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Social Media House Rules: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/social Scotland Street School Museum is a museum of school education in Glasgow, Scotland, in the district of Tradeston. It is located in a former school built by Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1903 and 1906. The building is one of Glasgow's foremost architectural attractions. It is located next to the Shields Road subway station. During the building's construction, Mackintosh frequently battled the school board about the design (the board wanted a less expensive design). The total cost for the building was £34,291, which was over budget. The building features a pair of windowed Scottish baronial style tower staircases. The school, which also served Tradeston, was designed for an enrolment of 1,250. However, by the 1970s the area was experiencing urban decay, and the school's enrolment fell to under 100. The school closed in 1979. Mackintosh based the design of the school on Rowallan Castle in Ayrshire and Falkland Palace. This profile is monitored regularly and we will answer enquiries within 24 hours, if you would like a more immediate response please call our central switchboard during office hours on 0141 287 4350. By commenting on a Glasgow Life profile you are indicating that you have read, understand and agree to abide by the House Rules. These can be viewed at https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/social-media-house-rules
Operating as usual
10/09/2020
Tramway
Next on #TramwayTV, a new film by visual artist Jasleen Kaur. Based in London, Kaur comes from Glasgow, and 'Ethnoresidue' is grounded in Pollokshields - a place of family, and the city's South Asian community. Available on our #igtv channel from 7.30pm tonight. More: https://bit.ly/2R7XgSk
24/08/2020
Colourful Heritage
HERSTORY, EPISODE 2: Brij Gandhi MBE
Missed the event? No problem! Watch this full episode of Herstory on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/eGKN8wdD5nU
21/04/2020
Following the government’s decision to extend lockdown, Glasgow Life’s venues and services will remain closed until at least Thursday 7 May. Our teams are working hard behind the scenes to make our much-loved programmes and activities available online while also doing everything they can to ensure we’re ready to reopen our doors and welcome the people of Glasgow back into our venues as soon as it’s safe to do so.
Our thoughts continue to be with the families and loved ones of those directly affected by coronavirus and we continue to be immensely grateful to our NHS and other frontline health, social care and emergency services heroes, who are working round the clock to keep us all safe.
We’ll continue to put the wellbeing of our customers, communities and colleagues first, and we want to say thank you for your patience and understanding as we look forward to a healthy, confident future together.
For our latest updates, visit: https://bit.ly/2U6usMg
For our new online programming, visit: https://bit.ly/2Vf4kPD
19/03/2020
Corona Virus - Latest Information — Glasgow Life
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17/03/2020
In line with the government’s advice on reducing social contact, Glasgow Life has taken the difficult decision to suspend all services from this evening. This will apply to every Glasgow Life venue across the city which will shut from close of play on Tuesday 17 March. We expect the suspension to continue until the end of April.
Glasgow Life already offers a range of online resources for people to use, and we are intending to extend these services as soon as possible.
All Glasgow Sport activities will be suspended, including indoor and outdoor activities as well as the outreach programme. Glasgow Club membership fees will be automatically frozen (we will do this, you do not need to contact us). Museums, concert halls and libraries will close. Community facilities will close to the public and we will contact tenants to discuss access. We will prioritise how we continue to deliver our targeted essential services.
We are sorry for the inconvenience and disruption this will cause. Further updates will be posted here as soon as they are available: https://bit.ly/2QmB5I7
11/03/2020
Charlie Mack's Playtime Orchestra: Make a mini banjo
This weekend we will be making mini banjos on Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th March between 1.30pm to 4.00pm (last entry 3.45pm). Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Bring in 2020 with a bang! (Or a shake, or a whistle…) Charlie Mack’s Playtime Orchestra invites you and your family to our regular workshop sessions. Make, play and collect a new Mackintosh-style musical instrument in each session.
09/03/2020
Have a FREE day out at Scotland Street School Museum this week to discover whereabouts this mystery pattern can be found in our diverse displays.
