Crowd sourced treasuresA social media action to open up access to the City's Art Collection

Martin Grimes & David Edmundson-Bird

Proposition

Over 13,000 fine art worksOver 13,000 items of craft and designOver 21,000 items of clothing and accessories

The first object acquired for Manchester’s collection was bought in 1827

For over 180 years bequests and purchasing campaigns have added to the collection

Frank Newbould BEMB poster Vivienne Westwood Evening Dress, 1998 Ingo Maurer chandelier 2004

Because of limited exhibition space and the perceived need to curate displays in meaningful groups – The Pre-Raphaelites or 18th Century: Portraiture, Landscape and the Grand Tour – the vast majority of the collection is in store. About 9% is on display.