Doors opened today again in Gallery 2 for the latest rotation of collection works in Taste which includes the fantastic new acquisition of May 1st and Fingernails on a blackboard,… Read more Recent Acquisitions now on display in Taste / Gallery 2 →
Polygraphs is a group exhibition exploring truth, fiction and evidence in a complicated world. Centred around Abstract (2012), a two-channel video work by Berlin based filmmaker and writer Hito Steyerl,… Read more Polygraphs // Gallery 4 // now open →
What a packed few months it’s been here at GoMA! I’m now six months into my internship and my enthusiasm for the role is at an all time high from… Read more Six Months In … Six Months To Go! →
[gigya src=”http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649″ width=”500″ flashvars=”offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=/photos/glasgowmuseums/sets/72157637309462134/show/&page_show_back_url=/photos/glasgowmuseums/sets/72157637309462134/&set_id=72157637309462134&jump_to=” allowFullScreen=”true” ] Slideshow from the Saturday Art Club 2 November 2013 (including Play me I’m Yours Glasgow) In June 2013 when dissertations had been handed in, exams had been graded and Graduation Day loomed it was time to revaluate the goals that I had for the last four years. I no longer had the excuse of essays and exams and now had to tackle the scary concepts of my ‘next step’ the ‘career path’ and just the ‘becoming a full functioning adult’ in general. My degree… Read more The “New Girl” →
GOMA led a walking tour around Glasgow City Centre to discover sculptural gems, both old and new. All the people present were part of Glasgow Health Walks network – Free walks up to an hour long led by volunteers – http://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/healthwalks Health Walks deliver an array of social benefits including making people fitter, healthier and improving their mental health. We were very lucky with the weather and started the tour at the Gallery of Modern Art, moving on outside to the statue of the Duke of Wellington by the artist… Read more Walking Tour: Glasgow’s Hidden Art →
Little Sparta – the garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay GoMA’s Learning team made a visit to Little Sparta at the end of June to gain further insight into the work of the artist Ian Hamilton Finlay. The new display of his work is now open in Gallery 3: Poet, Artist, Revolutionary. Little Sparta is situated in the Pentland hills, near Edinburgh and is approximately a 50 minute drive from Glasgow. We were very lucky with the weather on the day of our visit and this allowed us to explore the… Read more Little Sparta – the garden of Ian Hamilton Finlay →
Join us on Thursday 20 June, during opening hours, for the opening of a new major exhibition in Gallery 3, Ian Hamilton Finlay Poet, Artist, Revolutionary. Ian Hamilton Finlay is… Read more Ian Hamilton Finlay: Poet, Artist, Revolutionary, opens 20 June 2013 →