In addition we hold a Victorian Art collection, a small but representative collection of British modern art, and a large collection of Pilkington Ceramics which includes the factory archive.
The Local History Library within the museum holds a wealth of material including maps, plans, trade directories and photographs all pertaining to Salford’s history.
Contact
For specific collection enquiries please contact our Collections Manager, Peter Ogilvie by emailing peter.ogilvie@scll.co.uk. Some parts of the collection are now accessible online.
Salford Museum & Art Gallery welcomes offers of donations and bequests from members of the public.
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This ongoing project to digitise the photography collection of the Local History Library has currently seen 20,000 of 70,000 images uploaded.
View all the oil paintings from the collection via ART UK which showcases all the oil paintings in public ownership in the UK.
Art UK offers a comprehensive digital catalogue of oil paintings in public ownership across the UK, encompassing works held by national and local government bodies, museums, galleries, universities, hospitals, and other public institutions.
This initiative, originally known as the Public Catalogue Foundation, aimed to digitise and make accessible the nation’s oil paintings, many of which were previously unseen by the public.
Salford Museum and Art Gallery holds a fantastic collection of Pilkington’s Lancastrian Pottery which was made at the Clifton factory in Salford. The items span almost the entire history of the factory from 1889 to 2008 and is evidence of one of the most successful and longest surviving of the British art potteries founded in the late Victorian period.
A selection of items are on permanent display in the North Gallery and with funding from Booth Charities, we have been able to produce an online searchable database of the ceramic collection.
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