HOME (Manchester)

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HOME
General information
Type	Arts Centre
Location	Manchester, England
Website

HOME is a planned new purpose-built centre for international contemporary art, theatre, film and books in Manchester due to open in spring 2015 as part of the First Street development. HOME was formed by the merger of two Manchester based arts organisations, Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company.^[1]

The project is funded by Manchester City Council,^[2] Arts Council England^[3] and the Garfield Weston Foundation.^[4]

In 2014, it was announced that award-winning filmmaker Danny Boyle would become a patron of HOME in Manchester ^[5]

History

In April 2012 Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company announced that they were to merge into a brand new organisation.^[1] The project is being overseen by Dave Moutrey,^[6] previously Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cornerhouse, with Sarah Perks as Artistic Director for Visual Arts and Film and Walter Meierjohann as Artistic Director for Theatre.

The Library Theatre company was based in the Library Theatre which occupied most of the basement of Manchester Central Library. The Theatre was built in 1934 as a lecture theatre, and was used from 1952 as a space for the Theatre company.

The Library Theatre occupied most of the basement of Manchester Central Library and was the home of the Library Theatre Company, a Manchester City Council service. It was originally built in 1934 as a lecture theatre, and since 1952 had been used by the Library Theatre Company. From 2010 the Library Theatre Company began performing from the Lowry Theatre.^[7] As of 2014 they will begin operating as part of HOME before moving into the new building when it opens in spring 2015.

Buildings

HOME will consist of two new theatres - a 500-seat theatre and 150 seat flexible studio space, five cinema screens, a gallery space to display contemporary art, cafe bar and restaurant. The centre will be part of the development of a creative quarter for Manchester. The building is designed by Mecanoo Architects who are based in Delft, Netherlands. ^[8]

References

External links

Official website

v t e Museums and galleries in Greater Manchester

Art	Bury Art Museum Castlefield Gallery Chinese Arts Centre Cornerhouse HOME The Lowry Manchester Art Gallery Gallery Oldham Richard Goodall Gallery Salford Museum and Art Gallery Touchstones Whitworth Art Gallery

Historic house	84 Plymouth Grove Bramall Hall Dunham Massey Haigh Hall Hall i' th' Wood Heaton Hall Ordsall Hall Smithills Hall Staircase House Wythenshawe Hall

Local history / culture	Bolton Museum Museum of Wigan Life Rochdale Pioneers Museum

Military and war	Fusilier Museum Imperial War Museum North Stockport Air Raid Shelters

Natural history	Manchester Museum

Science, engineering, transportation	Bolton Steam Museum Heaton Park Tramway Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester Museum of Transport in Manchester

Specialized	Astley Green Colliery Museum Hat Works Manchester Jewish Museum National Football Museum, Urbis Manchester United Museum Mossley Industrial Heritage Centre Pankhurst Centre People's History Museum

See also	List of museums in Greater Manchester List of public art in Greater Manchester

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