For a year now we have been inviting visitors to the current exhibition in the Worktown Gallery to take part in an activity that evokes the original participatory spirit of Mass Observation. One of the founders of Mass Observation was a poet and journalist called Charles Madge. In the first year or two of Mass […]
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Major acquisition for Mass Observation collection
A collage created by Julian Trevelyan in 1937 has been acquired by Bolton Library and Museum Service
Recording Leisure Lives Conference, 31st March 2015
The seventh annual Recording Leisure Lives conference will be held at the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex. The theme will be “Places and Spaces of Leisure in 20th Century Britain”. Booking details and call for papers.
Museum of Takeaway Menu Art
The Museum of Takeaway Menu Art will be visiting the Worktown Observation Centre, on Knowsley Street on 27 July, and will be accepting menus. You find out more about the event by visiting www.worktownobservation.co.uk/ or visit MoTMA.