Did you know that...?
1) The construction of The Lowry required: 48,000 tons of concrete 2,466 tons of steel 5,263 square metres of glass
2) The Lowry is a spectacular new building for the 21st century which has been dubbed by many as "Salford's Guggenheim"
3) The Lowry is the size of five and a half football pitches
4) The Lyric Theatre features England's largest stage outside London
5) Visitors to The Lowry are very much in the driving seat in The Lowry's theatres - all the seats have been specially made in Italy by Poltrona Frau - better known as the manufacturers of Ferrari car seats.
6) Entry into The Lowry is FREE. It's there to be discovered, explored & enjoyed by everyone
7) The Lowry is open all day, every day, from 10am until late
8) The Lowry houses the world's largest collection of L.S. Lowry's work but they're not all on display at the same time. Changing exhibitions of his work examine all periods of his career and facets of his work.
9) The Lowry has two shops crammed full of goodies from gifts and cards, CDs, DVDs, art materials, art books, videos & educational toys
10) You can discover your own creativity at The Lowry in ARTWORKS, an interactive experience for adults and children. Eg. Turn drawings into music, movements into sound or paint a wall simply by waving at it!
11) Everyone can be creative. The Lowry's Community & Education team have developed a programme of activities which are accessible, entertaining, educational and inspiring
12) The Lowry has the largest theatres volunteers scheme in the country with over 300 volunteers. You too can be a VIP (Volunteers Involvement Programme) and help out at The Lowry, enjoying a range of benefits in return.
13) More than 12,000 coarse fish have been released into the harbour basins of Salford docks to attract anglers to what used to be rat-infested waterways.
Posted on Friday, 01 March 2002 under Press General Press