Come to our Housewarming!
Manchester Modernist Society HQ,
142 Chapel Street,
Thurs 18th February from 6.30pm
No more sneaking wifi in corners of cafes, no more updating our website with our laptop on our knee, because at long last the mms have their very own headquarters!
It’s always been our dream to have a little place in the heart of the city for like minded friends, urbanists and passersby to gather for cosy indoor meetings and get togethers, or to just drop in for a cuppa. And finally after months of searching we have found the perfect base straddling Manchester and Salford, overlooking some of the most evocative parts of both cities! Welcome to Chapel Street….
We have decorated (white and ‘sidewalk’ or hues of pigeon grey), put up some of our favourite posters and vintage maps of the city, scoured the best skips for suitable desks and chairs, and started to settle in. All it needs now is for you to come visit us!
So why not join us for a very special housewarming from 6.30pm on Thursday 18 February for drinks, a short film or two and a nosy through our bookcase, then on to the Kings Arms about 8.30, our new local!
All welcome, hope to see you here…
The Manchester (and Salford!) Modernists.
**** Directions: 142 Chapel St can be found just round the corner from Salford Central Station and the Kings Arms, next door to the Chapel. Our entrance is right on the street on the ground floor…
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MODERNIST MURALS & POPULIST PANELS....
Hey Modernistas!
Got a touch of the post festive doldrums?
Tired of sitting around gnawing on cold leftover turkey?
Dismayed at the prospect of a drab January after the excitement of recent festivities?
Or simply desperate to get out of the house & do something different instead?
Well, fear no more, help is at hand - join us for our exhilarating
January Modernist Art Expedition!!!!
Sunday 24th January - 1pm to approx 3pm
Meet at the Victoria Statue Piccadilly Gardens
opp Nobles Amusements:
An exploration of public art, murals, architectural art, sculptural concrete and surface textures
A walk through the south of the city centre and the education precincts finishing at the Contact Theatre
Not only will we look at pieces of commissioned public art but we will also see how architects have incorporated the work of sculptors and artists into their buildings and how they themselves have used materials to sculptural effect.
We shall see work by people such as Tadao Ando, William Mitchell, Victor Pasmore, Antony Holloway, William Brumby and more.
Last but not least, do follow the usual winter code - this walk takes place in Manchester during January so please dress accordingly!
See you there...!! As usual all welcome & thoroughly free of charge....
