tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037222244346776392024-03-13T09:51:34.011+00:00Friends of Glasgow MuseumsHelping to support Glasgow MuseumsFoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-81668949708412968262020-10-18T12:05:00.007+01:002020-11-03T19:33:26.882+00:00What we did in 2019-2020<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">The last financial year was a busy one for the Friends. The
following Grants were awarded during this year:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">Children’s Art Competition:<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>£2,140<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">Portrait of Lord Mungo Murray:<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>£20,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">Purchase of Ticket Book for Turkey Red:<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>£3,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">Lachlan Goudie Paintings:<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>£10,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">Eric Watt Book:<span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span>£5.000 <o:p></o:p></span>(Still to be invoiced)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">GoMA Youth Project:<span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span>£3,500<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">Camel Caravan Tapestry:<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>£10,000
(Still to be invoiced)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">Total<span style="mso-tab-count: 8;"> </span><b><u>£53,640<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">The beginning of a new subscription year was affected by the
pandemic. Our hard-working Administrator, Joanne, was able to enter Kelvingrove
Art Gallery just before it closed and pick up what mail there was. Those of you
who pay by cheque and sent a cheque in during March should have received a
current membership card by now. The members who pay by standing order also
should have received a current card. I take this opportunity to remind those
members who pay by standing order to cancel their previous payment and also to
check that the new amount is being paid into the Clydesdale Bank, Milngavie. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">Once again the Lectures and Excursions have been very successful and
have been frequently oversubscribed. We are indebted to the Blue Badge Guides
who give of their time and knowledge freely together with the Lecturers who
have informed and delighted us with information not readily available. After
all expenses incurred by the Excursions & Lectures, the total net amount is
£5,812.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">It is to be hoped that access to the office in Kelvingrove Art
Gallery will soon be available and the remaining membership cards can be posted
out. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-US">As we are all aware by now, these are unprecedented times with no
clear idea of when we will be able to resume our duties as a Committee. More
than ever we value our Members and trust, sincerely that you will all keep your
membership active to support the survival of the Friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Morag C Robertson, Finance
Convenor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Today we should have been meeting for our 75th
AGM but sadly due to Covid-19 that is not to be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We decided at the beginning of the outbreak to
postpone the AGM until such times as it seemed prudent to do so. This may not
be for some time yet but in the meantime the committee will be meeting
electronically<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to discuss ways and means
to get the Friends up and running again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This will depend very much on the situation in
the museum world and given the age of many of our members when it will be safe
to meet again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Meanwhile many of the world’s museums are
offering online tours and activities and I hope you get the chance to try some
of them out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Until we can cross the threshold again of
Glasgow’s Museums I hope all our members and their families are keeping well
and remember that we WILL return!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Elizabeth M Dent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-16145868270517438112020-03-11T12:37:00.000+00:002020-03-30T12:40:35.484+01:00Mackintosh at the Willow.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">On 11 March 2020 nearly 40 Friends
gathered in the Mackintosh at the Willow to explore the newly restored Willow Tearooms,
the only one surviving of the Tearooms
which CR Mackintosh designed for Miss Kate Cranston.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">After a brief introductory talk in the
Mezzanine level we made our way to the Billiards Room where the ladies among us
enjoyed seeing the room which only men were permitted to enter when it was
designed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">The double chairs were quite
comfortable and the light fittings seemed remarkably contemporary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Only the smoke and the billiards table
were missing! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">After that we made our way to the
Salon de Luxe, the highlight of the tour. Beautifully restored with chandeliers, chairs ,doors etc made as
exact replicas of the originals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">It was a delight to settle down at the
tables for afternoon tea and to be able to take in all the decorative features
while bathed in light streaming in from the beautiful windows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">All this and a scrumptious afternoon
tea! We left well nourished both in mind and body and in no doubt that we would
