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In our collections we hold the archives of the Oldham Photographic Society. The society is over 150 years old and still flourishing today. Amongst the many fascinating images captured by […]
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2015 marked the 150th anniversary of the arrival of nineteen Satsuma students from Kagoshima. On 17th April 1865 this group of students set sail from the tiny village of Hashima in the […]
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In Which Language Do We Dream?
In Which Language Do We Dream?
We are all familiar with news headlines and images of the so-called ‘refugee crisis’. But what happens to those people displaced by war as they try to rebuild their lives? What about personal stories, and new relationships formed with friends and neighbours? And how do people hold on to loved ones and a past life […]
The Song by Bani Abidi
The Song by Bani Abidi
Bani Abidi is a Pakistani artist who works with video, photography and drawing. She studied fine arts at the National College of Arts in Lahore and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2011, she was invited to the DAAD’s Berlin Artists-in-Residence Programme and has lived in Berlin ever since. The Song […]
Flower Watercolour – 3 Week Course
Flower Watercolour – 3 Week Course
Dive into the wonderful world of watercolour with this 3 week course!Work with and learn from artist Laura Gray as she takes you through the process and medium of watercolours. […]