On entering Manchester’s Portico Library, the strong presence of a figure catches the visitor’s gaze. It’s a woman called Cara Monica, portrayed by her sister Kim Thompson. According to the label, Thompson sees...
Read MoreFive years ago, Ian and Catherine Hay opened the doors of Manchester’s Saul Hay Gallery with an inaugural exhibition. Today, some of the artists featured in that first display are still present. They even have new work on...
Read MoreAs the interactive virtual tour came to an end, our digital guide remarked that they hoped visitors to Elizabeth Gaskell’s House would receive as authentic an experience as “it would have been in Elizabeth’s lifetime”. The...
Read MoreWhenever people working in the heritage sector asked Steve Slack for advice on the planning and delivery of interpretation, he couldn’t put his hands on any useful guides. This is how his book, Interpreting Heritage: A...
Read MoreWhen I meet someone I’ve only communicated with via email for the first time, they are sometimes surprised to find that I’m a rather cheerful young woman. Calling myself an art historian, I have come to realise (and,...
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