The Lowry - and Going to The Match - visits Parliament on Monday 4th March

On Monday 4th March members of The Lowry team were in London in Parliament in The House of Commons.

Arts Council England hosted a reception for MPs, decision-makers and invited guests to speak about and showcase the impact that arts and culture has on our economy, places, education and how the sector demonstrates ecellence.

The Lowry was chosen as one of just two organisations to speak, alongside Sir Nick Serota and the Arts Minister Lord Parkinson.

The Lowry’s Director of Learning and Engagement Jennifer Riding and Lowry Trustee Jaiden Corfield spoke passionately to a room that including MPs and some of the Shadow Cabinet, about The Lowry’s L&E programmes, its work in the community and the impact this work has on young people in Salford.

Jaiden spoke about his experience of coming through The Lowry’s L&E programmes as a young person himself and what that has meant to his life and career.

Alongside this, LS Lowry’s Going to the Match was on display during the event, with The Lowry’s Director of Visual Arts Michael Simpson, and the Curator of the Lowry Collection Claire Stewart on hand to speak to guests about LS Lowry and our Galleries and the campaign to save Going to the Match for public view.