Tag: history
Hold The Front Page: Chronicling Oldham Life
Join us at our drop in session about the Oldham Chronicle Archive.
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Visit our Indian Perspectives exhibition
The latest exhibition at Gallery Oldham celebrates historic links between India and the UK Gallery Oldham is delighted to present Indian Perspectives, a vibrant new exhibition. This thought-provoking display brings […]
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Join us for our Open Day at Oldham Archives!
Find out more about the Oldham Archives Open Day on 27 September.
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Join us for Oldham Histories Festival 2025
Find out more about what’s happening for Oldham Histories Festival in 2025.
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The Search for the ‘Manchester Seven’
The Manchester Evening News of February 2nd 1997 carried an article on Anglo Japanese trade relations which referred to ‘The Manchester Seven’, a phrase used to describe a group of men who went to Kagoshima, Japan in the 1860s to equip a cotton mill with textile machinery from Platt Brothers of Oldham.
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Victorian Visitors from Japan
In April 2024 Rebecca, one of Gallery Oldham’s curators, travelled to Kagoshima to continue our research into historic links between Oldham and Japan. Her trip was funded by Art Fund’s Jonathan Ruffer curatorial grant programme. In the first of a series of blogs, Rebecca shares some of the background which led to her making this trip….
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175: Sir John Lubbock and his pet wasp
To celebrate 175 years of the borough of Oldham we’re sharing guest blogs linked to items on display. Jo Haigh shares her discoveries about Sir John Lubbock and his pet wasp.
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