Walking group visit Hunterian Gallery and Transmission Gallery

Our walking group had two outings last week. The first of these was to the Hunterian Gallery at Glasgow University to see ‘Views of Glasgow: A Window into Communities’. This fascinating exhibition was very much enjoyed by the group, looking at details on the almost 200 year old map and the opportunity to yarn bomb a park bench. The show also features paintings, ceramics, textiles, video, a soundscape installation, oral histories, graffiti, collage and photographs. It runs until 26 April.

Our second outing was to see ‘Constraint Made Visible. The moment when mathematics takes form’ in Transmission gallery in King Street. This exhibition was only open for two days so we didn’t want to miss the opportunity to visit. We entered the ground level gallery from King Street as unlike the other galleries in the Trongate 103 building, this one is not accessible via the main entrance on Trongate. The exhibition continues in the basement which is accessed via a set of stairs or by going in the main Trongate 103 entrance and taking the lift down. You then need to go through a locked door so it’s essential to let someone in the ground floor gallery know that you are on the way so they can let you in. Our wheelchair user Ruth found this route a bit creepy and wouldn’t have enjoyed going down here unaccompanied. We were particularly interested in the paintings by Michelle Campbell but unfortunately some of these were hung quite high on the walls so were difficult for Ruth to see clearly. Some interesting artworks but it would’ve been good to have some clearly visible interpretation material to go along with them.

The walking group is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.