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The Mackintosh Tearooms

Exhibition

  • Typical visit time: 45–60 minutes
  • Prices from £7.50pp (admission is free for members of the National Trust for Scotland)

Discover the story of pioneering local entrepreneur Miss Kate Cranston, and admire authentic features designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald. You will also see how art, social change and business influenced the making of our famous Glasgow tearoom, as immersive AV displays explore Glasgow’s 1890–1910 creative scene.

Interactive materials that help re-create Miss Cranston’s original tearoom concepts (fish head soup, anyone?) means there’s plenty for all the family to enjoy!

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Expand image 1: A dark exhibition room with illuminated panels on the wall introducing Kate Cranston and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The wall beside is covered in round plates/plaques with images of industrial Glasgow in the early 20th century. Expand image 2: An exhibition room with dark green walls that have white text printed on them, sharing stories about Charles Rennie Mackintosh. There is a clothes rail at the side with some costumes hanging on it. In the middle of the room is a round table on a rug. The table has several objects on it for visitors to interact with. Expand image 3: An exhibition room that has a very large glass case at the centre. Inside the case is a Mackintosh-designed glass window. At the edge of the room is a Mackintosh-designed yellow wooden settle with a dark padded seat. There are interpretation panels dotted around the walls. Expand image 4: A corridor in an exhibition with panels along the wall on the left, describing design features in the Salon de Luxe.
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