Lowry Galleries – A great place where the artwork takes centre stage

What is the Lowry Art Gallery?

The Lowry Art Gallery is a modern art space that is located in the heart of Salford, Greater Manchester. It is a great place for art fans where a variety of permanent and temporary exhibitions take place throughout the year.

In addition there is the LS Lowry collection where there is a beautiful selection of his artwork and paintings that are on display.

Exhibitions Visited

Julia and Axel – Thirty Years Of Favourite Stories

Who are Julia and Axel?

This exhibition charts the lives of writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler. It also showcases the brilliant illustrations from their famous works. Julia is famous for children stories including The Gruffalo, The Smartest Giant in Town, Zog, and more.

Beautiful Stories

This exhibition showcased each story that is written by Julia Donaldson in a lovely way. Each one such as Zog gave us a eye-catching summary of what the story entails and the characters involved. It is done in a way that is engaging and appealing to both adults and children.

The Illustrations are magical

Axel Scheffler’s artwork and illustrations are brought to life by injecting a large palette of colours. They were imaginative and captivating to see. However, descriptions were on the thin side. I expected a bit more.

Games and interaction

It was great to see the exciting flaps on the walls where if opened it revealed little interactive one liners and silly games which are mostly aimed at children. I would have liked to have seen something interactive too that was aimed more for adults.

The Exhibition as a whole

It was a good exhibition that gave an interesting insight at the work that a hard-working partnership have produced. The way that it was organised was great in that for each story they produced they gave you a summary, creative artwork that related to each storybook however the downside in that it was aimed at a younger audience. It is great that this exhibition is designed with care at children but I expected more for adults. They should have injected something exciting for them whilst the kids are enjoying the activities for them.

Entry and Admission

This exhibition Julia and Axel – Thirty Years of Favourite Stories is free to enter however due to the busy demand then you are required to book a time slot ticket in order to guarantee entry.

Facilities

There is a Tower Café on the premises but not on the same floor that offers a variety of sandwiches, cakes and drinks at a reasonable price.

There are other cafes nearby if that is not your taste.

Toilets are on site.

Lighting and Access

The environment in which the exhibition took place was well lit which meant that I was able to take advantage by seeing all the artwork and reading the summaries for the stories produced.

In relation to access at the Lowry Gallery then there are lifts or escalators that will enable you to access the floor in which the exhibition is taking place.

Parking

Parking is available at the Quayside Media City UK (formerly The Lowry car park). If you have a Blue Badge then you can stamp the ticket at Customer Services where you can get 4 hours free. This takes effect from the time of arrival. If you go over that time then you are required to pay £1.10 per hour over.

If you are a fan of Julia and Axel’s work and you want to learn more in an interesting way or that you have children that love the story books then you are guaranteed to have a great day out at the Lowry Gallery for their current exhibition. Grab those tickets before it ends