The Atheneum

Category: Historic Building/Architectural Interest

The Atheneum, Buchanan Street
The Atheneum was built in 1886 to a design by J.J. Burnet (1857-1938). It was originally two buildings which are now joined together between Nelson Mandela Place and Buchanan Street. The Atheneum is currently a theatre, but was previously the Royal Scottish Academy Of Music & Drama. The statues shown here are all by John Mossman (1817-1890). The four single figures are the sculptor John Flaxman (1755-1826), the architect Sir Christopher Wren, the composer Henry Purcell (1659-1695), and the painter Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), all famous innovators of the British arts. The figure groups represent teachers with their pupils.