
Projects
The Pre-Raphaelite Experiment: re-interpreting the Pre-Raphaelites for 21st Century Manchester
The project aimed to engage new audiences for the Pre-Raphaelite Collection, and record their interaction with the paintings.
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The project aimed to engage new audiences for the Pre-Raphaelite Collection, and record their interaction with the paintings.
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A project bringing the herbaceous border of Rotten Row, Southport, back to life.
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Following the eBay purchase of the derelict George Elmy lifeboat by a group of dedicated volunteers, this project sought to return the lifeboat to its former glory and use it to learn about their local heritage.
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Yorkshire locations for artworks by famous British painter Joseph Turner were brought to life through an interactive Turner Trail.
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The restoration aimed to preserve key features of Christ Church in Ayton, North Yorkshire, while promoting community engagement.
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The Yemeni Roots project captured the story of the Yemeni community in Eccles through a variety of oral history interviews, reminiscence work and creative art.
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The famous half-marathon’s social history and cultural impact was documented for the first time in a major exhibition that marked the event’s 30th anniversary.
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The Understanding and Celebrating our Roots project explored the historical links between Britain and Somaliland through capturing oral histories from Liverpool’s Somali community.
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Heritage can be found in unexpected places and the inner city Leeds area of Little London boasts one of the widest range of communities to be found anywhere in the city.
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Manchester Chinese archive trained volunteers to record, preserve and share a community’s hidden history.
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The area of Gorton, situated to the south east of Manchester, celebrated its centenary of joining the City of Manchester through the Gorton 100 project.
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This intergenerational project explored links between work and leisure, focusing on the Rotherham mining industry and football club, during the 1940s and 1950s.