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Month: July 2024

Posted on July 19, 2024July 23, 2024

Invisible Cities Event: Salford 77: A Documentary Photography Project

with Phil Portus Please join us for our second public talk with a photographer of Salford's 'slum' clearance and redevelopment during the 1960s and 70s. …

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Posted on July 12, 2024July 5, 2024

Invisible Cities Event: Slides of Salford, late 1960s to 1980s

with Don Rainger While the exhibition Invisible Cities is on show at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery, we are organising a couple of public …

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Posted on July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

Jeff Evans. The Power of the Archive

Public Talk at the Working Class Movement Library July 18, 2024, 5pm to 6:30pm As The Modern Backdrop is coming to an end, we are …

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Posted on July 5, 2024July 5, 2024

The Modern Backdrop won a Prize

We are very proud to announce the our two-year project The Modern Backdrop won the Best Community and Public Engagement Initiative-Prize at the Celebration of …

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  • Invisible Cities Event: Salford 77: A Documentary Photography Project
  • Invisible Cities Event: Slides of Salford, late 1960s to 1980s
  • Jeff Evans. The Power of the Archive
  • The Modern Backdrop won a Prize
  • In the Face of Dwelling

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