Museum Collections (5 total)
Use this list to explore the collections, archive and historical events of the the Manchester Art Museum.
Photograph of the Manchester University Settlement Playground
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 the University Settlement Cottage, Carr Meadow, Hayfield
Photograph of the University Settlement Cottage, Carr Meadow, Hayfield, 1903
This cottage belonged to the University Settlement and was used by clubs and groups associated with the Art Museum, to provide holidays in the…
Photograph of the Whitsun Lakes Party
Photograph of the Whitsun Lakes Party, 1903
Each year at Whitsun, a party of associates of the University Settlement and Art Museum spent a weekend in Coniston in the Lake District. During the…
Programme of Arrangements, 1904-05
1904, Programme of Arrangements, 1904-05, Manchester Art Museum and University Settlement
This is little leaflet was designed to promote the range of educational and social activities taking place in the Art Museum in the coming year,…
Tags: Concerts, Dances, Education, Fresh Air Work, Manchester University Settlement, Plays
Ticket to a Field Club Social and Dance, 1910
1910, Ticket to a Field Club Social and Dance, 1910, Manchester Art Museum and University Settlement
The Art Museum and University Settlement Field Club was founded in 1902 and combined social activities with the study of nature. Members collected…
Tags: Dances, Fresh Air Work, Manchester University Settlement