Object Memories

Personal stories and interpretations of our Chinese collections by Chinese people living in Manchester.

Two participants in an object handling sessionGallery of Craft and Design
Second Floor

Elders from the Wai-Yin Chinese Women’s Society explored Manchester Art Gallery’s collection of Chinese artefacts and wrote their own interpretations about the objects. This project resulted in a permanent display in the Gallery of Craft & Design of the objects and text written by the group.

Project partners: Wai Yin Chinese Women’s Society