conservation

Project From 2006 to 2010, the Mackintosh Conservation & Access Project (MCAP) conserved the fabric of GSA’s A listed Mackintosh building and its archive and museum collections, enabling enhanced access to the School’s heritage assets. An extensive conservation programme treated items from GSA’s textile, furniture, art on paper, plaster cast and archive collections. This work has ensured the future preservation of these items while allowing them to be accessed by researchers and displayed to the

Resource Learn more about GSA’s History and browse a selection of images of material from our holdings by date range Pre 1889 1890 – 1918 1919 – 1950 1951 – 1970 1971 – 1990 1991 – present 1845 – 1889The Early Years During the 19th century, Glasgow was a busy and prosperous industrial city. There was a large demand for designers and architects to support its businesses and growing population. The Glasgow School of Art

Project The ‘Window on the Mack’ visitor centre opened in 2014, providing a framed view of the famous Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art from directly opposite, in the School’s Reid Building. The visitor centre provides not only a stunning view of the Mackintosh Building, but also includes models, photographs, films, animations, drawings and records detailing the famous Glasgow School of Art building by celebrated architect and GSA’s most revered alumnus Charles Rennie