Manchester, a city which likes to tell itself it has always led the laggards elsewhere, was building municipal housing long before the introduction of the Addison Act in 1919. But this unfussy display in the archives section of...
Read MoreThe folks over at HOME in Manchester have launched the Manchester Open Exhibition, a major open-entry art show celebrating the creative talent of Greater Manchester residents. The HOME gallery walls are filled with work from a...
Read MoreIncredibly (how?) it is 50 years since the release of Kes, Ken Loach’s classic film about a rough and tumble working class kid, neglected at home and school, who finds, only fleetingly alas, beauty and purpose through the...
Read MoreDid you know there’s a secret garden tucked away in an historic Manchester Library within walking distance from Piccadilly Gardens? Has city life left you pining for green spaces? Well, you’re not alone. Recent studies show...
Read MoreHow the hell did this happen? As we edge closer to the end of another decade, this is the question on many people’s lips. Motion Sickness Project in Cambridge has announced a new exhibition, HERE AND NOW?, which asks us to...
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