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The Glasgow School of Art

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University-level art school offering design & architecture courses within a Mackintosh building. People often mention building, tour, Glasgow, Mackintosh, students, school, great, fire, time,


Address

167 Renfrew St, Glasgow G3 6RQ, United Kingdom

Website

www.gsa.ac.uk

Contact

+44 141 353 4500

Rating on Google Maps

4.20 (133 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 8 AM to 5 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 8 AM to 8 PM
  • Tuesday: 8 AM to 8 PM
  • Wednesday: 8 AM to 8 PM
  • Thursday: 8 AM to 8 PM

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: building (21) tour (12) Glasgow (10) Mackintosh (9) students (8) school (7) great (7) fire (6) time (6)
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  • 1/5 Melonie J. 3 years ago on Google
    This institution has hit rock bottom. Everything is mismanaged and incredibly disorganized. The people here are very dishonest and every interaction with this school has been incredibly frustrating; they do not take students seriously at all. Complete waste of money. I highly do not recommend attending this institution. Anyone interested in applying should first look for recent student reviews online.
    19 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kyle L. 6 years ago on Google
    What a great historical building with very knowledgeable and convivial students. The building was designed by the famous architect mackintosh. The building is very beautiful. It would be better if we could see the studios with their huge north windows witch was a shame. Over all great experience would go again sometime. Leave a like please 👍🏻
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 BCN Culinary E. 6 years ago on Google
    One of the places to see on a Glasgow visit if you are interested in C. R. Mackintosh. Paid £7 for a 45 minutes tour. It supports the restoration of the original building which caught fire in 2014. It was a Hungarian student in her final year who conducted the tour. It was a pleasure listening to her. Loved the anecdote about the chair from the tea room on Sauchiehall.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 James H. 4 years ago on Google
    The Glasgow School of Art! What a stunning building which was designed by the famous architect mackintosh. What a great historical building with very knowledgeable and convivial students. Please remember you can walk into almost any gallery/museum in Scotland for free. The fact that is a CRM design and probably his greatest work, should resonate with all Glaswegians he brought in countless millions of pounds to the city and country in tourism since his passing.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karen T. 1 year ago on Google
    Great customer service, particularly when the delivery companywide a mistake. Noisy Clan proactively stayed in touch, reassured me and the stand arrived. I'm still learning to use it, and am hoping that it will be as handy as it looks.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Talorc M. 1 year ago on Google
    My biggest regret is not going here when i had a chance to , such a great building and the fires were devastating , its one of Scotland's many gems....It has to be rebuilt to its former glory
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kory Meet W. 1 year ago on Google
    This is by far the best and most user friendly circle of fifths I have come across. It has already advanced my knowledge and understanding in just a few weeks of using it. Would recommend this to not only beginner guitarist, but experienced players as well!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Toni T. 1 year ago on Google
    Purchased the Noisy Decoder, and from the packaging to the presentation and decoder, You can see how there's lots of love and dedication to a product that really helps in Your music making.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Francis M. 10 years ago on Google
    Thoroughly enjoyed the tour by a very knowledgeable and convivial student. My only gripe was that we weren't allowed to see the actual studios with their huge north facing windows which was a shame as I suspect this is one of the best features of the building. I guess you can't have tourists disturbing the students but still. Otherwise this is an impressive and unusual building.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Craig B. 4 years ago on Google
    Beautiful building. Hope to see it back to its best ASAP. I was lucky to visit here before it’s first fire and it really is a sensational building inside and out. Such a massive piece of history for Glasgow and the world. It’s a must visit for anyone visiting Glasgow once it’s back to it proper state.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Shifu C. 6 years ago on Google
    You are visiting a world-class and world famous art school..!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mike M. 8 years ago on Google
    The Mackintosh Building itself is a work of art. The original library was exquisite and we hope to return to visit again when the restoration is complete. Anyone with an eye or appreciation for hand crafts and art will love this tour.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Oleg K. 7 years ago on Google
    Looks good. It is interesting how it looks live. Mackintosh.

