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The McLellan Galleries are a major exhibition space in the city of
Glasgow Museums' website on the McLellan
Glasgow City Council's page on the McLellan Galleries
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The McLellan Galleries are a major exhibition space in the city of Glasgow
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, Scotland
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, situated behind a frontage of shops and offices in Sauchiehall Street.
History
As part of the city's expansion on Blythswood Hill spearheaded by William Harley, the Galleries were built in 1855-6 to a design by architect James Smith of Blythswood Square at a cost of £40,000 .They are named after their founder, Archibald McLellan (1795–1854), a coach builder, councillor and patron of the arts. Following his death,Glasgow Corporation
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Local government
As one ...
acquired the galleries and collection, and for a time they were known as the Corporation Halls before reverting to their former owner's name. The Galleries housed Glasgow School of Art from 1869 to 1899.
In October 1986, the shop frontage building housing the Galleries was ravaged by fire, but they re-opened in 1990 as the largest quality, climate-controlled, temporary exhibition gallery in Scotland. They continue to be the largest exhibition space in the city-centre.
While Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum was closed for refurbishment between 2003 and 2006, the McLellan Galleries hosted a display of its best-loved works.
The McLellan Galleries were then leased to the Glasgow School of Art as studio and storage space in preparation for the planned redevelopment of the Glasgow School of Art campus.
Since 2012 there has been public discussion involving user organisations such as the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts
The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (RGI) is an independent organisation in Glasgow, founded in 1861, which promotes contemporary art and artists in Scotland. The institute organizes the largest and most prestigious annual art exhibit ...
with a view to re-establishing the McLellan Galleries as a major feature in Glasgow’s cultural life.
The galleries have been protected as a category B listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
since 1970.
References
External links
Glasgow Museums' website on the McLellan
Glasgow City Council's page on the McLellan Galleries
{{Glasgow museums Cultural infrastructure completed in 1856 Art museums and galleries in Glasgow Glasgow School of Art Category B listed buildings in Glasgow Art galleries established in 1856 1856 establishments in Scotland