DISASTERS OF WAR
Nov 19, 2009 - Sep 19, 2010
Free entry
See the Chapman Brothers’ gruesome sculpture Disasters of War (1993) alongside the Goya etchings that inspired it. From late November, a surprise addition will join the display, developed by a dynamic group of young people (our Creative Consultants) together with artist Katy McCall.
 
Visual Dialogues: Young People and artists interpreting art together.
 
Visual Dialogues is a partnership programme managed by Tate Britain working with regional museums and galleries. The programme is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Children, Schools and Families as part of the Strategic Commissioning Programme for Museum and Gallery Education.

KUNG HEI FAT CHOI! (HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!)
Feb 14, 2010 11:00am talk/event
Join us for performances, music and creative workshops for all the family.
FREE. Drop in, no need to book.

HEROES AND MONSTERS
Jul 20 - Sep 19, 2010
Family friendly show with work by artist Jim Medway.

RECORDERS : RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER
Sep 18, 2010 - Jan 30, 2011
Recorders is a major exhibition by one of the world’s most exciting and ambitious electronic artists.
 
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s work is playful, intelligent, ominous. And it depends on you to exist.
 
“In Recorders artworks hear, see and feel the public, they exhibit awareness and record and replay memories entirely obtained during the show. The pieces either depend on participation to exist or predatorily gather information on the public through surveillance and biometric technologies.”
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
 
Two world premieres. Four UK premieres. In Manchester.
Awaiting your input.

PILKINGTON'S POTTERY AND TILES : EXPORTING BEAUTY
Oct 9, 2010 - Oct 9, 2011
A must-see for lovers of the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements, this new exhibition features around 100 pots and tiles made by Pilkington’s world famous Lancastrian pottery company between 1893 and 1938.
Discover the story of the company’s impressive rise to fame and see beautiful art pieces from the firm’s golden era, including a number of unique works made for international exhibitions.