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Kids Go Free to the Interactive Exhibition

Explore our Exhibition and learn more about the vibrant city of Glasgow in the late 1890s and early 1900s, a time of exciting change and innovation.

Kids Go Free to the Interactive Exhibition

About Kids Go Free to the Interactive Exhibition

Children (under 12 years of age) go free at the interactive exhibition at Mackintosh at the Willow when accompanied by a paying adult. We will be offering a ‘Donkey Tail Trail’ for younger visitors to enjoy!

Explore our Exhibition and learn more about the vibrant city of Glasgow in the late 1890s and early 1900s, a time of exciting change and innovation. Learn about the growth of the tea rooms and hear the story of successful and forward thinking local entrepreneur Miss Kate Cranston and her unique collaboration with Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald. With interactive, audio and visual displays there’s plenty to get involved with.

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Family Baking Session: Bake Chocolate Marshmallow Teacakes with Jaz Spears

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Adult Art Workshop: Make a Hand Bound Book with Toben Lewis

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In this Family Baking Session at Mackintosh at the Willow their Head Chef, Jaz Spears, will teach you and your family how to decorate gingerbread cookies!

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