Renaissance in the North West

On this page you can find contact details for the North West Hub and its partners and MLA North West. There is also information about Designated collections in the region and information about the support available to all the region's museums. 

Hub contact details

Hub manager:
Emma Anderson
Address: Manchester City Galleries, Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL
e-mail: e.anderson@manchester.gov.uk
Website: www.mlanorthwest.org.uk contains up-to-date information on hub activities

MLA North West contact details

Address: Ground Floor, The Malt Building, Wilderspool Park, Greenall’s Avenue, Warrington, WA4 6HL
Tel: 01925 625050
e-mail: info@mlanorthwest.org.uk
Website: www.mlanorthwest.org.uk

Hub partner contact details

Manchester City Galleries (lead partner)
Address: Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3JL
Tel: 0161 235 8888
Fax: 0161 235 8899

Bolton Museum & Archive Service
Address: Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 1SE
Tel: 01204 332211
Fax: 01204 332241

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Preston
Address: Market Square, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2PP
Tel: 01772 258 248
Fax: 01772 886 764

Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Carlisle
Address: Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TP
Tel: 01228 534 781
Fax: 01228 810 249

Manchester Museum
Address: Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 2634
Fax: 0161 275 2676

Whitworth Art Gallery
Address: Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
Tel: 0161 275 7450
Fax: 0161 275 7451

Designated collections in the North West

In the North West the following museums hold Designated Collections:

• Lancashire County Museums Service: Higher Mill Museum (Helmshore), Whitaker's Mill (Helmshore), Queen Street Mill (Burnley): www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/museums/index
• Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester: www.msim.org.uk
• People's History Museum: www.phm.org.uk
• Wordsworth Trust: www.wordsworth.org.uk
• The Waterways Trust: Ellesmere Port: www.thewaterwaystrust.org.uk

Designated Collections held by Hub museums:

• Manchester City Galleries: City Art Gallery, Platt Hall: Gallery of Costume, Wythenshawe Hall and Heaton Hall
• Manchester Museum, University of Manchester
• Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester

You can see the full list of Designated Collections, including those held by libraries and archives in the Designation section of the MLA website. The Renaissance Designation Challenege Fund (DCF) has provided funding for a number of designated collections held by museums. You can find out more in the DCF section.

Support for all museums in the North West

The Renaissance Museum Development Fund (MDF) provides funding to MLA regional agencies to offer advice and support to non-hub museums in their region. The advice and support offered varies in each region. The North West hub and MLA North West have worked together to produce a statement of the support available to museums in the region.

North West joint statement of support available (PDF 123KB)