Platt Hall Inbetween
  • Home
  • About
    • Six Principles for Platt Hall
  • Action
    • Keep Connected
    • Social Prescribing
    • Message to the neighbourhood
    • Platt Hall in the Park
    • TSAP@PlattHall2020
    • Open Door consultation
  • Collections
    • 100 Objects >
      • 1922.476
      • 1922.486
      • 1922.781
      • 1922.836
      • 1922.843&846
      • 1922.997
      • 1922.1061
      • 1922.1203
      • 1922.1223
      • 1922.1229
      • 1922.1277
      • 1922.1300
      • 1922.1502
      • 1922.1678
      • 1922.1688
      • 1922.1702
      • 1922.2047
      • 1922.2139
      • 1922.2191
      • 1925.97
      • 1925.183
      • 1925.218
      • 1925.267
      • 1925.277
      • 1925.583
      • 1929.124
      • 1937.352
      • 1937.149
      • 1947.1112
      • 1947.4150
      • 1954.50
      • 1963.296
      • 1963.297
      • 1989.177
      • 1996.120
      • 1997.211
      • 2003.109
      • 2008.40.6.1778
      • 2008.40.6.2008
      • M21110
      • Y12&Y16
    • Collections chat >
      • Thursday 21 May 2020
      • Thursday 4 June 2020
      • Thursday 11 June 2020
      • Thursday 25 June 2020
      • Thursday 2 July 2020
      • Thursday 9 July 2020
      • Thursday 23 July 2020
      • Thursday 8 October 2020
      • Thursday 22 October 2020
      • Thursday 12 November 2020
      • Thursday 26 November 2020
      • Thursday 10 December 2020
    • Collections care
  • Blog
  • Contact

Platt Hall
in-between

Re-imagining the museum in the park

Exterior of Platt Hall in sunshine

Platt Hall In-between

​In-between: "between two clear or accepted stages or states, and therefore difficult to describe or know exactly"
​
Platt Hall has stood at the corner of Platt Lane and Wilmslow Road in Rusholme for 250 years. In that time it has been many things - a home, a tea room, a work camp, an art school, a police HQ, and an art gallery.

From 1947 to 2017 it was the Gallery of Costume, home to a world-class collection of fashion and dress. Now it is changing again. Working with local residents and communities, we are exploring how Platt Hall can become a vital and creative space at the heart of its local neighbourhood.

This site is a space to document, share, and continue the process of collectively re-imagining this unique piece of Manchester's history, ensuring its usefulness for years to come.
LEARN MORE

Working it out

View of the people walking up the main staircase in the Hall

Action

Talking and listening, exploring ideas, and testing activities to develop a set of priorities and a longer term plan for the Hall. 
Boxes of stockings from the collection

Collection

Exploring Manchester Art Gallery's
wider collections to develop the
​Platt Hall Collection of the future.
View through an upper window over the park

Reflection

Taking it slowly, and allowing time to review and reflect together on everything we do.
Gallery of thumbnail images of objects from the collection

100 Objects

A selection of objects from the collections
associated with Platt Hall. 

Our starting point for shaping the Platt Hall Collections,
and an invitation to share your thoughts and responses.

Black Lives Matter

This pin cushion in Platt Hall's collection dates from the early 19th century. Based on the slave trade abolition medallion designed by Josiah Wedgwood in 1788, it is a complex and problematic image, in which a kneeling and chained figure pleads for her emancipation. 

Does the gesture of 'taking the knee', in protest against present day police brutality, imbue this figure with dignity and agency in the quest for justice? Our museums and galleries are full of such complex and problematic things; they are themselves complex and problematic institutions. There are no easy answers. 

The history of this city, and many of its cultural institutions, is entwined with the histories of colonialism and capitalism. Built in the 1760s, Platt Hall is part of this history. It is a history with a long legacy. As people around the world unite to condemn racist oppression and violence, we are taking the time to reflect and listen, to understand what is needed to make Platt Hall a place where people feel safe to convene and learn together. Black Lives Matter.

For a full statement from our Director, Alistair Hudson, please see https://manchesterartgallery.org/news/black-lives-matter/ 

Pincushion embroidered with figure of a kneeling woman and the words 'Am I not your sister'.

Get in touch

​​​This project is about working together to make Platt Hall a vital and creative space for the communities of Rusholme, Moss Side and Fallowfield.
If you would like to be involved, or just want to find out more, please get in touch.
Contact us
Platt Hall is part of Manchester Art Gallery
​Platt Lane, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 5LL
0161 245 7245
Contact us

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About
    • Six Principles for Platt Hall
  • Action
    • Keep Connected
    • Social Prescribing
    • Message to the neighbourhood
    • Platt Hall in the Park
    • TSAP@PlattHall2020
    • Open Door consultation
  • Collections
    • 100 Objects >
      • 1922.476
      • 1922.486
      • 1922.781
      • 1922.836
      • 1922.843&846
      • 1922.997
      • 1922.1061
      • 1922.1203
      • 1922.1223
      • 1922.1229
      • 1922.1277
      • 1922.1300
      • 1922.1502
      • 1922.1678
      • 1922.1688
      • 1922.1702
      • 1922.2047
      • 1922.2139
      • 1922.2191
      • 1925.97
      • 1925.183
      • 1925.218
      • 1925.267
      • 1925.277
      • 1925.583
      • 1929.124
      • 1937.352
      • 1937.149
      • 1947.1112
      • 1947.4150
      • 1954.50
      • 1963.296
      • 1963.297
      • 1989.177
      • 1996.120
      • 1997.211
      • 2003.109
      • 2008.40.6.1778
      • 2008.40.6.2008
      • M21110
      • Y12&Y16
    • Collections chat >
      • Thursday 21 May 2020
      • Thursday 4 June 2020
      • Thursday 11 June 2020
      • Thursday 25 June 2020
      • Thursday 2 July 2020
      • Thursday 9 July 2020
      • Thursday 23 July 2020
      • Thursday 8 October 2020
      • Thursday 22 October 2020
      • Thursday 12 November 2020
      • Thursday 26 November 2020
      • Thursday 10 December 2020
    • Collections care
  • Blog
  • Contact