Museums · Central Scotland
Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery
Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery — museum and theatre company in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Argyle Street · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1989. Wikidata describes it as: "museum and theatre company in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.8572°, -4.2467°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery is a theatre of kinetic sculpture, in Glasgow, Scotland. The museum features mechanical figures which perform shows. It is a collaboration between sculptor-mechanic Eduard Bersudsky, theatre director Tatyana Jakovskaya, and light and sound designer Sergey Jakovsky. The word "sharmanka" (шарманка) is Russian for hurdy-gurdy or barrel-organ.
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Background
History
Sharmanka was founded in Saint Petersburg in 1989 and based in Glasgow since 1996. It was exhibited at Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, Edinburgh Royal Museum, London Theatre Museum, Manchester City Art Gallery, McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, Museum Speelklok, Utrecht, as well as at science and technology museums in Granada, Jerusalem, Switzerland and Copenhagen, performed at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008, London International Mime Festival in 2002 and 2009. Commissions include The Millennium Clock for Royal Museum (in cooperation with Tim Stead and others) in Edinburgh, "The Flight" for Bloomfield Science Museum, Jerusalem, "St.Mungo-at-the-Tron" in Glasgow, "World of Artist" for Storm…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8572, -4.2467
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G1 5HD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow East
- Phone
- +44 141 552 7080
- Established
- 1989
- Nearest railway station
- Argyle Street — 0.2 km
- Opening
- Th-Sa 12:00-16:30
- Official site
- www.sharmanka.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7489914 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre 01.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery?
- Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G1 5HD).
- When was Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1989.
- Is Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery free to visit?
- Yes, Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sharmanka Kinetic Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Argyle Street, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode G1 5HD.