Galerie d'art moderne de Glasgow

La Galerie d'art moderne (en anglais : Gallery of Modern Art, abrégé en GoMA, en écossais : Gailearaidh Ealaín Úr-nósach) est un musée d'Écosse, à Glasgow au Royal Exchange Square.

1. Histoire

Le Royal Exchange est créé en 1829 par l'architecte David Hamilton (1768–1843). Glasgow Corporation rachète le Royal Exchange en novembre 1949 pour 105 000 £ et le transforme en bibliothèque. Puis, la bibliothèque est déplacée pour laisser place à des expositions. À partir de 1992-1993, le conseil approuve un investissement de 10 millions de £ pour le transformer en musée. Le GoMA est ouvert depuis 1996. Les œuvres d'artistes contemporains locaux et internationaux y sont exposées.

1. Collections et expositions

Carlo Marochetti -"Statue du Duc de wellington" David Hockney Sebastião Salgado Andy Warhol John Bellany Ken Currie Anthony Green Beryl Cook Jo Spence (1934-1992) Ian Hamilton Finlay

1. Galerie


1. Notes et références


1. Voir aussi


1. = Articles connexes =

Liste de musées au Royaume-Uni Museum of Scotland Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

1. = Liens externes =

Ressource relative aux beaux-arts : Art UK (lieux d'art) (en) Site officiel Portail des musées Portail de la peinture Portail de l’Écosse

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