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Location and coordinates Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes More images: Abstract mural (untitled) Bath Lane: 1972 (circa) Keith McCarter: Relief mural: Concrete: 260 × 2340cm Q115755300: 19, 130cm wide pre-cast concrete blocks, made in conjunction with R. Seifert Company and Partnership [7]
Among their other works in Glasgow is a mural placed in an underpass making light of the mesmerizing power of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook [4] and a free Palestine/ free Wi-Fi' mural located at the top on Gibson Street, near the Glasgow University Library. [5]
The St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art is a museum of religion in Glasgow, Scotland.It has been described as the only public museum in the world devoted solely to this subject, [2] [3] although other notable museums of this kind are the State Museum of the History of Religion in St. Petersburg [4] and the Catharijneconvent in Utrecht.
In 1999, Glasgow was voted the UK city of Architecture and Design. The heritage from the Victorian era includes ‘The Herald Building’ on Mitchell Street and ‘The St Enoch Subway’ Station centred in the heart of Glasgow’s city centre. Glasgow’s pride in its achievements is shown in exhibitions within the Kelvin Grove Art Gallery.
The burgh of Hillhead was created on 14 May 1869 [3] and the Burgh Chambers were established in Victoria Street in 1873, [4] on the site of the present day Hillhead Library. Nearby lanes and byways have benefited from the business of Byres Road and now contain a variety of small businesses from tapas bars to second-hand record stores.
Opened in 1996, the Gallery of Modern Art is housed in a neoclassical building in Royal Exchange Square in the heart of Glasgow city centre. Built in 1778 as the townhouse of William Cunninghame of Lainshaw, a wealthy Glasgow Tobacco Lord who made his fortune through the triangular slave trade, [2] the building has undergone a series of different uses.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. The building is located in Kelvingrove Park in the West End of the city, adjacent to Argyle Street. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is one of Scotland's most popular museums and free visitor attractions. [2]
High Street is the oldest, and one of the most historically significant, streets in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally the city's main street in medieval times, it formed a direct north–south artery between the Cathedral of St. Mungo (later Glasgow Cathedral) in the north, to Glasgow Cross and the banks of the River Clyde. The High Street now ...