05/03/2020
Go back to school with Miss Baxter
Sunday 8th March, meet 1.30pm in the Drill Hall. Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Following the retirement of our Horrible Heedie come and meet his just as horrible sister, the brisk and brutal Miss Baxter. Drop in to one of her historical classroom recreations for lessons on spelling, maths and shouting. Please be aware this is an actress led session depicting an historical situation, younger visitors may need to be prepared in advance for the change in the level of discipline.
02/03/2020
Our playground trolley has been replenished for the spring term. Come and try to master the gird and cleek, the peerie or the diablo!
26/02/2020
Charlie Mack's Playtime Orchestra: Make a slide whistle
This weekend we will be making slide whistles on Saturday 29th February & Sunday 1st March between 1.30pm to 4.00pm (last entry 3.45pm). Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Bring in 2020 with a bang! (Or a shake, or a whistle…) Charlie Mack’s Playtime Orchestra invites you and your family to our regular workshop sessions. Make, play and collect a new Mackintosh-style musical instrument in each session.
24/02/2020
When you’ve finished all of your school work, get comfy on the big cushion and share some children’s stories from the 1950s and 60s with members of your family. Maybe someone you know remembers these books the first time round?!
19/02/2020
Share some South Asian Games: Make a Bagh-Bakri board game (Tigers and Goats)
This session will run Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd February between 1.30pm to 4.00pm (last entry 3.45pm). Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
This weekend, artists Fizza Kaneez and Lababa Naqvi will be sharing the South Asian history of the board game Bagh-Bakri (Tigers & Goats) and helping you to make your own version to take away and play.
16/02/2020
Join the Scotland Street School Building Tour
Sunday 16th February, meet 1.30pm in the Drill Hall. Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Scotland Street is the only school designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh that is still open to the public. This informal guide-led tour allows visitors to explore and enjoy the history of this iconic building. Through architecture, drawings and historical correspondence, we will discuss the journey from the Glasgow Board's original brief to Mackintosh's completed school build.
13/02/2020
Charlie Mack's Playtime Orchestra: Make a slide whistle
This weekend we are making slide whistles on Saturday 15th February between 1.30opm to 4.00pm (last entry 3.45pm). Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Bring in 2020 with a bang! (Or a shake, or a whistle…) Charlie Mack’s Playtime Orchestra invites you and your family to our regular workshop sessions. Make, play and collect a new Mackintosh-style musical instrument in each session.
11/02/2020
Bring your children, grand-children or great-grandchildren for an intergenerational making and sharing session in our GlaswegAsians exhibition. Come and make some South Asian games and share personal stories about the games you used to play.
Ask at the front desk for a FREE self-led pack.
06/02/2020
Go back to school with Miss Baxter
Sunday 9th February, meet 1.30pm in the Drill Hall. Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Following the retirement of our Horrible Heedie come and meet his just as horrible sister, the brisk and brutal Miss Baxter. Drop in to one of her historical classroom recreations for lessons on spelling, maths and shouting. Please be aware this is an actress led session depicting an historical situation, younger visitors may need to be prepared in advance for the change in the level of discipline.
03/02/2020
Have a FREE day out at Scotland Street School Museum this week to discover whereabouts this mystery pattern can be found in our diverse displays.
30/01/2020
Colourful Heritage
Bashir Maan CBE: legends who built the community TONIGHT on Talking Point, Awaz FM Glasgow from 7pm to 9pm:
Tonight we celebrate the life and achievements of the late Bashir Maan CBE, who died last month as well the other legends who built our community.
Guests in studio:
- Uncle Rabbani (legend, elder and pioneer of the community)
- Omar Shaikh (Colourful Heritage).
Guests via telephone:
- Sheela Mukherjee
- Bushra Iqbal MBE
🎙Host: Amjid Bashir
You can listen to/view the show or take part via the following ways:
☎ Call 0141 420 1072 to join in the discussion or ask any questions.
Listen live
📻 (Radio): 107.2fm
🖥 (Online): www.awazfm.co.uk
🎵 DAB Radio
📱(Apps): Download Awaz fm app or on Tunein Radio
📺 (Watch): Facebook live on www.Facebook.com/AwazFMGlasgow
30/01/2020
Charlie Mack's Playtime Orchestra: Make a hand drum
This weekend we are making hand drums on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd February between 1.30pm to 4.00pm (last entry 3.45pm). Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Bring in 2020 with a bang! (Or a shake, or a whistle…) Charlie Mack’s Playtime Orchestra invites you and your family to our regular workshop sessions. Make, play and collect a new Mackintosh-style musical instrument in each session.