like to go back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comSauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EX, UK55.864939199999988 -4.2608455.864382199999987 -4.2621005 55.865496199999988 -4.2595795tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-54311039837899058262020-02-25T14:34:00.000+00:002020-03-31T08:37:30.914+01:00Margaret MacDonald and Charles Rennie Mackintosh<br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Our latest lecture was a stimulating look at Margaret Mackintosh
Macdonald in the context of</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">her life and work, her links to her husband, her sister and 'The Four'
in general. Frances</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Dryburgh's look at this was also to let us see how views on Margaret,
her 'talent' or 'genius',</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">or not, have changed from that of her own time, mostly positive,
especially in Vienna and</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Turin, to being thought of, not only as of limited worth, but as a
hindrance to her husband's</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">work, and back to a more balanced view today. A very recent
article emphasised the last</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">view. The impossibility of ever knowing from the records how much
input she had to</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Charles's work was also noted. Frances is always a joy to hear and
this lecture was another</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">example of her knowledge and enthusiasm for us to share.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Margaret Anderson</div>
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<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comGlasgow G3 8AG, UK55.8692286 -4.290328855.8670011 -4.2953713 55.871456099999996 -4.2852863tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-91394978143190236402020-02-18T12:41:00.000+00:002020-03-30T12:42:32.842+01:00GROWTH: a GoMA Youth Group exhibition<br />
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Last year, FoGM
agreed to support a project aimed at bringing together members of the GOMA
YOUTH GROUP (GYG) (ages 16 to 25 years) and local artists. GYG worked alongside
curatorial teams and Learning and Access to engage with contemporary art and
find out about careers in the museum sector. The outcome of this was a short
exhibition at GoMA which showed the work produced in collaboration. The show
aimed to explore how the GYG generation deals with an increasingly complex and
fluid world. On the 18<sup>th</sup> February members of FoGM visited the show
and were introduced to the artists, the exhibits and some members of GYG. Food
for thought!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comRoyal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH, UK55.8600045 -4.252419755.8594475 -4.2536802 55.8605615 -4.2511592tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-14755321897119981922020-02-10T20:38:00.000+00:002020-02-14T20:42:59.696+00:00Visit to the Hunterian<div class="MsoNormal">
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Struan in front of “ Spring in Glasgow”</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "OpenSans-webfont",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">On10th February, an
intrepid small group braved Storm Ciara, to enjoy a visit to the re-hung Hunterian Art Gallery highlights. The galleries are now themed, and the
guide, Struan, chose a small number of paintings to illustrate these, e.g. Imagination and
Observation, Practice and Process. He noted that there was a superficial meaning to these but
that each was layered to allow a deeper look. We started with Gavin Hamilton's very
large 'Hector's Farewell to Andromache' and finished with a Joan Eardley seastorm at
Catterline, showing how she did more than observe but immersed herself in the experience.
Jacob Stella's 'Flight into Egypt done on black slate showed how the artist had to bring the
Light of Christ, dominating the picture from a dark base, where other artists start with a light
canvas and add darker colours to it. Struan was very knowledgeable and gave us good
insights to the pictures. He offered plenty of time for question and discussion and talked
before and after the tour to the group as individuals. It was well worth braving the
weather to enjoy this.</span><br />
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<!--[endif]--></span>FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comGlasgow G12 8QQ, UK55.8706787 -4.288711799999987355.8662242 -4.2987967999999874 55.8751332 -4.2786267999999872tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-16721764136410565082020-01-28T14:33:00.000+00:002020-03-02T14:34:30.448+00:00Switzerland and the Art World<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In a
comprehensive and beautifully illustrated lecture, Caroline Steel introduced us
to Switzerland and the Art World. The country plays an important role in the Art
World producing artists of international renown and becoming home to many
famous collections. Moving from west to east, she covered four collections
highlighting one artist at each location-in Geneva, Ferdinand Hodler; in Berne,
Paul Klee; in Basle, Jean Pinguely and in Zurich, in the Buhrle collection,
Giacometti.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comGlasgow G3 8AG, UK55.8692286 -4.290328855.8670011 -4.2953713 55.871456099999996 -4.2852863tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-73919539510870494562020-01-23T18:10:00.000+00:002020-01-30T18:14:21.357+00:00Dovecot Studios<br />
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On 23<sup>rd</sup> January, 30 Friends travelled to
Edinburgh to the Dovecot Studios. The Studios are easily accessible in
Infirmary Street near the National Museum of Scotland. The current exhibition
shows exquisite embroideries and tapestries by May Morris, daughter of William
Morris.</div>
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followed by tea and coffee and a mince pie for those who could make room for it! As ever as ever, all received a raffle
prize. This was an opportunity to meet old friends and to make new ones. Our
