Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Name: Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Address: The Crescent, Salford, M54WU, GB
Telephone: +441617780800
Price range: Not applicable
Rating: 4.4

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Famous for our Victorian street, Lark Hill Place, we also have galleries and changing exhibitions. Salford Museum and Art Gallery is a hidden gem.
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Situated close to the centre of Manchester it has been open as a museum since 1850, and continues to offer a varied programme of exhibitions and activites to this day. Many people remember visiting Lark Hill Place when they were growing up and 'The Street' is still in the museum now.

27/11/2024

Join us for a festive afternoon tea this December!🎅🎄⛄️

Bookings will close on Sunday 1st December so if you'd been waiting to book, wait no more - call our café team on 0161 778 0806!

27/11/2024

Gallery Babies returns this Friday!

Pop in with your baby between 10:30am – 12:00pm and enjoy some sensory fun in our galleries! You can even take your little one to see the Christmas trees around the building after! 🎄⛄🎅

FREE, drop-in session!

26/11/2024

Our museum elves are working hard to prepare for the arrival of Father Christmas in December! 🎅

Take a sneak peak at the craft activity for this year’s Breakfast with Father Christmas.

Book your places here 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/whats-on/christmas-24/

26/11/2024

Customer Notice:

Lark Hill Place will be closed this morning while our elves decorate for Christmas!

It will be back open this afternoon. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this might cause (but promise it will be worth it)!

25/11/2024

On Saturday 9th November we held the Awards Presentation for the Open [4] exhibition and it was a fantastic celebration of the artists and their work!

You can read about the winners here 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/open-4-awards/

The exhibition continues until 1st December so there's just under a week left to visit!

24/11/2024

Last week we had Scrooge herself, Claire Moore, visit Lark Hill Place for a press day ahead of A Christmas Carol: The Musical opening at The Lowry on Friday 6th December!

Lark hill place was the perfect backdrop, don't you think?

23/11/2024

Have you noticed the flower beds that popped up earlier this year outside the museum?

We can't wait to see what they look like come spring!

Open 11:30-4pm all weekend for visits ☕🎄✍️🗣☔️🍰🎨

22/11/2024

Our museum collections team have been busy!

They've recently been working on giving our costume store a much-needed make-over! Thanks to funding we can now store each of our garments in a conservation cover which will keep them in good condition for years to come.

Some might even be on show in an exciting exhibition next year 👀👀.

Swipe for the before 😲!!

21/11/2024

Omnipotence of Dream: Online Exhibition!

If you can't make it in to see our current exhibition, Omnipotence of Dream, we have now curated an online selection for you to browse at your leisure!

View here 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/exhibition/omnipotence-of-dream/

Pictured here from our collection: Pas de Deux, John Tunnard

20/11/2024

20% off selected items in our gift shop starts next Monday, 25th November!

In the lead up to Museum Shop Sunday on the 1st December, shop with us at a discount! There will be selected Christmas decorations, crafts and games included in the offer & more!

Find out more 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/mss-24/

19/11/2024

So do we!!❄❄

From autumn to winter overnight 😍

We're open until 4pm if you're around chapel street and need to warm up!

Friends of Peel Park

18/11/2024

Was adding small clipboards to the Victorian Gallery one of the best things we've ever done?

Quite possibly! We get a lot of joy from seeing your works of art.

This time we particularly like the tasteful 'Victorian Painting' in the last slide!

17/11/2024

Does your child love painting? Here’s a fantastic opportunity from for young artists! 🎨

Children aged 4 to 12 are invited to participate in an international youth painting competition hosted by the Chinese province Jiangsu. The theme is 'Innovative Brushstrokes by Children Envision a Shared Future.'

Three talented winners will have their artwork displayed in a special exhibition both in and outside of China and receive prizes!

This contest is part of ongoing work to strengthen ties with China, particularly with the province of Jiangsu and the city of Yangzhou. The council are also working with RHS Bridgewater to create a Chinese Streamside Garden and collaborating with Chinese communities in Salford and China to foster thriving business partnerships that benefit people in Salford.

🖌️ Deadline to enter: 29th November 2024.

Find out more and enter 👇
https://www.salford.gov.uk/painting-contest

16/11/2024

Friends of Peel Park and the museum in the mist this week!

If you're out for a walk in the park this weekend, why not pop in after and warm up in our café - we're open 11:30am-4pm!

15/11/2024

Today we remember our friend and colleague Les Willis who worked for Salford Museums & Galleries for many years.

Les was a dedicated member of the team and was passionate about Salford, history and music halls. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.

14/11/2024

📣Artist Consultation!

Salford Local Cultural Education Partnership are inviting Creative freelancers who work with children & young people in Salford to take part in their consultation. Freelancers will be paid £30 to attend this 1 hour online consultation, to answer a series of questions that will inform the future of the Salford CEP!

Friday, 6th December, 1-2pm.

Find out more and reserve a spot 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/salford-lcep-freelance-artist-consultation-tickets-1053221657329

13/11/2024

Our Christmas events are now live on our website to book!🎄

Father Christmas himself will be joining us for breakfast again this year and Lark Hill Place will be decorated from Wednesday 27th November!

More info 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/whats-on/christmas-24/

12/11/2024

Later this month, local artists Angela Tait and David Hancock will be running workshops at the museum!

Both artists currently have their work on show the Omnipotence of Dream exhibition here and are also it's curators.

Find out more and book tickets 👇

Clay sculpture 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/event/clay-sculpture24/
Clay Shabtis 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/event/clay-shabtis24/

Address

The Crescent
Salford
M54WU

Telephone

+441617780800

Website

https://salfordmuseum.com/

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Two Artists, One City: Peter James Houghton and Anthony McCarthy - now open Weekends until February 2025! This exhibition celebrates Salford through a series of paintings by local artists Anthony McCarthy and Peter James Houghton who both have deep rooted connections with Salford and have witnessed the city’s changing landscape over the past 20 years. Don't miss it! #salfordartists #anthonymccarthy #jameshoughton #salfordmuseum #parkgallery #openweekends

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Our Story

Salford Museum and Art Gallery was the UK’s ‘first free public library’, which opened in January 1850, followed in November by a museum and art gallery. The building was a mansion house known as Lark Hill, which had been built in the 1790s and has given its name to our famous Lark Hill Place; a Victorian street within the museum.

Today, Salford Museum and Art Gallery presents an exciting programme of permanent displays and changing contemporary exhibitions together with a range of events and activities guaranteed to inspire which completes a must visit experience for individuals, families, schools and organisations to come and enjoy. When you have visited the galleries why not pop into our cafe or purchase a souvenir in the museum shop.

Our learning and communities programme allows everyone to get involved with the museum – perhaps taking part in a Victorian washday, learning new crafts or reminiscing with our memory boxes.

Find out more to help plan your visit including directions and facilities available.