Heritage Week and Doors Open Days
Celebrate Glasgow's rich architectural history during this special week of activities at venues across the city from 19-20 September 2009.
House for an Art Lover hosts a seminar entitled '70 Years On', on Tuesday 16 September from 9am - 12.30pm, celebrating the anniversary of the British Empire Exhibition of 1938 in Bellahouston Park. Speakers on the day include Neil Baxter, Ian Johnston, David J Leslie and Professor Andy MacMillan. They will explore the architectural roots of Glasgow's greatest exhibition and its ending legacy. Tickets are £10 and can be booked directly with the House on 0141 353 4770 or by email to info@houseforanartlover.co.uk
The House will also be offering FREE admission on Saturday 20th from 10am - 1pm and Sunday 10am - 12pm.
There are also a host of Mackintosh Events taking place throughout the City during this week. Events include:
Monday 15 September
1.00pm – 1.45pm
‘Mackintosh''''s Tea Room Interiors’
Roger Billcliffe
Glasgow School of Art
Free
Mackintosh''''s designs for Miss Cranston’s Tea Rooms were among the most daring of his career and this lecture will trace their development from 1896 to 1917.
Tuesday 16 September
1.00pm – 1.45pm
‘Ladies in Waiting: Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh''''s Gesso Panels’
Robyne Calvert Miles
The Mackintosh Church at Queen''''s Cross
Free
A richly illustrated examination of making and meaning in Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh’s gesso panels, focusing on those she created for the Ingram Street and Willow Tea Rooms.
Wednesday 17 September
1.00pm – 1.45pm
‘The Matron and the Modern: Catherine Cranston and Charles Rennie Mackintosh’
Pamela Robertson
Hunterian Art Gallery
Free
The tea room entrepreneur, Catherine Cranston, was one of Mackintosh’s most important patrons. This lecture explores Mackintosh’s designs for her business properties and her home, Hous’hill.
Thursday 18 September
1.00pm – 1.45pm
‘Uncovering their History: Mackintosh’s leaded glass doors for the Salon de Luxe, Willow Tea Rooms’
Marie Stumpff and Alison Brown
Willow Tea Rooms, Sauchiehall Street
Free
The Salon de Luxe was one of Mackintosh’s most beautiful tea room interiors. This talk will investigate the design, making and conservation of the spectacular doors at its entrance.
Friday 19 September
1.00pm – 1.45pm
‘Mackintosh''''s Ingram Street Tea Rooms: Past, Present and Future’
Alison Brown
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery
Free
The dismantled interiors from Miss Cranston’s Ingram Street Tea Rooms are in the care of Culture and Sport Glasgow. This talk outlines the detailed research and conservation work undertaken to date and looks at options for their future presentation.
Thursday 18 September
3.00pm – 4.30pm
‘Mackintosh Tea n’ Talk’
The Mackintosh Church at Queen’s Cross
Tickets £7.50, including tea and cakes
Enjoy tea and cakes in the beautiful surroundings of The Mackintosh Church and hear Stuart Robertson, Director of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, talk about some of his favourite items.
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 September
12.00pm, 1.00pm, 2.00pm, 3.00pm
The Willow Tea Rooms
Sauchiehall Street
Free
Special talks in the Willow Tea Rooms Billiard Room, given in period costume by the current Willow Tea Room proprietrix, Anne Mulhern. The original ‘Room de Luxe’ stained glass doors will be in place and an original Miss Cranston dress will be on display.
Booking essential – maximum group size 20. To book visit: www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com/onlinebooking
WALKS AND TOURS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
Walks organised by the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society - drop in or pre-book. Maximum size is 15. To book (e) info@crmsociety.com; (t) 0141 946 6600
Monday 15, Wednesday 17 and Friday 19 September
2.00pm – 4.00pm
‘Mackintosh’s Glasgow’
From the Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane to the Willow Tea Rooms, Sauchiehall Street
Tickets £6
This half-day walking tour will give you an opportunity to view the work of Mackintosh and his contemporaries. Focussing on the architectural details, they will be of interest to visitors and Glaswegians alike. The walks start at The Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane, and finish at the Willow Tea Rooms, Sauchiehall Street.
Walks organised by The Lighthouse - drop in or pre-book. Maximum size is 15.
To book: (e) Laura.MacDonald@thelighthouse.co.uk; (t) 0141 221 6362
Saturday 20 September
11.00am– 12.30pm
‘Art Nouveau Architecture’
£7, £5 concessions
City walk from The Lighthouse to the Glasgow School of Art
Saturday 20 September
3.00pm
‘Merchant City’
FREE
City walk from The Lighthouse into the Merchant City
Sunday 21 September
12.00pm – 1.30pm
‘Art Nouveau Architecture’
£7, £5 concessions
City walk from The Lighthouse to the Glasgow School of Art
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