Caring for Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Caring for Charles Rennie Mackintosh
A Lecture by Philip Long OBE FRSE
Presented by The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA, American Federation of Arts, and the Scottish Affairs Office.
Friday, April 8, 2022
3:00pm EDT | In-person
Scotland House, Black Barn Restaurant, 19 East 26th Street
The work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh has influenced generations of architects and designers around the world. His innovative design, and the fact that his work was not always appreciated, has meant the race is on to ensure his buildings are preserved for future generations. Philip Long, chief executive of the National Trust for Scotland, describes the ground-breaking work underway to preserve Mackintosh’s domestic masterpiece The Hill House, as well as examining more broadly this Scottish genius of design.
Refreshments will be served
Free. Space is limited; please reserve in advance to mail@ntsusa.org.
About the Speaker
Philip Long, OBE, FRSE joined the National Trust for Scotland as Chief Executive in 2020. From 2011 he was founding Director of V&A Dundee, which opened in 2018 as a new international museum with a mission to enrich people’s lives through understanding of the designed world, its heritage, and its vital role in our future. Prior to V&A Dundee, Philip was Senior Curator at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. His academic specialization is in historic and contemporary Scottish and wider British art and design, on which he has curated many exhibitions and written widely. He was co-editor of The Story of Scottish Design (published in 2018), the first comprehensive history of Scotland’s design heritage. He is an Honorary Research Fellow of St. Andrews University, a member of the British Council’s Arts and Creative Economy Committee, and a Board member of Creative Scotland. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and in 2019 was the recipient of a unique award for Transforming Scotland from the Institute of Directors. He received an OBE in the New Year’s Honor List in 2020 for services to Culture and Heritage.
