Royal Exchange Square Glasgow, Scottish modern art gallery building photos, Date, Architecture images

Royal Exchange Glasgow : Modern Art Gallery

goma Scottish modern art gallery, central Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Date built: 1827

Design: Archibald Elliot II, David Hamilton, Robert Black

Photo of building to west of GoMA, by Adrian Welch taken on 16 Apr 2011:

goma Scottish modern art galler photo © Adrian Welch

Royal Exchange Square Glasgow

Royal Exchange Square

Typical for Glasgow, this church was surrounded by a later Square. A Tobacco Lord’s House was built here in 1778.

Royal Exchange Glasgow photo © Adrian Welch

The Royal Bank commissioned Archibald Elliot II in 1827 to design a bank, shops and offices. The terrace on the north side is by David Hamilton & James Smith – architect of the McLellan Galleries – in 1830-39.

Building designed by David Hamilton – no larger image:
St Andrews in the Square
Histroic building designed by David Hamilton image © Adrian Welch

Scottish Modern Art Gallery

The Royal Exchange is now goma – Gallery of Modern Art – but was designed by David Hamilton in 1827. The building has an unusual ‘wedding cake’ cylindrical cupola atop facing east into the Merchant City. The statue of Wellington on his horse facing Ingram St dates from 1844.

Entry to this lovely city centre public space – no larger image:
St Andrews Church Glasgow
entry arch image © Adrian Welch

GoMA photo © Adrian Welch

GoMA is the second most visited contemporary art gallery outside London, offering temporary exhibitions and workshops. Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art displays work by local and international artists.

Opened in 1996, GoMA is housed in a neo-classical building refurbished to house the city’s contemporary art collection.

Royal Exchange Glasgow: Royal Bank image © Adrian Welch

The rooftop café is now a dedicated Education and Access studio, facilitating workshops and artists talks. In the basement is the Learning Library at GoMA complete with café, free Internet access, multimedia, art, and book-lending facilities.

Royal Exchange Glasgow – GoMA: image © Adrian Welch