Glasgow School of Art

The Glasgow School of Art is Scotland's only public, self-governing art school offering undergraduate degrees; post-graduate awards and PhD's in architecture, fine art and design.

The school is housed in a number of buildings in the centre of Glasgow, the most famous of which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in phases between 1896-1909. The eponymous Mackintosh Building, soon became one of the city's iconic landmarks, and stood for over 100 years until it was severely damaged by fire in May 2014 and destroyed by a second fire in June 2018 with only the burnt out shell remaining.

Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design, the school changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art in 1853. Originally located at 12 Ingram Street the school moved to the McLellan Galleries in 1869.