  • 5/5 Serdar S. 7 years ago on Google
    Good

  • 4/5 Euan H. 7 years ago on Google
    Did not actually go into the historic building up across the radio to an exhibition about this famous building. Still in use. Payed tour was interesting.

  • 5/5 remai r. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice place (Original) 非常好的地方

  • 5/5 Derek W. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Real brothers and sisters school, have time to come and see, accept the influence of art (Original) 真正的兄弟姐妹学校,有空要来看看,接受下艺术的熏陶

  • 4/5 Tom W. 6 years ago on Google
    A must for any Macintosh enthusias.

  • 4/5 DE 6 years ago on Google
    The hub of creativity in Glasgow.

  • 1/5 Dani Z. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Pretentious wierdos (Original) Pretentious wierdos

  • 5/5 Muhammad Hamza I. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Mohammadharoontalib's email (Original) Email muhammadharoontalib

  • 3/5 Christopher W. 7 years ago on Google
    When I saw it in August 2016 it was covered in scaffolding for renovations after the fire. It's not worth visiting until after the works are finished.

  • 3/5 Elena Ivy Y. 7 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Unfortunately, it is currently a construction site. (Original) Leider, ist es momentan eine Baustelle.

  • 5/5 vincent F. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I went there a long time ago. I keep a very good memory. I was impressed with the unique style of the building. (Original) J'y suis passé il y a longtemps. J'en garde un très bon souvenir. j'avais été impressionné par le style unique du bâtiment.

  • 5/5 Dereck Roman R. 7 years ago on Google
    Beautiful exhibitio and great Art Scho

  • 4/5 remi m. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place,free entry,must go.fun.teaching for all ages

  • 3/5 Ágúst Einar �. 1 year ago on Google
    I’ve had better. Smells nice though

  • 1/5 Four S. 10 months ago on Google
    Unhelpful teacher Chaotic management Relying on old fame Avoid to pay your fee to incompetent teacher Should shut down asap

  • 5/5 Monika S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nowadays, in the summer of 2019, you can only look back on scaffolding. Because in 2018, architect Mackintosh's Art Nouveau icon burned down for the second time, the last time before was a devastating fire in 2014, when the building was rebuilt. Where was the fire protection after the reconstruction in 2014? The responsible people must ask themselves that. Here, Mackintosh and his contemporaries studied, giving Art Nouveau a very special, personal Scottish note. The answer came from Hoffmann from Vienna - one was networked, if different, than today. Straight lines, geometry here - no creepers-Art Nouveau as in Nancy, but clear forms. Black, white and sublime pastel shades. One of the last great European styles in its particular form great here in Glasgow! (Original) Heutzutage, im Sommer 2019, blickt man hier nur wieder auf Baugerüste. Denn 2018 ist Architekt Mackintoshs Jugendstil-Ikone zum 2. Mal abgebrannt, das letzte Mal vorher war ein verheerender Brand in 2014, da hat man das Gebäude wieder aufgebaut. Wo blieb der Brandschutz nach dem Wiederaufbau 2014? Das müssen sich die Verantwortlichen wohl fragen. Hier studierten Mackintosh und seine Zeitgenossen, hier gaben sie dem Jugendstil eine ganz besondere, persönliche schottische Note. Die Antwort kam von Hoffmann aus Wien – man war vernetzt, wenn auch anders, als heute. Gerade Linien, Geometrie hier – kein Schlingpflanzen-Jugendstil wie in Nancy, sondern klare Formen. Schwarz, Weiß und sublime Pastelltöne. Einer der letzten großen Europäischen Stile in seiner besonderen Ausprägung großartig hier in Glasgow!

  • 5/5 Colin S. 6 years ago on Google
    The 45 minute tour is well worth the small charge. Our student was very much up to speed with the history of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Although the amount of his work you see is limited to a few pieces of furniture at the end of the tour, what she told us added detail to the story which helped enormously when seeing other CRM exhibits in the City.

  • 5/5 xboba e. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing! would Recommend ?

