Still Glasgow Katie Bruce, November 2025 “Glasgow is a magnificent city,” said McAlpin. “Why do we hardly ever notice that?” “Because nobody imagines living here…think of Florence, Paris, London,… Read more Still Glasgow: Notes on an exhibition, Katie Bruce, November 2025 →
Glasgow Life Museums is delighted to announce that we have recently acquired two works by Sam Ainsley RSA for the collection. Blue Body, Red Centre, Green Acanthus (2023) and Where… Read more New Acquisitions #1: two works by Sam Ainsley for Glasgow Life Museums’ collection →
Come celebrate the launch of Sam’s Ainsley’s artist publication with us! FREE tickets available through the Glasgow GoMA Eventbrite
This post looks at some of the incredible modern and contemporary artworks that have been purchased, supported by grants or gifted to Glasgow Museums this year.
Alasdair Gray’s iconic painting, Cowcaddens Streetscape in the Fifties, has been acquired for Glasgow’s museum’s collection.
Two new works gifted to Glasgow Museums’ collection are now on display in Domestic Bliss.
Valentine’s Day is all about love, so what better way to celebrate than with the work of French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle?
AfroScots is a new show in the opulent Gallery 1 at GoMA that revisits the work of Black artists in Scotland through recent collecting. In collaboration with Mother Tongue – an independent curating duo – the exhibition focuses on showing older works from Glasgow Museums’ collection as well as new acquisitions through the New Collecting Award from Art Fund.
Drink in the Beauty was the first show to celebrate GoMA’s 25th anniversary year and has been extended now until 22 May 2022. The exhibition explores representations of landscape, geology… Read more Drink in the Beauty in Gallery 3 extended until 22 May 2022! →