Newsletter People's History Museum
Table of Contents, Spring 2013
Half Term Family Fun
Visit the museum this Half Term and enjoy some Family Friendly fun! Visit our Hidden exhibition and be inspired to create your own masterpieces at our Props & Costumes craft table, or create your own powerful portrait in our artist-led Hidden Faces workshop.
Manchester Motoring Memories – opening Saturday 6 July
Take a look back at Manchester’s motoring history in this fascinating new Community Gallery exhibition. Running until Sunday 15 September, Manchester Motoring Memories looks back to how the people of Manchester took to ‘mass motoring’ in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
Museums at Night - Protest Music Festival, Saturday 18 May
Come along and enjoy a special programme of contemporary protest music and explore the museum during this late night opening to celebrate Museums at Night 2013. Kicking off the evening is local singer-songwriter Quiet Loner with ‘The making of a protest album (in 5 easy steps)’.
Manchester Sound: The Massacre
Two of Manchester’s most iconic eras are about to collide - and you’re on the guest list. Running from Saturday 8 June to Saturday 6 July, Manchester Sound: The Massacre is the dynamic finale to the Library Theatre Company’s programme of must-see site-specific theatre experiences. This unique production brings the changing face of protest in our radical city vividly to life – melding the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 to the illegal rave parties of the late 80s acid house scene, through to today.