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What's On Display?

The Mackintosh House is a careful reassemblage of the main rooms from the Glasgow home of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh.

The artists and designers, whose work is now world famous, designed their distinctive home together. It was remarkable then, and now, for the disciplined austerity of the furnishings and decoration

The Mackintosh House Introduction Gallery tells the fascinating story of the artists, their house and the Mackintosh collection. 

More information about the Mackintosh House, including archival photographs, architectural drawings and other documents, can be found on our Mackintosh Architecture: Context, Making and Meaning website.

Find out more about our exhibitions and events in our What's On section or discover the range and scale of our collections.

Opening Times and Prices

Open Tuesday–Sunday
10am–5pm

Check our 'Notices' page for temporary closures and public holiday opening hours.

Admission charge for the Mackintosh House (£10/£6) - last admission 4.15pm.
Please be aware that we are unable to accept payment by American Express or Diners Club.

Free Entry:
Children and young people under 18
University of Glasgow staff and students*
Hunterian Friends*
National Art Pass holders
ASVA members*
ICOM members*
UK Museums Association members*

Concessionary rate:
Senior Citizens (60 and over)
Unemployed

*With a valid membership/staff/matriculation card.

Getting Here

The Hunterian
The Hunterian is part of the University of Glasgow. Our Museums, Art Gallery and the Mackintosh House are located on the Gilmorehill campus, 3km west of Glasgow city centre. 

Mackintosh House
The Mackintosh House is part of the Hunterian Art Gallery, located on Hillhead Street beside the University Library.

By Subway
Hillhead Subway station or Kelvinbridge Subway station.

By Bus
4 and 4A from the city centre to University Avenue.

By Car
The University is signposted locally. Car parking in the surrounding area is limited. Park and Ride is available at Kelvinbridge Subway station. Parking on campus is for permit holders only on weekdays. Free parking after 5pm and at weekends. Enter the main University campus via University Avenue at Pearce Lodge.

Blue Badge Parking
Visitors who hold a valid Blue Badge can park on the campus at no cost. However, they must register and apply for a Blue Badge Visitor Permit. Please select ‘Gimorehill – Blue Badge Visitor’.

By Bike
Bike parking is available on campus.

Access

Because of the nature of the Mackintosh House, access for wheelchair users, or people with mobility impairments, is currently limited to the Mackintosh House Introduction Gallery, orientation room, hall and dining room. 

The Mackintosh House is over four levels with 62 steps. The floors can only be accessed by stairs.

The Hunterian Art Gallery has accessible toilets.

AccessAble Guide for Hunterian Art Gallery and The Mackintosh House.

Enhance your visit with our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects.

Take our Mackintosh House Virtual Tour and explore the Mackintosh House at your own pace from wherever you are. The Mackintosh House Virtual Tour is also available in our Mackintosh House Introduction Gallery.

History

In 1920, the Mackintoshes sold their Glasgow home to William Davidson. The purchase included the Mackintosh-designed furniture and fixtures. Following Mr Davidson's death in 1945, his sons, Hamish and Cameron, gifted the Mackintosh contents to the University in memory of the Mackintoshes and their father. At the same time the University purchased the property.

The principal interiors have since been meticulously reassembled as the Mackintosh House, an integral part of the Hunterian Art Gallery. The rooms strikingly illustrate Mackintosh’s concept of the room as a work of art as well as allowing the visitor to experience the environment in which the Mackintoshes lived and worked.

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The Hunterian has a range of venues to explore on the University of Glasgow campus and beyond.

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