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Shelters on Tour

13 September 2016 - 6 November 2016

A major Fife Contemporary exhibition highlighting the human need and drive to find and make shelter presented as part of Scotland’s Festival of Architecture 2016 – now on tour. Curated by Bobby Niven of The Bothy Project this introduces the history of Lloyd Kahn’s iconic Californian based Shelter Publications for the first time in the UK through an immersive photographic installation. The current Scottish dimension to the international shelter/cabins/off-grid movement is explored through the stories around a range of Scottish self-build initiatives.

13 September – 6 November 2016
Paisley Museum & Art Galleries
High Street, Paisley, PA1 2BA
Open Tues to Sat 11am – 4pm, Sun 2pm – 5pm; free admission

Download the image sheets for the Shelters exhibition here.

Time Lapse Scotland’s film of Wild Hut 24 being built, Braefoot Bay, Fife


Header Image: Shelters on Tour (Inshriach Bothy). Photo © Johnny Barrington