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01/10/2012

Council To Create Archive Centre At Manchester Library

The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £1.55 million to Manchester City Council to create a state-of-the-art archive centre at Manchester Central Library.

Manchester City Council is investing £48 million in extensively refurbishing the Grade II listed Central Library. The additional £1.55m from HLF for the Archives+ project will transform public access to archive and family history collections held by Manchester City Council and complementary partners, so that people from across the community will be inspired to learn about and explore the wealth of history captured in the collection.

Archives+ will bring Manchester's history alive with interactive interpretation areas on the ground floor and exhibition showcases for rare books in the majestic domed Reading Room on the first floor. This will include viewing stations for film archives and exhibitions telling the story of different aspects of Manchester's history. A new community exhibition space will be created in the lower ground floor.
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As part of the project, events will be offered through the archives and library, with hands-on activities and performances for families, young people and schools. New volunteer opportunities will also be created so that local people can get directly involved in the archives and the treasures.

Sara Hilton, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund North West, said: "We are delighted to support the groundbreaking Archives+ project at Manchester Central Library. Every aspect of Manchester;s development as the world's first industrial city is captured here in these collections and thanks to this project, visitors from near and far will be able to explore and learn about the city's fascinating history."

Councillor Rosa Battle, Executive Member for Culture and Leisure said: "Our redesign of Central Library to transform it into a world-class centre is a step closer, with the award of this additional funding from Heritage Lottery Fund to create a centre of excellence for our unique archive collection.

"Archives+ will give Mancunians and our visitors from around the world the chance to develop a fuller and richer understanding of the phenomeon that is Manchester and the people who have helped to shape its destiny over the centuries."

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