One of Glasgow's most popular visitor attractions, the Mackintosh House at the University of Glasgow, has been undergoing an extensive refurbishment and will re-open its doors on Saturday 29 May. Refurbishment includes recarpeting, repainting and the installation of a new interpretive display.

Further improvements allow access to the House with the removal of lunchtime closure. In order to fund all-day opening, a modest admission charge is being introduced. Income generated from the charge will also contribute to the maintenance costs of the University's unrivalled Mackintosh Collection.

Regular visitors to the House will be delighted to learn that an annual season ticket is available, allowing the ticket holder and two guests free entry throughout the year.

"Rediscovering Mackintosh: The Restoration of 78 Derngate", Mackintosh's last important commission, was for the remodelling of a small terraced house at 78 Derngate, Northampton. This is Mackintosh's only major work in England. The house has recently been restored and opened to the public by the 78 Derngate Northampton Trust, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Northampton Borough Council, and other local bodies and individuals. A special exhibition in The Mackintosh House Gallery, organised by the Derngate Trust, describes how Mackintosh's remarkable interiors were investigated and recreated using the latest technology and traditional skills.

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The Mackintosh House re-opens to the public on 29 May. Admission to The Mackintosh House is ?2.50. Free on Wednesday afternoons after 2.00pm. Free to season ticket holders plus two guests. Free to students with a valid matriculation card. Free to University of Glasgow staff. Free to children under 5.

Rediscovering Mackintosh: The Restoration of 78 Derngate runs from 29 May ? 11 September 2004. Admission included in entry charge to The Mackintosh House.

For further information about 78 Derngate and the 78 Derngate Northampton Trust, contact: Dr. Sylvia Pinches, Curator, 78 Derngate Northampton Trust. Tel: 01604 603408.

For more details on the Mackintosh House please contact Harriet Gaston on 0141 330-3310 or email: h.gaston@museum.gla.ac.uk.

First published: 27 May 2004