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January 2024

‘Going down the precinct’: Making and Remaking the Terraces of Salford

by Bill Longshaw I was lucky enough to meet Coronation Street creator Tony Warren when he opened my exhibition, ‘1962’ at the Lowry in 2002. He was notoriously reluctant to talk about the street, so most of the information here comes from PhD research, conducted around the same time. During these studies, I also met set […]

Shaping the Modern Backdrop – a co-curation event

A much belated Happy New Year to our readers. As we enter the final stage of the Modern Backdrop, work is underway to design and curate our end of project exhibition which will open at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery in late Spring 2024. Earlier this month we invited members of the community to […]