Alongside the permanent displays, there will be a programme of free changing exhibitions and installations to enjoy.

Platt Fields : the first 100 years

13 March - 4 September 2010

Celebrate the history of Platt Fields park 1910 – 2010. This exhibition uses photographs and objects to look back at the last century and how the park has changed over the years. A collaborative project with Friends of Platt Fields.

Telling Fortunes: New work by Alice Kettle

15 September – 24 December 2010

Alice Kettle’s work is concerned with stitch, and she creates figurative pieces which often portray stories and thoughts. Inspired by the Gallery of Costume’s collections, including gloves and embroidery, she has made her own piece of work in response.

New installations by three Manchester-based artists between March and September 2010

Christine Evans

Christine’s work is all about the line. Experimenting with drawing, printing and constructing, she works on and off the page to explore all things linear. For this work, the repetitive action of domestic crotchet led to twelve miles of line forming a three dimensional drawing.

Annie Harrison

Annie’s recent focus has been the urbanisation of Manchester and the social impact of the Industrial Revolution. This installation is the result of her research into the workhouse system; the bed sheets are a metaphor and a memorial to the people who passed through the workhouse.

Susie MacMurray

Constructed from black nappa leather and around 100,000 silver adamantine straight pins, Widow is the fourth in a series of garment sculptures by acclaimed artist Susie MacMurray, exploring aspects of female identity and vulnerability.