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Museum pieces find new home during Manchester redevelopment

Items from Manchester Jewish Museum will be displayed in Central Library pop-up while permanent premises are closed for reconstruction

June 24, 2019 11:40
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Manchester Jewish Museum will close its historic Cheetham Hill building at the end of the month in advance of a major extension, funded partly by a £2.89 million Lottery grant.

But although it will be shut for two years, a number of exhibits will be displayed at a pop-up in the basement of Manchester Central Library from mid-July, bringing its collection to a wider audience.

As well as objects, photos and recordings, an “object selection machine” designed by artist Kirsty Harris will allow visitors to interact with museum items.

The objects will include a First World War policemen’s truncheon and a 1940s’ kosher ration book.

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