Glasgow Cultural Enterprises

A company set up by Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Cultural Enterprises is responsible for the running of the Glasgow Concert Halls and the redeveloped City Halls and Old Fruitmarket. A case study, undertaken by the Scottish Arts Council in 2001, reported that:

Glasgow Cultural Enterprises (GCE) is one of Glasgow’s largest arts organisations. It manages The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (GRCH), City Halls and the Celtic Connections Festival. Glasgow Cultural Enterprises was created in March 1988 in order to establish and run the new Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glasgow City Council with its own fundraising capabilities, it was later registered as a charity in 1992.

This way of working by Glasgow City Council sets a precedent for Culture and Sport Glasgow. It is expected that GCE will have a role to play in the new Riverside Museum.