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Exhibition at Archives +, Manchester Central Library, from 20th April 2017
We have now installed a selection of our favourite images, which showcase the whole collection, in the Manchester Communities section of the Library. Complimenting many of the Libraries existing collections, the In Focus collection includes a selection of portraits and street scenes in the framed wall display as well as information and images in the […]
Spring Fling, Ukraine Centre, Cheetham Hill
2nd April 2017
The event was part of The Cheetham Cultural Festival and involved diverse communities in Cheetham Hill showcasing their music, food, dance and traditional costumes. A sample of images from the photographic archive were shown to visitors, who enthusiastically shared their stories in response to the images and their life stories.
Exhibition at Manchester Central Library,
from April 2017
We will exhibit a selection of photographs in the Manchester Communities section giving an overview of the archive. It will include different communities who migrated to Cheetham Hill in the 1950s and 60s, as well as other photos of life in the area at that time. We will be collecting stories and memories about these […]
Book on the way soon in April!
Here is a sneak preview of the proofs for the Salford and Cheetham Hill In Focus book that is about to go to press. It contains a selection of images from the collection, showcasing the huge variety subjects that feature in the archive. Watch this space for more details soon…
Extended workshops, March to June 2017
Broughton Community Hub
We will be extending our weekly sessions at Broughton Community Hub, due to the popular response from visitors regarding memories of Cheetham Hill, Migration and nearby Hightown. People are remembering streets, shops, people and places, inspired by photographs in the collection. You can also collect a copy of our popular booklet with lots of photographs […]
Exhibition at Brackman’s Cafe, Higher Broughton
from February 2017
We are exhibiting a selection of photographs from the collection and asking the local community to contribute any memories they have of the Cheetham Hill area, eg streets, shops, schools and personal histories. Brackman’s Cafe is a very popular meeting place for people living in Higher Broughton and Cheetham Hill and has been in the […]
Major Exhibition at People’s History Museum, Manchester, November 2017
We will exhibit a showcase of the project in the Community Gallery between November 2017 and February 2018. We ae looking forward to planning an exhibition including unseen work from the collection, and we will be developing features during this year. This will be the final exhibition of the ‘In Focus’ photography project, which has […]
Archive Volunteer, Barbara, finds her School Photograph
After spending a year helping to clean and catalogue the collection’s thousands of negatives, project volunteer Barbara finally found herself in a school photograph at our Salford Museum and Art Gallery Exhibition. As a child she went to St. Lawrence’s School and this photograph shows her on the front row (arms crossed, second from the left). […]
Exhibition featured in Manchester Evening News
Our exhibition at Salford Museum and Art Gallery attracted lots of media coverage, including features in the Manchester Evening News and on BBC Radio Manchester. View the MEN article here.
