Glasgow's Leading Attractions

Situated in Bellahouston Park, only 10 minutes from Glasgow City Centre, House for an Art Lover, a 4 star rated Tourist Board visitor attraction is a truly unique venue.

Designed by the famous Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, House for an Art Lover provides an excellent resource for visitors as a cultural attraction and tourist destination, whilst also being one of the city’s finest wedding and event venues.

The Mackintosh Suite of rooms have been realised by contemporary artists and crafts people from the designs in the original portfolio, turning Mackintosh’s vision into reality. Visitors can compare these original drawings against each completed room and also take a personal audio guide tour.

ART LOVERS CAFE & GALLERY

The House is also home to the popular Art Lovers Café. You can enjoy light refreshments or a meal from our a la carte or daily specials menu and during the summer months, al fresco dining is on the Cafe Terrace. The Art Lovers Cafe is open daily from 10am to 5pm with our lunch menu being served betweem 12pm and 4pm. The Cafe Gallery is a contemporary programme of art exhibitions hosted by the Art Lovers Cafe throughout the year; these exhibitions can be viewed whilst you are dining, or you can pop in anytime within the Cafe opening hours for a look.

ART LOVERS SHOP

The Art Lovers' Shop offers a wide selection of Mackintosh-inspired products, alongside a variety of hand-crafted jewellery, home accessories and funky must have gifts. We are the perfect destination to purchase that unique present. The Art Lovers Shop is open daily from 10am - 5pm.

ARTscape

House for an Art Lover has recently launched ARTscape, an arts festival for all, which features talks, masterclasses and courses led by some of Scotland's leading contemporary artists, designers and architects. Many events are related to the Art Lovers Cafe Gallery programme, providing informal opportunities for children, young people and adults to engage with arts professionals in our purpose built studio workshops and seminar rooms. As the principal objectives of the House for an Art Lover Charitable Trust are to stimulate public interest, knowledge and participation in the arts, our arts activities are run on a not-for-profit basis. For more details visit our website www.houseforanartlover.co.uk/step_inside/events 

BELLAHOUSTON PARK

House for an Art Lover also actively promotes art-related activities within the grounds of Bellahouston Park. Grounds for Play is one of these schemes, a small play park close the House which is an imaginative and challenging space for children to enjoy all forms of play.