Public Talk: A Talk about the Rossetti’s Willowwood and the Mackintoshes - £7 per person

Have you been curious about the decoration of the Salon de Luxe?

In this talk Dr Robyne Calvert will discuss the inspiration behind the Salon de Luxe interiors, examining the source of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh’s gesso panel: Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s Willowwood sonnets. The talk will also reveal how Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Rossetti’s narrative throughout the room.

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Dr Robyne Calvert, a cultural historian, teaches across the University of Glasgow’s College of Arts & Humanities. A Mackintosh expert, her book The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art (Yale University Press) won the 2024 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion for Architecture, sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain.

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Part of The Dug Out: Sunday Afternoon Talks for the Public in 2025.

Dig deeper into the inspirations and history surrounding the original Willow Tea Rooms building with our series of talks for the public. All talks are led by an expert in their field and include a chance to ask questions in one of our historical tea rooms.

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Guests with full price tickets are eligible to take advantage of a special 20% discount on food and drink. Discount available for a la carte and afternoon tea, excludes alcoholic drinks, tea rooms only, must be prebooked. Venue reserves the right to limit discount use at any given time. Valid only for the day of the talk. Quote DUGOUT25 when booking and present ticket at table to take advantage of this offer.

You may also like the following events from Mackintosh at the Willow:

• This August, 9th August, 10:30 am, Adult Art Workshop: Make a Floral Watercolour with Kayleigh McCallum - £85 per person in Glasgow

Also check out other Arts events in Glasgow.