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Title: OUR ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS

Reference number: 0397

Date: 1949

Director: [d. Willie J. McLean]

Sponsor: Glasgow Corporation Education Committee

Production company: Campbell Harper Films Ltd.

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 16.25 mins

Description: A tour through various exhibitions in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

One of the Glasgow Civics Series of educational films.
Book of the same name accompanies the series.

Shotlist: Credits (.12) The Art Gallery, Kelvingrove. Shots of the ext. and int. Views of the picture galleries, exhibits in the Museum, and various general shots (2.52) shots of the Clydebuilt Ship Model exhibition. Party of Glasgow school children arrive and they file into the Education Department lecture room. Shots of the lecture room during various lessons. Shots of costumes, etc. (7.25) school party is taken around the picture gallery (8.02) school drawing class on Saturdays (8.40) pupils looking at the Museum, shots of the exhibits (9.52) the puppet theatre (10.45) ecs (11.02)

title and credits - The Art Gallery, Kelvingrove: A treasure house of interests for young and old. - l/s gvs of Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum from various angles - int tracking shots, gvs halls and cases (1.17) Picture Galleries occupy the upper part of the building. - tracking shots and gvs in picture galleries - c/u Rembrandt painting (2.01) The rooms below are packed with exhibits in great variety. - gvs visitors walking past display cases - c/u tiger's head, suits of armour, swords, pistols, bagpipes - schoolboys look at model of prehistoric boats - c/u models of Bennie Railplane, early aircraft, Lady Rowena locomotive, electric and steam locomotive with working parts