Glasgow City Halls & Old Fruitmarket reopen after £13 million transformation

The Glasgow City Halls & Old Fruitmarket reopened their doors to the public in January 2006 after an extensive £13 million refurbishment which has transformed the A-listed properties into two of the most versatile, state of the art venues in Scotland.

 

Glasgow City Halls is a significant addition to the city’s portfolio of conference facilities and represents a major milestone in the development of the Merchant City as a cultural quarter.

 

Managed and operated by Glasgow Cultural Enterprises (operators of the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and the annual Celtic Connections traditional music festival) on behalf of Glasgow City Council, the City Halls will be responsible for delivering high quality music performance and education to the people of Glasgow and to visitors to the city.

 

Home to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the City Halls is Glasgow’s oldest purpose built performance and meeting space.  This 19^th Century Neo-Classical designed building, has a lavishly decorated formal auditorium with world-renowned acoustics along with a wide array of rooms ideal for smaller events.  The venue also has facilities for live broadcasting and video link conferencing.

 

The Old Fruitmarket is one of the city’s best loved performance spaces.  The original, unique features of the venue, including listed ironmongery and signage have been retained, and a new stage area has been constructed.

 

The facilities can accommodate events for 20 – 1400 guests with an overall site capacity of up to 3000 split over seven levels.  The combined venues also offer three dedicated bars and an in-house team of caterers.

 

Scott Taylor, chief executive of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, said: “The reopening of these two venues marks the beginning of a very exciting year for Glasgow and its reputation as an international meeting place. 

 

“Glasgow City Halls and the Old Fruitmarket present exciting new possibilities for conference and event organisers and in July Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum will reopen its doors to provide a truly stunning unique space.”    

 

For information on Glasgow City Halls log onto www.glasgowconcerthalls.com

 

 

Caroline Gray - PR Executive

Glasgow City Marketing Bureau

Email: caroline.gray@seeglasgow.com