Art Guide Paisley Museum and Art Galleries

Paisley Museum and Art Galleries

High Street, Paisley, Strathclyde, PA1 2BA (map)
Telephone: 0141 889 3151
Web site: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
See also: Scotland

Background information
A world famous collection of Paisley shawls. The general collection illustrates the local, social, industrial and natural history of Paisley and Renfrew district. The art collection includes a large collection of studio ceramics and places emphasis on late 19th century and early 20th century Scottish artists.

General information
Facilities: Shop, Lectures, The side door is the only disabled accessible route, reached via the car park (locked) or via an incredibly steep ramp. The lift only affords access to the first level and no access is available to the art galleries to anyone in a wheelchair. Limited disabled access and parking for disabled by prior arrangement
Admission: Free; Tues - Sat 10.00am - 5.00pm; Sunday 2.00pm - 5.00pm; Closed Mondays except Public Holidays
How to find us: Come off M8 @ Junction 27 and follow signs to Paisley. Phone Paisley Bus Depot. Paisley Gilmour Street

Particularly interesting for Ceramics Paintings Textiles

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Highlights of the Collection

Daubigny, Charles François Le Couchant de Soleil

Geddes, Andrew Dark Beauty

Henning, John Bronze portrait reliefs and their moulds

Henning, John Casts of the Parthenon and Bassae friezes ; Casts of the Parthenon and Bassae friezes

Jacque, Charles Emile The Windmill

MacGregor, William York Nethy Bridge

Minton factory Minton wares

Raeburn, Sir Henry Mrs Forbes

Ramsay, Allan Portrait of a Lady

Roberts, David Church of the Nativity

Royal Doulton factory Royal Doulton wares

Wedgwood, Josiah and/or factories Wedgwood wares

Wilkie, Sir David A Veteran Highlander

Other artists represented in the Collection

Boudin, Eugène

Cardew, Michael

Carrière, Eugene

Coper, Hans

Fantin-Latour, Henri

Fergusson, John Duncan

Fillans, James

Fillans, John

Guthrie, James

Hamada, Shoji

Henry, George

Kennedy, William

Leach, Bernard

Legros, Alphonse

MacTaggart, William

Monticelli, Adolphe

Nasmyth, Patrick

Orchardson, Sir William Quiller

Paton, Noel

Peploe, Samuel J.

Rie, Lucie

Rousseau, Théodore

Scott, David

Staite Murray, William

Troyon, Constant

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Visitors Forum

I would welcome any information on the engine which is on display in your museum which was built to Lord Kelvin's design, and can operate using any gaseous fuel. As far as I know there were only two such engines built, one which you have and the other was used for many years on a small boat which the Water Board or their successors operated on Loch Katrine. I am at present carrying out research relating to a hydrogen based economy, and any engine which uses hydrogen as a fuel is of immense importance. J. Mason C.Eng. M.I.E.T. 14 Whitemarsh, Mere, Wiltshire BA126BP

J.Mason - 2006-09-20

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