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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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Posted on June 21, 2024July 8, 2024

In the Face of Dwelling

People and houses in Salford between c1890 and 1970. Drawings and research by Laura Janicka This post is based on our exhibition that was on …

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Posted on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

‘HOW TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR COMMUNITY…AND KEEP IT!’: THE STORY OF THE ELDONIAN VILLAGE, LIVERPOOL.

Free public Talk by Colin Stuhlfelder at the Working Class Movement Library, Salford. JUNE 20, 2024 5:00-6:30PM All welcome The research project The Modern Backdrop …

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Posted on June 7, 2024June 4, 2024

Invisible Cities – Exhibition Catalogue

The exhibition Invisible Cities will be open at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery until September 1, 2024. It is accompanied by an exhibition catalogue …

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Posted on May 30, 2024May 30, 2024

Invisible Cities – Exhibition Opening

On Wednesday 22nd May we marked the opening of our final exhibition of the Modern Backdrop with a special viewing. It was attended by friends …

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Posted on April 23, 2024April 24, 2024

Final Exhibition – ‘Invisible Cities’

‘Invisible Cities: Salford before, during and after redevelopment, 1952 to 1974’ is our final exhibition for the Modern Backdrop and will open at Salford Museum …

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Posted on January 28, 2024January 28, 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. …

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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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