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The Glasgow School of Art

11 Dalhousie Street, Glasgow G3 6RQ, Scotland
44-141-353-4526
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As featured in 3 days in Glasgow
Ranked #1 of 146 attractions in Glasgow
Type: Architectural Buildings, Educational Sites
Traveller Description: Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1896 and finished in 1909 The Glasgow School of Art is widely considered to be Mackintosh's Masterwork and... more »
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

As someone that has visited many Frank Lloyd Wright sites across the US, it was a given that I would need to see his contemporaries work while in Glasgow. As an art school, the tours are student led and the hallways and workspaces are filled with students working and displaying their art. As such, there is less Mackintosh to be... More

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Mt Prospect, IL
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

The building was designed by Charles Rennie Macintosh who was a major figure in the Arts and Craft movement in the UK. Today this building is both an active art school and a museum. It is a good example of Macintosh's work and offers great views of the Glasgow skyline from the "Hen room". Next to the bookshop, there is... More

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW via mobile

This has always been on my must see list. so on a wet day off, we went along for a visit..Our tour guide Hannah was excellent and made the tour interesting, the library was one of the highlights. This is a amazing building that gets overlooked well worth a visit.

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Brookline, Massachusetts
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

The architecture was outstanding on the outside and in some of the interior, especially the library. But a lot of the tour through hallways is really a waste of time.

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Luton, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013 NEW

A really good tour, that lasts just the right amount of time. Our tour guide, Colette was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and after the tour I felt that I had learned a lot more about CRM. Well worth a visit whilst in Glasgow.

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London, UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013 via mobile

Interesting tour of a fascinating building! The library is beautiful and the cleverly-designed building is still in use today -- sadly this means studios don't seem to be included in the tour, however it does give a good overview of the building from the light-filled basement up to top floor sketching areas and bits inbetween. I'd visited the Glasgow School... More

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Guildford, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Our tour guide, Kitty, really bought the building to life for us: what a great idea having current students conduct the tours and so bring their personal experience of studying and working in the building, we hung on her every word! The tour provides an excellent insight into CRM masterpiece, and should be taken by all Glaswegians as well as... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Fantastically beautiful building. Maybe the walls cannot speak but our tour guide (Colette) spoke well on their behalf. I'm well familiar with CRM's design work but I was wonderfully surprised by the structure he designed here. It's without a doubt the best arts/design experience in Glasgow and I highly recommend it.

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Great tour lived in Glas 5 yrs and only visiting now. Here's the tree that never grew. Here's the bird that never flew. Here's the bell that never rang here's the fish that never swam..

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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

We are both students from France. I participated in an Erasmus exchange programme. And we really loved this tour with Collette, who was supernice. Very interesting. We strongly recommend!

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