Museum Collections (4 total)

Photograph of the Theatre, Manchester Art Museum, 1920s

A new theatre opened in Ancoats Hall in 1892 to provide better facilities for the popular programme of plays and concerts. This photograph shows a…

Tags: Children, Manchester Art Museum, Plays

Photograph of the Manchester University Settlement Playground, 1903

The founders of the Manchester Art Museum and the University Settlement believed that physical recreation was as important for children as aesthetic…

Tags: Ancoats, Children, Fresh Air Work, Manchester University Settlement

Photograph of Children in a Street in Ancoats, 1903

In 1903, Professor Francis Greenwood Peabody established The Social Museum at Harvard University. The aim of the Museum was "to promote…

Tags: Ancoats, Children

1899, Manchester University Settlement Activities, 1899, Manchester Art Museum and University Settlement

This page from the 1899 Annual Report of the University Settlement describes the range of activities and support provided for the local community.…

Tags: Ancoats, Children, Concerts, Education, Manchester University Settlement, Nature