Manchester is famous for many things, not least its football teams, Coronation Street, and, dare we say it, rain. But it’s also known for its music, setting countless iconic bands on their road to success and inspiring the...
Read MoreBack at the start of last year, Northern Soul spoke to curator Jan Hicks about the then-forthcoming Science and Industry Museum exhibition about Factory – that’s to say, Tony Wilson and co’s now-legendary northern...
Read MorePrior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manchester Science Festival was one of the most popular science festivals in the UK and had become a key event in the city’s cultural calendar. Here, the Science and Industry Museum’s head of...
Read MoreIt’s almost exactly six years since I became director of the Science and Industry Museum. Walking into work on this iconic site, so central to Manchester’s phenomenal history as the world’s first industrial city, is a...
Read MoreIn my three years as Gaming Editor for Northern Soul, I have visited a variety of retro arcade clubs and bars. But nothing prepared me for the living, breathing exhibition at Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum. Set...
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