McLellan Galleries

Coordinates: 55°51′57″N 4°15′49″W / 55.8657°N 4.2635°W / 55.8657; -4.2635

The McLellan Galleries building

Archibald McLellan by Robert Cree Crawford (after John Graham-Gilbert)

The McLellan Galleries are an exhibition space in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, situated behind a frontage of shops in Sauchiehall Street.

History

The Galleries were built in 1855-6 to a design by architect James Smith at a cost of £40,000 ^[1] and are named after their founder, Archibald McLellan (1795–1854), a coach builder, councillor and patron of the arts.^[2] Following his death, Glasgow Corporation acquired the galleries and collection,^[3] 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.^[4]

In October 1986, the shop frontage building housing the Galleries was ravaged by fire,^[5] but they re-opened in 1990 as the largest quality, climate-controlled, temporary exhibition gallery in Scotland.

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 was 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^[6] with a view to re-establishing the McLellan Galleries as a major feature in Glasgow’s cultural life.^[7]

The galleries have been protected as a category B listed building since 1970.^[8]

References

↑ "DSA Building/Design Report: McLellan Art Gallery and warehouse". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ McDermid, Alan (1 July 2004). "Women's monument to a forgotten hero; McLellan Galleries founder honoured after 140 years". Glasgow Herald – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ Smith, George Fairfull (2012). "FURNITURE AND PLENISHING FOR 1 PARK TERRACE, GLASGOW". Furniture History Society – via JSTOR (subscription required) . Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ "Our History". Glasgow School of Art. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ Paterson, Wilma (2 March 1990). "Galleries with their own artistic merit". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ Currie, Karin Spalter (10 May 2013). "Reopening the McLellan Galleries Will Restore Access to Our Cultural Heritage". Glasgow Herald – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ Miller, Phil (26 March 2014). "Council Plans Fresh Lease of Life for McLellan Galleries". Glasgow Herald – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 24 August 2014.
↑ "254-290 (EVEN NOS) SAUCHIEHALL STREET, 5, 7 ROSE STREET, 2, 6 DALHOUSIE STREET AND 145, 147, 149 RENFREW STREET, MCLELLAN GALLERIES (Ref:33192)". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

External links

Museums and Art Galleries of Scotland

National Museums of Scotland	National Museum of Scotland National Museum of Costume National Museum of Flight National Museum of Rural Life National Museums Collection Centre National War Museum

National Galleries of Scotland	Dean Gallery Duff House Paxton House Royal Scottish Academy Building Scottish National Gallery Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Art galleries and collections	Aberdeen Art Gallery Burrell Collection Dick Institute Dundee Contemporary Arts Fruitmarket Gallery Gallery of Modern Art Georgian House Gracefield Arts Centre Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum McManus Galleries McLellan Galleries Montrose Museum Perth Museum and Art Gallery Pier Arts Centre Stirling Smith Museum and Art Gallery Queen's Gallery Talbot Rice Gallery Tramway

History	Alloa Tower Broughty Castle Museum David Livingstone Centre Museum of Childhood Provand's Lordship St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art Surgeons' Hall Writers' Museum

Local history	Aberdeenshire Farming Museum Angus Folk Museum Biggar Museum Trust Campbeltown Heritage Centre Dumfries Museum Fife Folk Museum Gladstone's Land Highland Folk Museum Highland Museum of Childhood Inveraray Jail John Knox House King's Museum Montrose Museum Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume Museum of Edinburgh Museum of the University of St Andrews New Lanark Newhaven Heritage Museum North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre People's Palace People's Story Museum Provost Skene's House Scotland Street School Museum Signal Tower Museum St Andrews Museum Stewartry Museum The Tolbooth

Maritime	Aberdeen Maritime Museum Discovery Point HMS Unicorn Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Scottish Fisheries Museum Scottish Maritime Museum

Military	Black Watch Museum Gordon Highlanders Museum Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre

Natural history	Dick Institute Marischal Museum McManus Galleries

Science and Industry	Mills Observatory Museum of the University of St Andrews Museum on the Mound Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum Scotland’s Jute Museum @ Verdant Works Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life

Sport	British Golf Museum Scottish Football Museum

Transport	Dundee Museum of Transport Glasgow Museum of Transport Grampian Transport Museum Myreton Motor Museum Scottish Industrial Railway Centre Scottish Railway Museum

Art galleries and museums in Glasgow

Art Galleries	Gallery of Modern Art Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery Burrell Collection McLellan Galleries Pollok House

Museums	Glasgow Museum of Transport Glasgow Science Centre St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art People's Palace Provand's Lordship Scotland Street School Museum Scottish Football Museum The Lighthouse Riverside Museum Tenement House

See also: Glasgow art & culture

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