Manchester gallery opens textile archive show tracing mill-town design
A new exhibition reconnects industrial pattern books with contemporary British makers.
Bristol street-art trail maps a fresh set of murals worth the walk
A self-guided route links dockside walls, side streets and a new community paint day.
Bristol’s latest street-art map adds a dozen murals completed since last summer, weaving dockside walls into residential lanes where paint still smells fresh after rain.
Community paint days invite residents to contribute smaller panels under artist supervision. Cafés along the route report busier weekday mornings from visitors with headphones and paper maps.
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