{"id":8,"date":"2026-01-09T09:36:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T09:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/glamlab\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:30:44","slug":"galleries-libraries-archives-and-museums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/glamlab\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAM Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 2025, the Salford GLAM Lab brings together researchers and cultural heritage organisations to explore the future of digital innovation, preservation, and public engagement. Through regional, national, and international partnerships, the Lab supports critical work on colonial heritage and the decolonisation of museum collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Salford GLAM Lab<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Salford GLAM Lab is the University of Salford\u2019s hub for collaboration with museums, galleries, libraries, and archives, connecting cultural heritage institutions with academic expertise in digital innovation and preservation. Working in partnership with the Greater Manchester Museums Group and a growing regional network, the Lab advances research and practice around colonial heritage and the decolonisation of collections, contributing to national and international conversations across the GLAM sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/glamlab\/about-us\/\">Find out more about GLAM Lab<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spinning Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spinning Stories is its first public facing project, which involves Bolton Museum and Library, Oldham Gallery, Portland Basin Museum, Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and Touchstones Rochdale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/glamlab\/work\/spinning-stories\/\">Find out more about Spinning Stories<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established in 2025, the Salford GLAM Lab brings together researchers and cultural heritage organisations to explore the future of digital innovation, preservation, and public engagement. 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