The Glasgow School of Art Archives : GSA Archives & Collections

Black and white photograph of "The Immortals"- Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Margaret and Frances Macdonald, Herbert MacNair, Jessie Keppie and others.

Cataloguing and Digitisation

Experience – A week with GSA Archives and Collections

This blog was written by Meredith Pinch, a young person who joined the GSA Archives team for a week of work experience during the Summer

16 January 2025

Architectural Drawing of a Mountain Shelter

Cataloguing and Digitisation

The Papers of Elizabeth Marion Harvey

Ellie Smith, a Summer intern from University of Glasgow’s Student Opportunities Hub, reflects on her work cataloguing the papers of architect Elizabeth Marion Harvey. I

18 December 2024

Cataloguing and Digitisation

Forming The Studio, Strathyre

SGSAH PhD intern Molly McCracken shares her research into The Studio, a pottery workshop owned and run by three women graduates of The GSA.

22 November 2024

Conservation

Conserving the Cushion from the Willow Tea Room’s Settle

Textile conservator, Tabby Gibbs, tells us about conserving the cushion for the settle from Mackintosh’s Willow Tea Rooms as her final project. Last year (2023),

19 July 2024

Black and white front page of publication "S.P.A.N.K." GSA Students' Association publication

Exhibitions and Events

S.P.A.N.K: Is This Your Art School?

Reflections on the 1980s student-led newsletters in the Glasgow School of Art Archives by Celeste MacLeod-Brown While I was sitting at my laptop clicking through

26 April 2024

A meme by Archives and Collections Assistant Emilie Pichot using “Design for Blackie Books – Captured at Tripoli”, by Archibald Haswell Miller, which is among the items tagged as “Harmful Material”. In the image, a group of white soldiers in pith helmets appear to break up a disagreement between a group of men of Colour. In the meme, a speech bubble says 'You guys need to get out the way!' while one of the white soldiers, labelled 'Harmful Material' has a speech bubble saying 'Hey! What's the big deal?' and another figure, labelled 'Archives' says 'I think we need to work on ourselves.'

Projects and Research

Harmful Material in the Archives and Collections

Archives and Collections Assistant, Emilie Pichot discusses the important work of highlighting harmful materials in the archive. Amongst our holdings there are historical images, or

26 September 2023

Hands of art makers from Garnethill Multicultural Centre's Senior Art Class, placing floral collage pieces on a large paper background.

Exhibitions and Events

New exhibition: Get Cosy

This exhibition brings together tea cosies designed and made by members of the Thursday Afternoon Seniors’ Art Class from Garnethill Multicultural Centre, alongside a collection

20 April 2023

Poster - Red earth and water forms flowing on a white background with black text. Text reads: SEA Y3 Exhibition in Collaboration with GSA Archives and Collections. Unearthed. Opening 3:30-6pm, Friday 24th March Window on Heritage, Reid Building Eve Ross Hannah Torrance Kirsty Walker Continuing 27th-31st, 10am-4pm

Exhibitions and Events

New exhibition: Unearthed

Unearthed is an exhibition of work by Sculpture and Environmental Art students at The Glasgow School of Art. As part of a Negotiated Project responding to

20 March 2023

Exhibitions and Events

New exhibition: We Could Be Archived

We Could Be Archived is an exhibition of work by students studying Drawing and Painting with the Open Studio department at The Glasgow School of

6 March 2023

Exhibitions and Events

Wednesday Wanders at The Whisky Bond- 7th December

Reserve a spot here to join us on Wednesday 7th December for an afternoon of tours around The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections,

24 November 2022

Tea cosy featuring Glasgow Style embroidery

Exhibitions and Events

Wednesday Wanders at The Whisky Bond

Reserve a spot here to join us next Wednesday the 9th of November for an afternoon of tours around The Glasgow School of Art Archives

1 November 2022

Creative Engagement

Image Eye Candy

Hello blog readers! We know it’s been a while since our last blog, but we’re delighted to be back and getting into the second month

2 February 2022

The Blog

Experience – A week with GSA Archives and Collections

The Papers of Elizabeth Marion Harvey

Forming The Studio, Strathyre

Conserving the Cushion from the Willow Tea Room’s Settle

S.P.A.N.K: Is This Your Art School?

Harmful Material in the Archives and Collections

New exhibition: Get Cosy

New exhibition: Unearthed

New exhibition: We Could Be Archived

Wednesday Wanders at The Whisky Bond- 7th December

Wednesday Wanders at The Whisky Bond

Image Eye Candy

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