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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.

26/06/2026

‘The staff are friendly and kind. They let us hold a little lantern. Keep up the good work! I would 100% come here if you like friendly staff!’

Gosh we love a bit of positive feedback 🤩. Comments like this along with our recent Kids in Museums nomination make us so proud of what we do!

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25/06/2026

Your Salford 100: What would you choose?

We love these responses on our gallery walls! Have you visited the Your Salford 100 exhibition yet? What object would you have chosen in the exhibition?

The pencil got us 🥹

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24/06/2026

Gallery Babies returns this Friday! 👶

Join us this week for our last sensory session before the summer break!

10:30am-12:00pm
Friday 26th June
FREE, drop in

The sessions will resume on 25th September! Find out more 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/product/gallery-babies/

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23/06/2026

⭐Coming soon: Kairos Botanical Collage Workshop with Louisa Boyd - Artist! ⭐

This workshop will be inspired by Louisa's own body of work, which is currently on display in our East Wing exhibition, Your Salford 100: Contemporary Narratives!

Participants will use reference material to choose a flower that they would like to illustrate and find out its blooming seasons. Using a circular format to identify the months of the year, paper collage pieces will then be added with colours that show when the flowers are in bloom.

Find out more and book 👉https://salfordmuseum.com/event/kairos-botanical-collage/

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22/06/2026

We’ve been out and about again at Peel Park in Little Hulton – working on our Live Well project with CommUNITY Little Hulton and Little Hulton Live Well.

Live Well is Greater Manchester’s movement for community-led health and wellbeing.

For this project, we passed the mic to local artists .maisie, .esk and BethanKimages. They’ve been talking with people in Little Hulton about how play, creativity and community help us all to live well. We’re inspired by what Brian Eno has said about creativity: ‘Play is how children learn. Art his how adults play.’

We’re now reflecting on what people have told us – about how creativity brings people together. We’re also thinking about the objects we have in our collection from areas like Little Hulton. And the connection between these and people’s memories. How can museums be more playful and social spaces? How can museums be a place we share more local memories and connections?

Watch this space for our next Live Well update coming soon. And share your thoughts in the comments below.

21/06/2026

Don't miss Museum Memento, currently on display in our community cases!

Museum Memento is an exhibition that explores the rich history of Salford Museum and Art Gallery.

Through the personal memories of local visitors and an intimate insight into the staff that help run it, both past and present, this exhibition creates a physical space where the community can connect through local history.

The exhibition will be on display until Sunday 5th July!

Niamh Lafferty is a documentary photographer based in the Northwest of England. Her main photographic practice focuses on the subjects of time, memory and place. After graduating from the University of Salford in 2022, she has been focusing on the theme of nostalgia and the role it plays in a person’s development through life.

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20/06/2026

Join artist Dawn Woolley to create small sculptures using recycled materials, inspired by her own work.

Dawn’s latest exhibition ‘Relics: Objects of Devotion for Contemporary Life’ is currently on display in our North Gallery and features a new series of Relics artefacts made from rubbish collected between the gallery and Manchester Victoria station.

For this workshop, participants will be able to create their own relic sculptures using a wide selection of recycled materials including cardboard, plastic bottles, bags and more.

All materials have been sourced by museum staff and cleaned prior to the session! Dawn will lead visitors through her process and provide expert guidance on working with these materials.

The activity will be a great opportunity to look at everyday objects in a creative context, while simultaneously considering the wider impacts of consumerism.

Saturday July 25th 2026
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
All materials provided, no experience required. Ages 18 + years.
£7 per person, booking required.

To find out more and to book your place please visit our website: https://salfordmuseum.com/event/recycled-relics-workshop/

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Dawn Woolley

19/06/2026

Join our library team tomorrow for our monthly Saturday drop in!

Research your family tree, browse old maps of Salford or flick through our extensive photograph collection - we'll leave it up to you!

12:00-4:00pm
Drop-in!

👉https://salfordmuseum.com/explore/local-history-library/

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18/06/2026

⭐We've got some very exciting news to share!!⭐

We've been shortlisted for the Kids in Museums Award 2026! 🥳

We are thrilled to have been rated as one of the Best Medium Museums for families in the UK.

Our team works very hard to create a welcoming, inclusive and fun environment for visiting families and we're so pleased this has been recognised 😃

Thank you to those who nominated us for this award and congratulations to our fellow nominees in this category Leeds City Museum, National Football Museum and The Box Plymouth!

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17/06/2026

💥 Fathers Day Ideas 💥

Our shop is bursting full of present ideas for fathers day, from mugs, nostalgia packs, sweets, art supplies to local heritage books and prints.

Why not pop in and have a browse this week.

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Address

The Crescent
Salford
M54WU

Telephone

+441617780800

Website

https://salfordmuseum.com/

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