Invisible histories: Salford's Working Lives
Artist Lawrence Cassidy worked with a group of local people, discovering items from the Library that relate to Salford's labour history. Themes include Chartism, mining in Salford, the life of Friedrich Engels, the Battle of Bexley Square and Salford Docks.
The resulting exhibition is open until late summer - everyone is welcome to drop in any time Wednesdays to Fridays from 1pm to 5pm, or by appointment at other times.
Lawrence said 'The Library has done an excellent job, retaining these archives for use by future generations. Projects of this kind connect local people to archives which directly relate to their lives'.
A series of talks on a Salford theme will take place alongside the exhibition, every second Wednesday. The talks are free, and open to all.
Date: Wednesday 27 January to Wednesday 4 August 2010
Time: 13:00 to 17:00
Price: free
Address:
Working Class Movement Library, 51 The Crescent, Salford M5 4WX
Phone number: 0161 736 3601
Website: http://www.wcml.org.uk/
Opening times:
Tuesday to Friday, 10.00am - 4.30pm
Email address:
enquiries@wcml.org.uk
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