2002
Volunteers Tapestry - People's History Museum updated 06/04/04
A
tapestry created by many of the 10,000 Commonwealth Games volunteers
has been put on display at the People's History Museum in Manchester.
2002
Volunteers Tapestry
Detail
of the tapestry
The
volunteers worked with Manchester designers Tracey Webster, Ruth
Northall and Sophie Zadeh to create the tapestry which measures
8 metres by 3 metres.
Cotton
and other textiles were chosen as the art media to represent the
heritage of the North West.
The
tapestry shows eight figures who represent the ethnic diversity
of Manchester and the North West.
It
is made up of thousands of scraps of fabric each decorated individually
by the volunteers who made up Crew 2002. The faces of the figures
have been created using photographs of the volunteers.
The
tapestry will be on display at the People's History Museum until
26th September and will be presented in a way that both sides of
the tapestry will be visible.
In
a nutshell: 2002 Volunteers Tapestry - People's History Museum, Bridge
Street, Manchester. Until 26th September 2004.
Admission: 拢1 (Free on Fridays)
2002
Volunteers Tapestry - People's History Museum
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