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Russian Cold: Treasures or The Warrior Tombs Until 31 Mar. On view in the UK for the first time. this stunning collection of Russian jewellery. stoneware and ornaments documents the conflicts and cultures of the Black Sea region as far back as 58C.
I HOUSE FOR AN ART LOVER Bellahouston Park. 10 Dumbreck Road. 353 4770. Sat/Sun lOam—Spm. Cafe and design shop open daily.
An estimated 35.000 visitors are expected to file through the door of this new attraction during the coming year. Initially designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for a competition in 1901. modern day architects and designers have completed his unfinished work in true Mackintosh style.
I MUSEUM OF TRANSPORT Kelvin Hall. Dumbarton Road. 287 2720. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm (closed Tue); Sun 11am—5pm. A museum crammed with buses. trams. fire engines. ships and other transportation. devoted to the history of transport. Also on show. a display of motorcycles dating from the early part of the century to present day. including the recently acquired Art Motorcycle.
Sustrans Until 31 Mar. A display chronicling a recent project by Sustrans. an organisation who build traffic-free routes for cyclists. walkers and disabled
people.
Scottish Football Association Museum Trust Taster exhibitions of text. photographs and football memorabilia. leading up to the planned National Museum of Football at Hampden Park. Taking centre stage for the next few months is Taking Each Came As It Comes. a celebration of the beautiful game in words and pictures. with contributions frotn players. managers. referees. fans and
I PEOPLE’S PALACE MUSEUM Glasgow Green. 221 9600. Mon-Sat lOam—Spm (closed Tue); Sun 11am—5pm. [D]. Cafe. This well-loved institution is currently undergoing a facelift and is due to re- open in time for its centenary in 1998. The first stage of the work has reached completion. and the new top floor features a 1930s single-end house and a celebration of Glasgow‘s great visionaries.
I PROVAND’S LDRDSHIP 3 Castle Street. 221 9600. Mon—Fri 10am—5pm (closed Tue); Sun 11am-5pm. The only surviving medieval house in Glasgow. built in 1471. Period room displays range from 1500-1918.
I ST MUNGO MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE AND ART 2 Castle Street. 221 9600. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm (closed Tue); Sun 11am—5pm. Free. [D]. A museum of world faith. featuring a zen garden. priceless art works from the world’s six major religions. Dali‘s Christ OfSairrr John Of The C mats and the story of religion in Scotland through words and pictures.
Science And Christianity: An Act or Creation Until May 1997. An interactive exhibition encouraging people to question ideologies of science and religion.
I SCOTLAND STREET SCHOOL MUSEUM 225 Scotland Street. 429 1202. Mon—Sat lOarn—5pm; Sun 2—5pm. Cafe. [D]. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and now home to archive material on education in Scotland from 1872 onwards. Reconstructed classrooms give a flavour of Victorian. Edwardian. World War 11 and 1960s school days.
I SPRINGDURN MUSEUM Atlas Square. 557 1405. Mon-Fri 10.30am-5pm; Sat 10am—4.30pm; Sun 2—5pm.'[D].
Made In The North Until summer 1997. An exhibition chronicling the rich diversity of industries in Glasgow. past and present.
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I CAMEO CINEMA Home Street. 228 4141. Mon-Wed 6—1 1.30pm; Thurs 4pm—lam. Sat 1pm-1am; Sun 1—11.30pm.
Banning Time Until 9 Feb. Site‘specific works based on the theme of film and film culture, created in collaboration with the Collective Galle .
I CITY ART C E Market Street. 529 3993. Mon—Sat 10am-6pm.
Music 1INI Sat 15 Feb—31 May. £3.75 (£2.70) A unique interactive exhibition which celebrates 100 years of recorded sound and looks at the impact that music has had on our lives.
Scottish Art 100 Sat 15 Feb—l2 Mar. Looking at the highlights of Scottish An over the last century and complementing the Music 100 show.
The Bigger The Better Sat 15 Feb-l2 April. Large contemporary works from the City’s collection. dating from the 1960s to the present day.
I COLLECTIVE GALLERY 22—28 Cockbum Street. 220 1260. Tue—Sat Ham—5.30pm. Iiarthill: Things Happen, Stun Jumps In Sat 8 Feb—l Mar. A mixed-media show curated by the gallery from Scottish Art Colleges.
Portrait Icelandic Colours Sat 8 Feb—l Mar. Wall-work paintings from Icelandic artist. Bir ir Andresson.
I CONTA GALLERY Grindlay Court Centre. Grindlay Street Court. 221 0721. Mon—Fri lOam—4pm (2.30pm Fri). Connections Until 28 Feb. A rich collection of work in fabric. mosaic and mixed media collages created during a series of workshops at Grindlay Court Centre. and featuring work by the five artists who led the workshops.
I CYBERIA 88 Hanover Street. 220 4403. Daily Ham—10pm (7pm Sun).
Score Until 25 Feb. Photographs by young Edinburgh-based artists. Ct'rv Myths by Lisa Fleming and Kerry Reid combines transcribed anecdotes told by a section of inner-city youths with portraits of the story tellers while Traces is part of a long-term project by David Mackie in which he looks at the contemporary mod and the football casual.
I EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART Lauriston Place. 221 6000. Mon-Thurs 10am—8pm; Fri 10am—5pm; Sat 10am-2pm.
Sited Until 10 Feb. Work by postgraduates including painting. sculpture, drawing. printmaking and tapestry. Throughout February. the School or Visual Communications present work from graphic design. illustration. animation. photography and film and TV students.
School Of Design Anti Applied Art Mon 17-26 Feb. A display of work from students at the department. including ceramics. interior design. fashion and theatre costumes.
I THE EDINBURGH GALLERY 18a Dundas Street. 557 5227. Mon—Fri 11am—5pm; Sat lOam—lpm.
Mixed Exhibition Until 28 Feb. Mixed media work by gallery artists.
I EDINBURGH PRINTMANERS WORKSHOP 23 Union Street. 557 2479. Tue-Sat 10am—6pm.
9 Translations From The Chinese Until 27 Feb. Screen prints by George Donald. Plus a selection of published prints.
Line Cut and Element of Drawings Sat 22 Feb—5 April. Two exhibitions from David Nash. the first being a small group of abstract sculptures made from elm. beech. pine. oak. and ash. The second features drawings in charcoal. graphite. pastel. and earth selected from the Welsh landscape where his studio is situated.
I HANOVER FINE ARTS 22a Dundas Street. 556 2181. Mon—Fri 10.30am—6pm; Sat 10am—4pm.
Artist lien To The Gallery Sat 8 Feb—l Mar. A chance for experienced young artists to exhibit at the gallery. Also on show. ceramics. cushions. jeWellery.
prints and bronze sculptures.
I MATTHEW ARCHITECTURE GALLERY University of Edinburgh. Department of Architecture. 20 Chambers Street. 650 2342. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm; Sat/Sun 10.30am—2.30pm.
nohert Matthew Until 7 Feb. The first in a series of five exhibitions highlighting the work of five architectural practices in Scotland. looks at Sir Robert Matthew. the first Professor of Architecture at Edinburgh University.
I METROPOLE COFFEE HOUSE 33 Newington Road. 668 4999. Mon-Sat lOam—l 1pm; Sun lOam—lOpm.
Time Out - A Photographic Journey Until 12 Feb. A photography exhibition by Sandra Graham documenting poetic images of landscapes and peoples from South America. Australia and South East Asia.
I NATIONAL GALLERY OF SCOTLAND The Mound. 556 8921. Mon—Sat lOam—Spm; Sun 2-5pm.
The home of a fine collection of works from the Renaissance to Post- lmpressionism. including Rembrandt. Degas and Van Gogh plus Antonio Canova‘s beautiful sculpture The Three Graces. in residence at the gallery until 1999.
In Grand Style: large British Drawings And Watercolours Until 20 Mar. An impressive selection of watercolours. large drawings and cartoons. rarely shown at the gallery due to their size. The centrepieces of the exhibition are from Ernest Briggs and George Stratton Fern'er. I NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND George 1V Bridge. 226 4531. Mon—Sat 10am—5pm; Sun 2—5pm.
White World Until 28 Feb. An exhibition chronicling the life and work of Glasgow- bom writer Kenneth White. professor of 20th century Poetry at the Sorbonne.
I OPEN EYE GALLERY 75-79 Cumberland Street. 557 1020. Mon—Fri lOam—6pm; Sat lOam—4pm.
Stephen Mangan Until 13 Feb. An exhibition of the artist‘s recent paintings. Collaborations Until 13 Feb. Ornamental. sculptural and decorative ceramics by Vivien Moir. Gregor White and Stephen Bird and drawings and mono prints from Carlo Rossi.
New Works Sat 15 Feb—6 Mar. Paintings by Whyn Lewis and ceramic sculptures by Jeremy James.
The Society OI 12 Sat 15 Feb—6 Mar. Early 20th century prints from a group of twelve printers. including William Nicholson. and designer jewellery by Nicola Hurst.
I PORTFINJO GALLERY 43 Candlemaker Row. 220 1911. Tue—Sat noon—5.30pm. Trespass3 Until 15 Feb. Digitally constructed colour photographs by Sunil Gupta. exploring the notion that Art History - as taught in educational institutions — is an exclusively European domain.
Steel Fri 28 Feb—5 Apr. A series of new light box works by Catherine Yass which explore the environment at British Steel's Port Talbot plant.
Crave Fri 28 Feb—5 Apr. Site-specific works. commissioned by the gallery and created in Edinburgh’s Greyfriars churchyard.
I UUEEN’S HALL Clerk Street. 668 2019. Mon-Sat lOam—Spm.
Bohln Baillie Until 1 Mar. Landscapes of Edinburgh and further afield by this local painter.
I ROGUES’ GALLERY 58 St Stephen Street. 225 5558. Tue-Sat l 1am—6pm. My Funny Valentine Until 26 Feb. Original format cartoons and caricatures on a relationship theme. including contributions from Private Eye and The [rule era/em.
I R MANIAN CULTURAL CENTRE 166 High Street, 226 3477. Mon-Sat 10am—6pm; Sun 2-5pm. £1 (50p). Uisdean Until 18 Mar. Photographic and sculptural installations by Alexander
TO The List 7-20 Feb 1997