#OnThisDay in 1891, Charles Rennie Mackintosh spent the second of 2 days in Como, Italy as part of his The Glasgow School of Art Travelling Scholarship trip. His Italian Sketchbook includes these beautiful pencil drawings of the cathedral. See more at gsaarchives.net/catalogue/inde… MC/G/57 p41&56 #OTD

With local schools broken up for summer, some of us might be jetting off to sunnier climbs. In 1950, Jack Lindsay travelled to Italy as part of his The Glasgow School of Art Travelling Scholarship - these pages for Florence & Milan are from his travel journal. More at tinyurl.com/mwturjr8 DC 032

Job alert! We're seeking dynamic, pro-active, creative applicants for the new role of Engagement Assistant, to increase the audience for GSA’s heritage collections through web content, social media, and exhibitions. Closing date, 28 July. Apply now! tinyurl.com/engeast

Join us online this Thursday for ‘Memory and Preservation: Revisiting Black Women’s Photo Archives’ with curator and PhD researcher Pelumi Odubanjo and Beulah Ezeugo, speculating on the future care and preservation of Black archives. Free but ticketed - tinyurl.com/3mdjmen4

This week's #OnlineArtExchange theme is #colour for Megan Rooney: Echoes and Hours Kettle's Yard Here's a sampler by Kath Whyte for 'Making Colour Move' (DC 029/7/51)- the contrasting colours warp and blend together, creating a sense of vibrant movement.

#ThrowbackThursday 10 years ago today, the 'Mackintosh Architecture' exhibition opened at the Hunterian Art Gallery. It included these Charles Rennie Mackintosh designs from our collection, for Windyhill in Kilmacolm tinyurl.com/ynm9t43s MC/G/40&41 The Glasgow School of Art #OTD

Want to see the innovative, eclectic career highlights of master blacksmith & silversmith John Creed? Today is the last day of Forged in Time! Head to Window on Heritage at GSA's Reid Building from 10am-4pm today for a last look at this incredible exhibition! 📷 © Alan McAteer

Over on the GSA Archives blog this week, textile conservator, Tabby Gibbs tells us about her methodology for conserving a cushion from a Charles Rennie Mackintosh settle, designed for the Willow Tea Rooms. Read it here! gsaarchives.net/2024/07/conser…

Reminder! Applications close on Sunday 28 July for the role of Engagement Assistant. If you're keen for a fast-paced, hands-on museum job with an emphasis on audience engagement through exhibitions and social media - apply now! gsa.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/22…

It's #InternationalTigerDay! The tiger is a beloved motif of artists & designers. This tiger from our plaster cast collection was cast from the temple of Antoninus and Faustina in Rome. If you're on campus, see if you can spot her on the 3rd floor of the Stow Building...👀🐅

It was a pleasure to meet this year's US-UK Fulbright Summer Institutes students today, and hear their unique perspectives about archives and museum collections!

With the Olympics and sport on many people's minds and TVs, we give you this rather natty looking football team from the late 19th Century. The photo is from our Duncan Brown collection, if you recognise any ancestors then let us know! The Glasgow School of Art DB/088 #football #fitba #Olympics

We are visiting Paris with Maureen Binnie for this week's Art UK #OnlineArtExchange theme of #Paris - we love the evocative shadows and clean lines of 'Wintry Sun, Paris' (1983)! NMC/0168

It's #BratSummer and suddenly we're seeing brat green everywhere we look! Even in our collections 👀💚 But what colour is it exactly? Lime? Slime? Chartreuse?

Discovering how to protect the world's art cultural heritage with @gsaarchives. Students were given a tour of the GSA archives in The Whisky Bond, encountering ephemera and historical objects, as well as pieces of student work.