As part of the Year of Homecoming 2009 celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, the Mitchell Library hosted a major exhibition celebrating the life and work of Burns.
The Inspired exhibition featured around 50 contemporary works of art by international and UK artists all inspired by the Burns legacy, alongside treasures from The Mitchell Library, home of the largest collection of Burns items in the world.
This exciting and imaginative exhibition illustrating the relevance and influence of Burns in the present day ran from 4th April 2009 to 20th September 2009.
The exhibition, held in the library's Main Hall, also featured relics from Robert Burns's own life as well as the Mitchell's own Burns collection of documents, including the original manuscript of Auld Lang Syne.
The Mitchell
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2870 or 2999
Fax: 0141 287 2815
E-mail: lil@csglasgow.org
How to get here
Bus routes: 11, 16, 18, 42, 44, 57
Free bus service to the Inspired Exhibition
Thursday 23 - Saturday 25 April 2009
Departures from George Square (outside Art Fair entrance) to The Mitchell (Granville Street)
Between 10am and 4pm on the hour
Departures from The Mitchell (Granville Street) to George Square (outside Art Fair entrance)
Between 10.30am and 3.30pm on the half hour.
By Underground
To St. George's Cross underground station.
By train
To Charing Cross train station.
By car
West along Bath Street to North Street.
East along Woodlands Road or Sauchiehall Street to Charing Cross.
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