![]() | M056 Competition design for Glasgow Art Galleries (Ionic)Address: Kelvingrove Park, GlasgowDate: 1891–2 Client: Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in Glasgow Authorship: ![]() |
- 1891
- February: The 1888 International Exhibition
Association established the 'Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in
the City of Glasgow', to be 'devoted to the erection of Art Galleries, a
Museum, a Concert Hall and, if practicable, a School of Painting and
Design'. 1
7 August: The buildings sub-committee of the Association reports on a fact-finding mission to London art galleries and museum. Arrangements for the building competition are set out. A two-stage competition is agreed, and London architect Alfred Waterhouse is appointed assessor. 2
31 August: Final adjustments are made to the draft competition conditions before advertisements are placed in the architectural and general press. 3
4 September: Competition announced in the British Architect. 4
1 December: Closing date for preliminary round of competition. 5
7 – 10 December: Adjudication of preliminary competition:.six designs, including two by John Honeyman & Keppie, are selected to advance to the final round. 6
18 December: Results of the first round of the competition announced in the British Architect. 7 Conditions for the final round issued to competing architects. 8
- 1892
- 5 – 13 April: The
executive committee consider Waterhouse's final report and agrees to award the
first prize and building contract to London architects Simpson & Milner
Allen. 9
- 1893
- A perspective view
and a detail drawing of one of John Honeyman & Keppie's short-listed designs are exhibited
at the Royal Scottish Academy (351 and 500).
John Honeyman & Keppie's 'domed design' is exhibited at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (845). 10
- 1894
- One of John Honeyman &
Keppie's competition designs is exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy
(515).
- 1897
- 10 September: Foundation stone of
new Art Gallery and Museum laid by the Duke and Duchess of York.
11
- 1898
- One of John Honeyman &
Keppie's competition designs is exhibited at the Royal Glasgow Institute of the
Fine Arts (281).
- 1901
- 2 May: Art Gallery and
Museum opens.
12
Notes:
1: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in the City of Glasgow, executive committee minutes, D-TU 1/9, 2 February 1891.
2: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in the City of Glasgow, executive committee minutes, D-TU 1/9, 7 August 1891.
3: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in the City of Glasgow, executive committee minutes, D-TU 1/9, 31 August 1891.
4: British Architect, 36, 4 September 1891, p. 171.
5: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in the City of Glasgow, executive committee minutes, D-TU 1/9, 30 November 1891.
6: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in the City of Glasgow, executive committee minutes, D-TU 1/9, 30 November 1891; Assessor's Report, 10 December 1891.
7: British Architect, 36, 18 December 1891, p. 450.
8: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in the City of Glasgow, executive committee minutes, D-TU 1/9, 18 December 1891.
9: Glasgow City Archives Collection: Association for the Promotion of Art and Music in the City of Glasgow, executive committee minutes, D-TU 1/9, 5 and 13 April 1892.
10: Glasgow Herald, 18 February 1893, p. 4.
11: Glasgow Herald, 11 September 1897, p. 9.
12: 'Glasgow International Exhibition', Glasgow Herald, 3 May 1901, p. 11.