27/01/2020
Will you be the Heedie or the dunce? Drop in to try on our Victorian and World War II costumes for pupils and teachers. Each classroom contains a short script to help with your experience.
22/01/2020
Share some South Asian games: Make a Saamp Seerhi board game (Snakes and Ladders)
This session will run on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th January between 1.30pm to 4.00pm (last entry 3.45pm). Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
This weekend, artists Fizza Kaneez and Lababa Naqvi will be sharing the South Asian history of the board game Saamp Seerhi (Snakes & Ladders) and helping you to make your own version to take away and play.
19/01/2020
Join the Scotland Street School Building Tour
Sunday 19th January, meet 1.30pm in the Drill Hall. Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Scotland Street is the only school designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh that is still open to the public. Today we have an informal guide-led tour that allows visitors to explore and enjoy the history of this iconic building. Through architecture, drawings and historical correspondence, we will discuss the journey from the Glasgow Board's original brief to Mackintosh's completed school build.
16/01/2020
Charlie Mack’s Playtime Orchestra: Make a maraca
This weekend we are making maracas on Saturday 18th January between 1.30pm to 4.00pm (last entry 3.45pm). Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
Bring in 2020 with a bang! (Or a shake, or a whistle…) Charlie Mack’s Playtime Orchestra invites you and your family to our regular workshop sessions. Make, play and collect a new Mackintosh-style musical instrument in each session.
14/01/2020
Have a FREE day out at Scotland Street School Museum this week to discover whereabouts this mystery pattern can be found in our diverse displays.
13/01/2020
Bashir Maan, interviewed in 2011
Bashir Maan, interviewed in 2011
Told in his own words, this is the story of Bashir Maan who started as a pedlar and would eventually become UK’s first Muslim councillor.
09/01/2020
Go back to school with Miss Baxter
Sunday 12th January, meet 1.30pm in the Drill Hall. Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.Following the retirement of our Horrible Heedie come and meet his just as horrible sister, the brisk and brutal Miss Baxter. Drop in to one of her historical classroom recreations for lessons on spelling, maths and shouting. Please be aware this is an actress led session depicting an historical situation, younger visitors may need to be prepared in advance for the change in the level of discipline.
05/01/2020
Dreading going back to school? Come and learn why you’ve never had it so good. Explore the history of education in Scotland and the designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh with our new FREE self-led bumper activity booklet.
03/01/2020
We hope you all enjoyed the festive season. Just to let you know all Glasgow Museum venues, with the exception of GMRC, are open again as normal. GMRC will reopen on Mon 6 Jan. We look forward to welcoming you in 2020.
02/01/2020
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums — Glasgow Life
Happy New Year, we hope 2020 is a good one for you.
Museums will be closed on Wed 1 and Thurs 2 Jan reopening Fri 3 Jan, with the exception of GMRC which will reopen on Mon 6 Jan. You can find full details here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW.
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums
01/01/2020
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums — Glasgow Life
Happy New Year, we hope 2020 is a good one for you.
Museums will be closed on Wed 1 and Thurs 2 Jan reopening Fri 3 Jan, with the exception of GMRC which will reopen on Mon 6 Jan. You can find full details here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW.
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums
01/01/2020
Happy New Year! Bring in 2020 with a bang! (Or a shake, or a whistle…) Charlie Mack’s Playtime Orchestra invites you and your family to our regular workshop sessions. Make, play and collect a new Mackintosh-style musical instrument in each session.
First session of the year will be on Saturday 18th January between 1.30pm to 4.00pm (last entry 3.45pm). Please note this session is FREE and all are welcome.
30/12/2019
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums — Glasgow Life
Just a reminder that our New Year opening hours can be found here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW.
Happy New Year!
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums
29/12/2019
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums — Glasgow Life
We hope you had a lovely Christmas, not long until we welcome in a new year.