thanks go to Brian and team in the restaurant and to Catherine and team in the
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was her second lecture. The first, earlier this year, was on the Stone Age
including Skara Brae and Maes Howe. This second lecture dealt with the Bronze
Age, Iron Age and the years up to, and including, the coming of the Vikings. In
two well illustrated lectures, she told us of the archaeology which is still
being discovered today and which is changing our understanding of Orkney’s
past. In thanking Margaret for her talk, Liz Dent also thanked her for the
popular walks and talks and tours which she has given to the Friends and said
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First stop was Chatelherault, a former hunting lodge of the 5<sup>th</sup> Duke
of Hamilton. Then we went down to the Low Parks and the 10<sup>th</sup> Duke of
Hamilton’s Mausoleum, inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, with a wonderful
cupola. Lunch was taken in the Assembly Hall at the Hamilton Museum. The last
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the National Gallery in Dublin. After ensuring that we appreciate the attractions
of the city of Dublin, Dr Maureen Park introduced us to the permanent
collections in the gallery. There are paintings by European masters, including
Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Monet as well as paintings by Irish painters maybe
less well known to us. She skilfully interwove stories about the paintings and
linked them to paintings in our own collections. The lecture was much
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Friends who travelled to Culross on 10 July were blessed
with the weather. What we had expected to be a wet, dismal day, was in fact dry
and warm. We were also fortunate In Our National Trust Tour Guides who walked
us around<a href="https://www.thecastlesofscotland.co.uk/the-best-castles/stately-homes-and-mansions/culross-palace/"> Culross</a> and into the Palace. What a wealth of information they gave
us – relayed with humour! We learned so much about the origins of phrases and
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Friends enjoyed a tour of the current exhibition
at GoMA, <i>Domestic Bliss</i>. Those who
have read the article by curator Katie Bruce in the last Newsletter will have
had a flavour of the exhibition, but we were fortunate to have Katie herself as
our guide . Every object in this exhibition has its own story and Katie
expanded on them all. This was a most interesting morning at an intriguing
exhibition.FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comRoyal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH, UK55.8600045 -4.252419700000018655.8594475 -4.2536802000000185 55.8605615 -4.2511592000000187tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-6179602379655942162019-05-30T17:57:00.000+01:002019-06-08T17:59:07.715+01:00What we did in 2018-2019<br />
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busy for the finance part of the Committee. It was agreed at the AGM on 30 May
2018 that the subscriptions should all be increased by £5 for each category of
membership. Also, it was decided that the subscriptions which are paid by
Standing Order would be paid into the Milngavie Branch of the Clydesdale Bank. This
has caused some confusion as a number of members are not aware that a standing
order is a repeating payment set up by the member to pay to the Friends and
therefore the onus is on the member to contact their Bank to change the amount
and also the Bank to which the Standing Order should be paid. In this way it is
totally different from a Direct Debit which is under the control of the
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Most of the Grants which have
been settled this year were grants which had been approved in previous years.
A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grant of £10,000 to help towards the
purchase of X-ray equipment for the Conservation Department was approved in
principle on 7 August but has not been requested by the end of this financial
year. We have, however settled a number of grants granted in previous year as follows:
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£15,000 for the First World War
Exhibition “Brushes with War” was paid on 23 July 2018.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grant
of £9,000 towards the Inner City Exhibition at GoMA was settled on 18 February
2019.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Children’s Art Competition
received £2,090 to help with the purchase and engraving of the medals and £200
was awarded for cheques of £50 for 4 worthy winners.<o:p></o:p></div>
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£30,000 was granted towards the
Jessie M King Archives paid in two separate amounts of £15,000.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are, as always very grateful,
for our members’ continued support in order that we may continue to assist
Glasgow Museums. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comGlasgow G3 8AG, UK55.8692286 -4.290328799999997555.8670011 -4.2953712999999976 55.871456099999996 -4.2852862999999974tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-31418638944978651992019-04-17T18:28:00.000+01:002019-05-02T18:30:15.284+01:00The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry<br />
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April, a group of some 30 members of FoGM boarded a coach in central Glasgow
for a day trip to New Lanark World Heritage Site. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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where we were informed of the arrangements which had been made for the visit
with the principal options of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>taking
part in either a guided tour of the complex that included time to visit the
Scottish Diaspora Tapestry or spending most of the available time in the
exhibition hall looking at the Tapestry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Sans";">Regardless of which option taken, we were
able to admire the site and its facilities on the banks of the River Clyde.
