ART listings
ART LISTINGS continued
KELVINGROVE GALLERY & MUSEUM 287 2699. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am-5pm. Cafe. [D]. Voluntary guides are available free ofcharge to conduct parties or individuals around the main
alleries. Ask at the enquiry desk.
crolls From The Dead Sea Until Sun 30 Aug. £2.50 (£1 ). The only British showing of these manuscripts. relating to both the Jewish and Christian faiths.
LILLIE ART GALLERY
Station Road. Milngavie. 943 3247. Tue—Fri 10am- 1 pm. 2--5pm; Sat & Sun 2—5pnr
Cross-Reference Until Sat 12 Sep. Applied arts and prints on the theme of words.
THE LLOYD JEROME GALLERY
200 Bath Street. 331 ()722. Tue—Sat 9am-6pm; Thu 1 1am—8pm.
Anthea Lewis Until Wed 2 Sep. Detailed. gouache still life paintings. Carmen Ambrozevitch Until Wed 2 Sep. Semi-abstract Scottish landscape paintings.
MCLELLAN GALLERIES 270 Sauchiehall Street. 331 1854. Daily 10am-5.30pm.
Movie Magic Until Stm 30 Aug. £3.50 (£2.50). An exhibition for film fanatics with props from some of the biggest films ever made. including Kate Winslet‘s life-jacket frotn 'lituhie and the 7ft creature from Alien which has never been displayed before.
DUNCAN R. MILLER FINE ARTS
144 West Regent Street. 204 0708. Mon—Fri l 1am-6pm; Sat 1 lam -2pm. Scottish Contemporary Art Until Mon 31 Aug. Paintings. drawings and prints by John Byrne. Craig h’lulholland. Douglas Swan. Peter How son and tnany others.
PROJECT ABILITY Centre For Developmental Arts. 18 Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon Fri 10am—5pm.
The Universal Print Show Until Fri 28 Aug. Prints frotn all over Iiurope and the USA by various artists.
RGI KELLY GALLERY 118 Douglas Street. 248 6386. Mon—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat 10.30am--1pm. Photographic Exhibition Tue 25 Aug—Sat 5 Sep. A photographic exhibition about (ilagsow featuring work by various photographers.
ROYAL CONCERT HALL
2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. Mon Sat 10am-6pm.
Scottish Railway Posters l-‘ri 21 Aug-Sat 31 ()et. Railway posters from the pictorial collection of the National Railway at York.
PRINTMAKING IN PARIS
Picasso and his Contemporaries
4 july - 19 September
GALLERY University of Glasgow
99 THE LIST 20—27 Aug 1998
SHARMANKA KINETIC GALLERY
2nd Floor. 14 King Street. 552 7080. Sat & Sun noon—4pm.
A permanent collection of kinetic sculptures by Eduard Bersudsky.
TRONGATE STUDIOS
18 Albion Street. 552 2822. Mon-Fri 10am-5 m.
Serendipity Until Fri 28 Aug. Recent paintings by Donald Wardrop.
BURRELL COLLECTION
2060 Pollokshaws Road. 649 7151. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Sir William Burrell's world famous collection of beautiful art objects from around the globe. housed in a specially designed. award-winning building.
The Reformation In Europe Until Sat 31 ()ct. An exhibition exploring the rise of Protestantism across Europe in the 16th and 17th century. Among the range of exhibits are the rarely displayed Covenanting banners.
FOSSIL GROVE
Victoria Park. 429 1202. Dain noon—5pm.
Glasgow's oldest tourist attraction. designated as a site of special scientific interest by Scottish Natural Heritage. provides interpretative displays and the opportunity to examine geological specimens dating from 350 million years ago.
HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park. 10 Dumbreck Road. 353 4449. Sat & Sun 10am—5pm; Mon-Fri. call for details as times vary. Cafe and design shop open daily. £3.50 (£2.50).
Initially designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for a competition in 1901. this unfinished work has been completed by modern-day architects and designers in true Mackintosh style. See Glasgow Galleries for current temporary exhibitions.
KELVINGROVE GALLERY 8: MUSEUM 287 2699. Mon—Sat 10am--5pm; Sun
1 1am—5pm. Cafe. [D].
A permanent collection of work by such names as Rembrandt. Monet and Van Gogh. plus numerous historical artefacts and animal displays. See Glasgow Galleries for current temporary exhibitions.
MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT
Kelvin Hall. Dumbarton Road. 287 2720. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. A museum devoted to the history of transport.
PEOPLE'S PALACE MUSEUM
Glasgow Green. 554 0223. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. [D]. Cafe. Glasgow's best-loved institution re-opens after undergoing a major facelift to celebrate its centenary year. The new displays are set out thematically with subjects including The Putter. Visions Of The City and Crime Aml Ptmishmem. Avril Paton Recent Works Until Sun 18 ()ct. Paintings from this Glasgow-based artist. including her famous ‘Windows In The West‘.
POLLOK HOUSE 8: COUNTRY PARK 2060 Pollokshaws Road. 649 7151. Mon—Sun 10am—5pm.
Built in the 18th century style for the Maxwell family. this historic house features some of the fittest Spanish paintings in Britain.
PROVAND'S LORDSHIP
3 Castle Street. 553 2557. The museum is tetnporarily closed due to structural damage and will re-open in April 1999.
ST MUNGO MUSEUM
2 Castle Street. 553 2557. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 11am—5pm. Free. [D]. A museum of world faiths. featuring a Zen garden. priceless art works from the world‘s six major religions. Dali's Christ
()j‘Stti/tt John ()j'7'he Cross arid the story of religion in Scotland told through words and pictures.
A Journey Of Faiths Until Thu 1 Get. An exhibition charting 50 years of the Hospitalite de Notre Dame de Lourdes — a Roman Catholic organisation which promotes the message of the Virgin Mary's apparitions at Lourdes.
Tartan talent: K de Kilt by Roberto Gonzalez on show at Glasgow Print Studio
SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [1)]. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on Scottish education from 1872 onwards. The Alphabet Until Wed 23 Sep. The letters of the alphabet in different fortns and media including bonsai sculptures and stone carvings.
SPRINGBURN MUSEUM
Atlas Square. 557 1405. Tue—Fri 10.30am—5pm; Sat l0am—4.30pm. [1)]. Made In The North An exhibition chronicling the rich diversity of industries in Glasgow past anti present. Springburn Park, Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow A look at the changes to Springburn Park over the years.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES
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STENTON GALLERY
Stenton. 01368 850256. Mon—Sun noon—5pm (Closed Thu).
Wildlife Art Exhibition Until Wed 26 Aug. ()ver 25 of the best wildlife artists in England and Scotland exhibit a range of work in aid of the new Scottish Seabird Centre planned for north Berwick harbour.
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HAWICK MUSEUM
The Scott Gallery
Wilton Lodge Park. 01450 373457. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm; Sat & Sun 2—5pm. The Retrospective And The New Until Sun 30 Aug. Over 200 paintings by Adam Robson to mark his 70th birthday.
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GLASGOW VENNEL ART GALLERY 10 Glasgow \ennel. 01294 275059. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm (Closed Wed &
Fri).
Brian Craig Until Sat 5 Sep. Recent works by local artist Brian Craig.
LECTURES & EVENTS
Glasgow
The Bandanna And Glasgow Fri 21 Aug. 7—9pm. £5 (includes Indian buffet). Collins Gallery University of Strathclyde. 22 Richmond Street. 552 4400 ext 2682. Costume and textile consultant LII. Arthur gives an illustrated lecture.
Fancy fabrics: textiles from Gujerat and Rajasthan on show at the Collins Gallery