We wanted to share our festive opening hours.
Museums, with the exception of GMRC, will be open as normal from Fri 27 to Mon 30 Dec.
We will then close on Tues 31 Dec, Wed 1 and Thurs 2 Jan, reopening Fri 3 Jan 2020.
GMRC will reopen on Monday 6 Jan.
You can find full details here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW.
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums
27/12/2019
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums — Glasgow Life
We hope you had a lovely Christmas, not long until we welcome in a new year.
We wanted to share our festive opening hours.
Museums, with the exception of GMRC, will be open as normal from Fri 27 to Mon 30 Dec.
We will then close on Tues 31 Dec, Wed 1 and Thurs 2 Jan, reopening Fri 3 Jan 2020.
GMRC will reopen on Monday 6 Jan.
You can find full details here https://bit.ly/2YWupTW.
Festive opening hours across Glasgow Museums
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| Tuesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00 - 17:00 |
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Legacies of Slavery in Glasgow Museums and Collections
Legacies of Slavery in Glasgow Museums and Collections #SlaveryRemembranceDay #SlaveryMadeGlasgow Today is UNESCO’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. To mark this important event, Glasgow Museums has launched a blog that explores links between the city’s museums and slavery. The newly launched blog contains posts by Glasgow Museums’ curatorial team highlighting examples of the links between the collection and slavery, including the famous Glassford Family Portrait (on display at the People’s Palace), Glasgow’s contribution to the Confederates in the American Civil War (as detailed in the Blockade Runners display at Riverside Museum) and an enslaved black page in an embroidered panel from the early 1700s (in storage at GMRC). Read more: http://bit.ly/2MrOwXl 'A Fashionable Accessory' - Rebecca Quinton, Research Manager, Glasgow Museums. Embroidered panel, about 1700-1715, Made in Britain (Glasgow Museums, Burrell Collection, 29.92) © Glasgow Museums
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Launch of Colourful Heritage exhibition at Scotland Street School Museum
Launch of Colourful Heritage exhibition at Scotland Street School Museum
Mr Muhammad Tufail Hashmi, discusses his experiences migrating...
GlaswegAsians: A Colourful Heritage exhibition, celebrating the heritage of South Asians and Muslim communities across Glasgow. Scotland Street School Museum, from 12 July 2017. Free. All ages. Video: Mr Muhammad Tufail Hashmi, discusses his experiences migrating to Glasgow in 1950. The exhibition marks the start of a relationship between Glasgow Museums and Colourful Heritage, a community group based in Glasgow that has developed an online archive of material recording the migration of people from South Asia to Scotland. The exhibition will run for an extended period at Scotland Street School Museum allowing Glasgow Museums to explore how people came to Glasgow and how the city grew and changed as a result. Among the exhibits are the copy of the Quran Mohammed Sarwar used as he was sworn in as the UK’s first Muslim and South Asian MP and the kilt and sherwani worn by Humza Yousaf MSP as he was sworn in at the Scottish Parliament in 2011. The exhibition explores entrepreneurship and working life, politics, war, family and social life and schools. #GlaswegAsians Opening Hours: Monday: Closed Tuesday: 10am - 5pm Wednesday: 10am - 5pm Thursday: 10am - 5pm Friday: 11am - 5pm Saturday: 10am - 5pm Sunday: 11am - 5pm
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Scotland Street School Museum is a museum of school education in Glasgow, Scotland, in the district of Tradeston. It is located in a former school built by Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1903 and 1906. The building is one of Glasgow's foremost architectural attractions. It is located next to the Shields Road subway station. During the building's construction, Mackintosh frequently battled the school board about the design (the board wanted a less expensive design). The total cost for the building was £34,291, which was over budget. The building features a pair of windowed Scottish baronial style tower staircases. The school, which also served Tradeston, was designed for an enrolment of 1,250. However, by the 1970s the area was experiencing urban decay, and the school's enrolment fell to under 100. The school closed in 1979. Mackintosh based the design of the school on Rowallan Castle in Ayrshire and Falkland Palace. This building was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and offers a fascinating glimpse into schooldays of the past.
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