The Door Opened: 1980s China
One can argue that nostalgia is the strongest emotion, a pure mixture of wistfulness and melancholy. Adrian Bradshaw, an English photographer, brings that sense of yearning into full focus in […]
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Events for 02 Jul 2022
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Breaking the News Exhibition and Archive Handling Sessions
The news has the power to make or break elections, to change the course of history or to alter our perspective on the city and country we live in. We […]
A Northern Life – it’s not all about Margaret
Welcome to the wonderful world of local artist Lorraine Rudyard. Lorraine creates three-dimensional sculptures using recycled materials and vintage finds. Her work is colourful, humorous, warm and engaging, and reflects […]
Every Picture Tells a Story
Heritage Schools (part of Heritage England), Archives+ and artist Lorraine Rudyard, have created an exhibition working with 12 year-5 classes from Manchester schools. The schools have created figures for scenes […]
Art Assembly: City as Art School Exhibition
Foundation Art and Design Students from The Manchester College have brought the Art School’s ethos of research to the iconic circular reading room with a series of stunning works. Each […]
The Darker Side of Pink
A Breast Cancer Awareness Exhibition Tour Patient advocacy group METUPUK, is hosting a pop-up exhibition throughout the venue to highlight the need to improve care and research around secondary (metastatic) […]
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