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Hand-painted mural revisiting Preston’s rich textiles history set to adorn The Harris hoardings

A highly anticipated mural is set to be unveiled outside The Harris Museum, Art Gallery and Library later this month. Hand painted by local artist Gavin Renshaw, ‘The links in […]

2 years ago
The Harris to host Horrockses Fashions event at Preston Market

The Harris will host a free Horrockses Fashions-themed event with the ‘X Joanie’ collection this Saturday. On Saturday, 27 August, the ‘Harris in the City: Bringing the Horrockses Fashions X […]

2 years ago
Lancashire Encounter returns to Preston city centre this September

The red canopy is part of the Lancashire Encounters Festival The Lancashire Encounter arts festival is to celebrate local culture with a ‘packed programme’ when it returns to Preston this September. Established in 2015 to honour the Preston Guild celebrations, […]

2 years ago
New guidelines for The Harris to empower local community

Daffodils in Preston city centre with the Harris and Cenotaph behind Pic: Tony Worrall New guidelines have been introduced to ensure the local community is involved in aspects of the Harris’ work. The new Harris Community Empowerment Guidelines primarily focus on including the local community […]

2 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston city centre to display Jubilee-themed illuminations this weekend

An array of Jubilee-themed lights and decorations will this weekend illuminate Preston city centre until the end of June. From 25 March, residents will enjoy red, blue and white lighting […]

2 years ago
The Harris awarded £803k in government funding as revamp work continues

Front of the Harris Museum in Preston city centre Pic: Tony Worrall The Harris has landed £803,249 from a government fund that aims to safeguard the nation’s cultural heritage and stimulate economic growth. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports, delivered […]

2 years ago
Harris Museum sees £450k investment from national grant-makers

Two national foundations have invested £450,000 into The Harris to help fund an ongoing refurb project. Provided by The Weston Foundation and the Wolfson Foundation, two grants will build on […]

2 years ago
Harris refurb project sees Preston City Council appoint contractors

The ceremony lead from The Harris Museums Balcony. Preston City Council have appointed Conlon Construction Ltd as the Re-imagining the Harris Project preferred main contractor, project partner. This is a significant milestone towards the delivery of the Harris […]

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