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Review: British Pop Archive, John Rylands Library, Manchester
It’s about time. Popular culture may have fragmented, broken up into TikTok-sized soundbites and time-shifted downstream from communal viewing, but it’s still at the heart of everyday living.
Read the full story..Art Review – The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Many famous faces stare at you through the ages during a visit to Walker Art Gallery’s outstanding new Tudor exhibition.
Read the full story..“Where language is beyond some individuals, music becomes that language.” Manchester Camerata’s dementia programme
This is a big year for Manchester Camerata. We’re celebrating 50 years of the orchestra and 10 years of our Music in Mind dementia programme.
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