GLASGOW is to stage a major exhibition celebrating the life and legacy of Charles Rennie Mackintosh to mark his 150th birthday.
The landmark show, in 2018, will be staged to highlight the art and architecture of one of the city's most famous sons.
Plans for the show, believed to be set for the summer of 2018 at a major city venue, has received a funding boost from the agency that supports museums and galleries in Scotland.
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The show will not only highlight Mackintosh's art and architecture, including the extensive Mackintosh materials currently held in storage by Glasgow museums, but also the wider 'Glasgow Style', and his contemporaries, especially the talented and influential artist, Margaret Macdonald, who was also his wife.
The show will be part of a wider effort by the city to further publicise Glasgow as the city of Mackintosh, and highlight his architectural legacy at the Glasgow School of Art and Scotland Street School, among others.
Mackintosh was born in Parson Street, Glasgow, on June 7, 1868, the fourth of eleven children, and died 60 years later in December, 1928.
Among his seminal designs are the GSA Mackintosh Building, various tea rooms which he designed for Ms Cranston, 78 Derngate in Northampton, The Lighthouse, the Hill House in Helensburgh, the House for an Art Lover, built after his death, and many items of design and furniture.
Museum Galleries Scotland has given £57,500 to Glasgow Museums for the show, and other events, to mark the Mackintosh anniversary.
The money will specifically be used to appoint an assistant curator to develop and stage the show.
A spokesperson for Glasgow Life, said: “We’re delighted that Museums Galleries Scotland has supported our ambition to mark the 150th anniversary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s birth in 2018.
"This funding will allow us to employ an assistant curator to help finalise our plans and more information will be released in due course."
The funding from MGS is part of a cache of £335,000 it is distributing across the country to various museums.
West Dunbartonshire Council is to receive £60,000 to raise the profile of the sewing machine collection, and the Singer archive, at Clydebank Museum.
An exhibition is planned and the funding will allow them to appoint a specialist curator to help deliver the project.
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An award of £59,400 will fund Perth and Kinross Council’s plans for its "rich and varied collection" which encompasses everything from fine art, photography, costumes, armour, bicycles and furniture.
A review to document and photograph every object will "open up possibilities to share the collections online."
Glasgow Women’s Library has received almost £60,000 to help plan how they display and interpret their collection of historical and contemporary artifacts that celebrate the lives, histories and achievements of women.
The GWL will appoint an assistant curator who will work with "community curators to widen access to services that encourage women to explore issues from poverty, women’s health and surviving violence. "
The Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh is planning a major exhibition in 2017 which will bring parts of their collection back to their building on the Mound for the first time in 100 years.
The RSA is to receive £37,962 from Museums Galleries Scotland to help them bring a restored printing press into the gallery for live demonstrations. They will also create a touring exhibition.
Joanne Orr, chief executive of Museums Galleries Scotland, said: "The Recognition Fund allows Scotland’s most important collections to create a better experience for their visitors.
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"Many of the projects involve the creation of new jobs so our investment is bringing vital additional capacity to deliver projects that will bring long lasting benefits for the museums, their visitors and their communities."
Since it was launched in 2007 around £6m has been awarded through Museums Galleries Scotland Recognition Fund to support 150 projects.
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