Hybrid Futures Project Hybrid Futures

Saturday 23 March to Sunday 22 September 2024
East Wing

Hybrid Futures brings together artworks by Shezad Dawood, Jessica El Mal, Parham Ghalamdar and RA Walden that explore the impact of climate change.

The exhibition features new work and co-commissions by each of the artists, ranging from film, neon and sound installation to painting and sculpture.

Hybrid Futures is a multi-part collaboration focusing on climate, sustainability, collaborative learning and co-production between Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, Touchstones Rochdale, University of Salford Art Collection and Shezad Dawood Studio, and generously supported by Arts Council England and Art Fund with additional funding from Henry Moore Foundation.

The exhibition has been curated by University of Salford Art Collection in partnership with Salford Museum & Art Gallery.

Find out more about the artists, exhibitions and the wider Hybrid Futures project.

Exhibition Opening Event

Salford Museum & Art Gallery in partnership with the University of Salford Art Collection invites you to the opening of Hybrid Futures on Thursday 21st March, 5-7pm.

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Harold Riley - Every Line is MeEvery Line is Me – A celebration of Harold Riley

Friday 19 April 2024 to Sunday 27 April 2025
Langworthy Gallery

The main exhibition celebrating the life and talent of Salford’s famous artist, marking the one year anniversary of his death. It will bring together all of Harold’s many disciplines and subject matter including painting, drawing, digital fusions, and photography. It will tell the story of the man, showing works that portray places and people that were important to him. There will be stories from his family and friends that will help illustrate the person Harold was, the legacy that he leaves behind, and the strong connection he had with the City of Salford.

This exhibition is part of the wider Harold Riley celebrations taking place at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Ordsall Hall and online during 2024.

Do you have a Harold Riley sketch? Click here to share it in our online exhibition.


Invisible Cities Salford before, during and after redevelopment, 1952 to 1974

Invisible CitiesSaturday 18 May to Sunday 1 September North Gallery

This exhibition focuses on the transformation of Salford between 1952 and 1974, when terraced houses and neighbourhoods were being replaced with modern architecture.

Images were provided by local citizens, taken by professional photographers, and are stills from TV and film. This makes a bygone area visible again, sparks memories of the past, but also demonstrates how the people of Salford documented their own history and how the profound changes were represented by others.

View the exhibitions currently on display at Salford Museum & Art Gallery →