood carvings and windows; Sylvia captures subtleties as part of her own artistic discovery of Mackintosh. A celebration of the unseen, this exhibition is particularly poignant following the sad destruction of the Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh building following two fires in 2014 and 2018. We hope that you will join us in reflecting back on this architectural masterpiece.

Come along to Mackintosh Queen’s Cross for an unforgettable musical afternoon. Glasgow Love Stories, a Valentines performance from The Avenues Singers. Including music by Tallis, Ravel, Billy Joel and CHVRCHES.