However, there was something special about the Tapestry with its 305 panels
that told the tales to Scotland. This wording might seem at first reading to be
unusual but this is not the case if one remembers that the panels describe and
detail events associated with <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>individuals or groups of Scots who migrated
with determination and courage far and wide <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>throughout the world in search of adventure
and a new life. Displayed by continent, the panels were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>easily viewed and adequately lit so<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it was very easy to become absorbed in the
artistry of their design, the skill of the embroiders and to access the
associated<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>captions by means of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scottish Diaspora Tapestry App. A great
example of the juxtaposition of the old and the new! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Added bonuses<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>were the displays of embroidery 'postcards' by the Scottish branches of
the Embroiderers Guild for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
participating countries in the 2012 London Olympic Games and a display by the
Biggar and District Embroiders' Guild in celebration of its 40<sup>th</sup>
year anniversary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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quickly and it was time to return before visiting and viewing had been
completed. Many thanks to those who organised the outing and especially to Anne
Robertson for her stories and attention to detail for a most memorable day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comNew Lanark Rd, Lanark ML11 9DB, UK55.6599934 -3.785221200000023655.651036399999995 -3.8053912000000234 55.6689504 -3.7650512000000238tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-14676041508287912072019-03-01T11:23:00.000+00:002019-03-03T11:25:02.534+00:00Leonardo da Vinci<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Frances Dryburgh</td></tr>
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This week, Friends were fortunate to have two talks about
Leonardo da Vinci and his works.<br />
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The lecture given by Colin Bailey
comprehensively covered Leonardo’s life from Vinci to Paris via Florence and
Milan. He discussed Leonardo’s paintings and drawings and included the making
of paper and the use of pen and ink, crayon and charcoal.<br />
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Then on Friday we had breakfast and a visit to the
exhibition “Leonardo 500: A Life in Drawing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Curator Pippa Stephenson introduced us
to the 12 drawings on show and highlighted aspects of some of these which
greatly increased our understanding.<o:p></o:p></div>
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More can be learnt about the exhibition in the article in
the current newsletter written by Pippa. The exhibition is free and open until
May 2019.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-69625803242883115962019-02-22T14:07:00.000+00:002019-03-25T14:09:19.081+00:00Visit to the V and A , Dundee<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxell1uzCJ3q9_uiqz1lBpFuxOSgJxzY-8umpn36rZB-Hv_P92b3reJNBcWyRfhCoUfgFcBeMPRv2im4CnA-BPVOD9D3caZ35YPm9D9-fD28TbC3Sup2yH2DppvCzJ444s9k3_5aHSAM/s1600/IMG_7549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxell1uzCJ3q9_uiqz1lBpFuxOSgJxzY-8umpn36rZB-Hv_P92b3reJNBcWyRfhCoUfgFcBeMPRv2im4CnA-BPVOD9D3caZ35YPm9D9-fD28TbC3Sup2yH2DppvCzJ444s9k3_5aHSAM/s320/IMG_7549.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Michael Hutchinson</td></tr>
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Friends visited this interesting museum in February.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a comprehensive tour of the museum, a
visit to the permanent Scottish Gallery and an excellent lunch. We were
fortunate to see the fabulous exhibition: Ocean Liners:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speed and Style.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Oh to have lived like that !<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comDundee DD1 4EZ, UK56.457864099999988 -2.967471299999942930.935829599999987 -44.276065299999942 81.979898599999984 38.341122700000057tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-23564887305205240682019-02-19T19:28:00.000+00:002019-02-21T19:30:33.506+00:00Visit to Glasgow Museums Resource Centre<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Frances Dryburgh</td></tr>
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Following on from the lecture given by Emily Malcolm in November last year, thirty friends
visited GMRC to see the ship models. These are now housed in a
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They come from the last
two centuries, mainly from the heyday of ship building on the Clyde. These are remarkably detailed and
precise in their construction and have been made by craftsmen.. However, there
are other vessels from foreign parts. Emily drew our attention to particular
aspects of each model and gave us anecdotes about them.<br />
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We had not one but two tours because John Messner then took
us on a tour of marine paintings from the collection. These gave us a picture
of how the Clyde has changed in the past two centuries- from a small shallow
river to the basin with many ship yards and through two world wars.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We are most grateful to John and Emily for a morning “on the
water”.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comWoodhead Rd, Glasgow G53 7NN, UK55.8116281 -4.363289200000053855.8093976 -4.3683317000000539 55.8138586 -4.3582467000000538tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-35843139862866232332019-01-22T19:05:00.000+00:002019-02-07T19:07:19.438+00:00Dippy the Diplodocus<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Dippy, a replica of a diplodocus, has arrived in
Kelvingrove. The skeleton of Dippy was dug up in Wyoming, USA in 1899. The
original skeleton is in Andrew Carnegie’s Museum in Pittsburgh USA because the
excavation was funded by Andrew Carnegie. In his honour, the dinosaur is named
I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">diplodocuscarnegii</i>. Dippy is 70
feet long and has 292 bones.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>King Edward VII
visited Carnegie at Skibo Castle and saw a drawing of the reconstructed
skeleton. He asked Carnegie if he could make a cast for the British Museum.
