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Petunia in pencil and watercolour 1914 by Charles Bennie Mackintosh irom Mackintosh

I ART GALLERY 8: MUSEUM, KELVINGROVE 221 9600. Mon—Sat 10am--5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Voluntary guides are available free of charge to conduct parties or individuals round the tnain galleries. Ask at the enquiry desk.

I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall. Dumbarton Road. 221 9600. Mon—Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 1 lam-~5pm. A museum crartnned with buses. trams. fire engines. ships and other transportation. devoted to the history of transport.

Scottish Football Association Museum Trust Until 1997. Taster exhibitions of text. photographs and football memorabilia. leading tip to the planned National Museum of Football at Hampden Park.

I PEOPLE’S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 221 9600. MonaSat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. [D]. Cafe. This well- loved institution is currently undergoing a facelift. which promises to make it more relevant to Glasgow people. the city and

ready by 1998. in time for its centenary. I PROVAND’S LORDSHIP 3 Castle Street. 221 9600. Mon—Fri 10am-5pm; Sun

Flowers at Hunterian Art Gallery until 4 Nov

house in Glasgow. built in 1471. Period room displays range frorn 1500—1918.

I ST MUNGD MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE

AND ART 2 Castle Street. 221 9600. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 1 lam—5pm. Free. [D]. A museum of world faith.

- featuring a zen garden. priceless art works

frotn the world‘s six major religions. Dali's Christ oj'Strint .lo/m oft/re Cross

and the story of religion in Scotland

through words and pictures.

I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM

225 Scotland Street. 429 I202. Mon—Sat 10am~5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [1)].

Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

and now home to archive material on

education in Scotland frotn 1872 onwards.

Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian. Edwardian. World War II and 1960s schooldays.

I SPRINGBURN MUSEUM Atlas Square. 557 1405. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat loam—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm. [D].

The Tenement Folk Until 31 Jan 1996. Exploring tenement life in Glasgow. an exhibition featuring reconstructions of a

; tenement kitchen. aback court. a 1920s school room and a cludgie. or shared

. ~ water closet. They are based on

its history. The new-look Palace should be i

photographs by 83-year-old former

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: watercolours depicting his childhood

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I CALTON GALLERY 10 Royal Terrace. 556 1010. Mon—Sat 10am—6pm.

Mixed Exhibition Until 30 Sept. Stock exhibition of 19th and early 20th century Scottish. linglish and linropean paintings and sculpture.

I CITY ART CENTRE Market Street. 529

I 3993. Mon—Sat 10am--6pm.

A Picture of Edinburgh Until 16 Sept. Assembled for the first time are some of the finest views of the city botlt past and

present. painted by artists front all over

the UK and donated frorn public and

private collections.

Golden Age To The Present Day limit so , Sept. Two centuries of Danish art and

craft in one exhibition. from traditional

landscapes to work by young

; contemporary artists. plus a major

selection ofcerarnics. silver and textiles.

I CITYLAB 35 Dundas Street. 556 7822.

Mon»liri S.3()am—5..‘i0pm.

Degree Show Until 18 Nov. An exhibition of photography by tinal year students at Napier University.

I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 (‘ockburn Street. 220 I260. Tue—Sat 11am—5pm. Pete Lynch and Billy McCall Sill 9—30 Sept. A collection of paintings and works captured on video by the British artistic duo who have worked together since the

60s.

I CONTACT GALLERY Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Court. 229 7941. Mon—Fri 10am—3.30pm.

Seasons and Empty Boxes Mon 1 l~-28 Sept. An exhibition of expansive paintings produced during workshops held by artist Sally Tuthill. Also a selection of pinhole photography resulting from a project led

by photographer Lucy Hicks.

I THE CRAFT MOVEMENT Assembly

STEPHANIE SMITH & EDWARD STEWART

Rooms. 220 4349. Fri/Sat 10am-—6pm: Sun 10am—5pm.

Crait Fair Fri 8— 10 Sept. A veritable feast of craft work including ceramics.

E furniture. glass. jewellery. knitwear. tnetal.

papier mache. textiles and wood. From unique crockery for under £10 to commissioned chairs for thousands of pounds. there's something to suit every purse.

I DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE Carlsberg House. 3 Doune Terrace. 225 7189. Mon—Fri 10—am—5pm.

Mogens Andersen Until 29 Sept. An exhibition of major works by one of the pioneers of Danish abstract painting.

I THE OIGNON COLLECTIVE 46 Dundas Street. 556 1820. Tue—Sat 10.30am—6pm.

Corsetry (Or The Lack Thereoi) Until 30 Sept. An exhibition of corsctry featuring costume. pairtting. sculpture. glass and metalwork.

I EASTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL Outpatient Corridor. Seafreld Street. 536 7259. 9am—6pm.

Mixed Exhibition Until 5 ()Ct. Art work by pupils of Leith Academy and

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I Red is the Colour of Passion Peter Howson‘s spectacular set and costume designs for Scottish Opera‘s current production of Don Giovanni looking just as powerful in the gallery as they do in the theatre. Roger b‘illt‘litfe Fine Art, Glasgow until 29 Sept.

I Mackintosh Flowers Showing yet another side to the multi-talented designer, architect and artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh. is this extensive exhibition of botanical watercolours and illustrations. used by Mackintosh for both scientific study and interior and textile design. Hunteriatt Galleria Glasgow until 4 Nov.

I Map oi the Sewer Prepare to be amused as Glasgow-based artist David Shrigley’s absurd. satirical and fantastically comical sculptures. drawings and cartoons fill the gallery. in this. the first solo showing of his new work. Transmission Gallery, Glasgoii; tutti] 30 Sept.

I From The Golden Age to the Present Day This stunning collection of work covers two centuries of Danish art and craft and just about every aspect of painting. From beautiful romantic landscapes to striking contemporary images. the country’s wealth of talent is out in force. City Art Centre. Edinburgh until 30 Sept.

Musselburgh Gratnrnar School.

I THE EDINBURGH GALLERY 18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Sun llam——5pm. Aspects of Orkney Mon 1 1 Sept-3 ()ct. Following a year spent in ()rkney. this

3 exhibition of paintings by Mark Scadding

captures the landscapes. harbours. and lives and work of the local people.

I EDINBURGH PRINTMAKERS WORKSHOP

23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue—Sat

10am-—6pm. Mixed Exhibition Until 30 Sept. A selection of prints by workshop artists.

I EDINBURGH ZOO Orientation Centre.

5 Corstorphine Road. 334 9171. Mon-Sun

9am - 6pm.

Garden or Earthly Delights Until 8 Sept. An exhibition by artist—inresident Sara 5 Gibbins who. after six months close observation. has produced a fascinating : display of oil paintings and colourful

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our relationship with animals through myth and exploitation. I FIRTH GALLERY 35 William Street. 225

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