  • 1/5 Helene de Z. 4 years ago on Google
    This is what you'll see today

  • 5/5 Sophie K. 6 years ago on Google
    The Mack is expected to open again as soon as restoration is complete. Can’t wait to 2019! Cute gift shop funding the restorations with some really good pieces designed by students at a very professional level . The Reid is an art school building where actual teaching takes place, not open to visitors unless registered during an Open day. There is a guided tour related to the Macintosh building.

  • 5/5 Raab N. 5 years ago on Google
    I had a tour which was just under an hour. Was very cheep, and was definitely worth it

  • 5/5 Craig G. 5 years ago on Google
    to the review of Baa! below, i can only quietly respond as follows. our taxes pay for social and health issues in scotland...be grateful they do please. Yes, some of the money goes to the arts. remember you can walk into almost any gallery/museum in scotland for free! As for the art school....put aside for a moment that this beautiful building has been providing inspiration and daily beauty in the eyes of our art students for the last 4 or 5 generations...that should be reason enough to save it!! The fact that is a CRM design and probably his greatest work, should resonate with all glaswegians and all scots. this man has brought in countless millions of pounds to the city and country in tourism since his passing.(and the beautiful margaret mcdonald mcintosh of course) Yes, we have other CRM designs that are beautiful in the city, but please , take a minute, breathe and ponder the importance of this building historically and socially before you ask for its funding to be removed.

  • 5/5 SOLID S. 6 years ago on Google
    Toured this fascinating site with Eimear, a current student, and found it highly informative. Highly recommended.

  • 5/5 Fred T. 5 years ago on Google
    Incredible facility with many many talented people.

  • 5/5 Franco M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great architectural masterpiece of CRM that can be taken as one of the greatest creative expressions of the "Arts and Crafts" movement. This work has had and has an important social value in witnessing the history of the past with the continuity of what one wants to be. The interiors are very interesting, where the furnishings are exhibited with works created by the Maestro. (Original) Grande capolavoro architettonico di CRM che può essere assunto come una delle massime espressioni creative del movimento delle "Arts and Crafts". Questa opera ha avuto ed ha una importante valenza sociale nel testimoniare la storia del passato con la continuità di ciò che si vuole essere. Di grande interesse gli interni dove in bella mostra sono esposti gli arredi con le opere realizzate dal Maestro.

  • 5/5 Annamaria V. 4 years ago on Google
    Definetely closed for tours but all other Mackintosh buildings are worth seeing.

  • 4/5 Matt L. 6 years ago on Google
    An excellent tour by one of the former students of the college.

  • 4/5 justin a. 4 years ago on Google
    Would be nice if it stopped catching fire. Was nice though still

  • 1/5 Juliana L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Disappointment. Completely closed. (Original) Decepção. Completamente fechado.

  • 4/5 Leslie 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely architecture

  • 5/5 Goodbye F. 5 years ago on Google
    Best wishes to make art

  • 5/5 Master Chief Tshepiso R. 5 years ago on Google
    amazing ADVANCED Art School

  • 5/5 Sarah H. 6 years ago on Google
    Love this place

  • 4/5 Swm'r 'N W. 6 years ago on Google
    Take some time to join a tour by one of the graduate students. Interesting history of Mackintosh and beautiful exhibition of Mackintosh's furniture. The building of the GSA is worth a quick view (both in- and outside), but most spaces inside are not accessible. By participating in the tour, you also contribute to the reconstruction of the Mackintosh school, opposite to the GSA.

  • 2/5 Philip R. 6 years ago on Google
    It's Glasgow....why are you interested in coming here? especially art?

  • 1/5 I B. 6 years ago on Google
    UGLY UGLY UGLY....what an ugly eyesore the new Reid Building is. An absolute insult to the beauty of the Mac Building. I'm utterly astounded as to how such an appalling big green bottle glass structure was ever allowed to overshadow an iconic building such as the Mac. Also the disgusting state of the streets is shocking with filthy pavements, huge smelly bins and broken roads and pavements. Shame on the architects, shame on Glasgow School of Art and shame on Glasgow for allowing this. Ask the local nursery school kids for their ideas next time...I'll bet they would come up with better ones!!


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