Carnegie obliged and donated a plaster cast which was unveiled in 1905. It has
remained in the Natural History Museum since then. A decision was made to put
another exhibit in the central hall of the museum and to send Dippy on a tour
of the United Kingdom. Glasgow is its fourth stop. It has to travel with a team
of dedicated technicians to ensure that it is properly installed. It will be
here until May 2019.<o:p></o:p></div>
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him/her on the only visit to Scotland- 50,000 visitors in the first fortnight. <o:p></o:p></div>
<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comGlasgow G3 8AG, UK55.8692286 -4.290328799999997555.8670011 -4.2953712999999976 55.871456099999996 -4.2852862999999974tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-46081590542136402652019-01-10T20:05:00.000+00:002019-01-14T20:07:01.349+00:00Jack Knox –Concrete Block<br />
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Thirty Friends attended the exhibition at GOMA , <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jack Knox –Concrete Block </i>on Thursday 10<sup>th</sup>
January. Jack Knox ( 1936-2015) was one of the most significant and
well-respected Scottish painters of the 20<sup>th</sup> Century. The exhibition
focuses primarily on the years from 1967 to 1978 but there is a collection of
slides of paintings covering all his active years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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More can be read in the article in the Autumn newsletter
written by Will Cooper who curated the exhibition. Will has now left to return
to London and we wish him well in his new venture.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comRoyal Exchange Square, Glasgow G1 3AH, UK55.8600045 -4.252419700000018655.8594475 -4.2536802000000185 55.8605615 -4.2511592000000187tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-4532358987049321842018-12-10T18:35:00.000+00:002018-12-20T18:37:08.940+00:00Christmas Lunch<br />
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the Friends’ Christmas lunch in the restaurant at Kelvingrove. This year we had
a full house-99 people! The food, as ever, was well prepared and well served,
everyone was lucky in the raffle and the company was excellent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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to Catherine and her staff in the shops and to the Executive, particularly
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FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comGlasgow G3 8AG, UK55.8692286 -4.290328799999997555.8670011 -4.2953712999999976 55.871456099999996 -4.2852862999999974tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-26429655848074874212018-11-27T10:21:00.000+00:002018-12-08T10:22:14.659+00:00James Duncan- An Enlightened Victorian<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><i>Benmore House with James Duncan's Gallery: Andrew Watson's
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<br />In November, we were delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Duncan
to give a talk about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">James Duncan- An
Enlightened Victorian.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>James Duncan
was a 19<sup>th</sup> Century sugar refiner, based in the West of Scotland, who
was also an art collector and philanthropist. He owned Benmore Estate in Argyll
and built a gallery there to house his substantial and important collection of
paintings. Unfortunately circumstances conspired to necessitate the sale of
most of these paintings in the 1880s and now many of these hang in galleries in
the UK and USA.</div>
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FoGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13287931738371251210noreply@blogger.comGlasgow G3 8AG, UK55.8692286 -4.290328799999997555.8670011 -4.2953712999999976 55.871456099999996 -4.2852862999999974tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503722224434677639.post-29386033686777877122018-11-20T16:34:00.000+00:002018-12-05T16:35:48.110+00:00Christmas Shopping Evening 2018<br />
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<o:p> </o:p>On the 20th
November, Friends enjoyed the annual Christmas Shopping Evening in Kelvingrove,
courtesy of the Kelvingrove staff, cafe and the shop.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As well as our
glass of fizz and mince pie we enjoyed a raffle, 25% off in the shop, a musical
recital and a talk on the exhibition “Brushes with War”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some friends also toured the exhibition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A busy night!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The music was
provided by our Honorary member Dr Jim Hunter and Douglas Lawrence on the
fiddle. Douglas was introduced as “the best fiddler in the country” and he
certainly was!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy of Frances Dryburgh</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The highlight of
the evening came when Dr Hunter presented Chairman, Liz Dent, with a piece of
music which he had composed specially for the Friends. It is a lovely tune
which we enjoyed very much and hope to be able to play often at Friends’ events</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I don’t think
there are many Friends’ organisations which have their own theme tune!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Liz Dent</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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