McLellan Galleries

The McLellan Galleries are a major exhibition space in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, situated behind a frontage of shops and offices in Sauchiehall Street.

As part of the city's expansion on Blythswood Hill spearheaded by William Harley,[1] the Galleries were built in 1855-6 to a design by architect James Smith of Blythswood Square at a cost of £40,000.

[2] They are named after their founder, Archibald McLellan (1795–1854), a coach builder, councillor and patron of the arts.

The McLellan Galleries were then leased to the Glasgow School of Art as studio and storage space in preparation for the planned redevelopment of the Glasgow School of Art campus.

Since 2012 there has been public discussion involving user organisations such as the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts[7] with a view to re-establishing the McLellan Galleries as a major feature in Glasgow’s cultural life.