Portraits for Posterity, Manchester Town Hall, 27th January – 20th February, 2010 Manchester

Later this month Manchester Town Hall will be hosting Portraits for Posterity – an exhibition depicting holocaust survivors now living in Manchester. There have been other Holocaust related exhibitions in Manchester but this one is particularly thought provoking and Manchester Wide wanted to tell you about it.

Portraits for Posterity is a project begun by Jacki Reason and Jan Marsh, in 2007. In order to reach their goal they were joined by professional photographer Matt Writtle. Together, they had one simple goal – to photograph survivors of the Holocaust living in Britain today and by doing so make a lasting record for generations to come.

Pictures from their collection have been displayed elsewhere in the country but this is the first time they have been on display in Manchester.

Portraits for Posterity’s exhibition in Manchester Town Hall, starts on Wednesday 27th January and has been timed to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day 2010. The exhibition consists of a series of photographs of survivors of the Holocaust, who are now resident in Manchester. Each portrait is accompanied by a short biography.

The exhibition runs from Wednesday 27th January to Saturday 20th February 2010. It will be located in the Sculpture Hall in Manchester Town Hall (Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA) and entrance is free.

The project’s website can be found at PortraitsforPosterity.com and London based photographer Matt Writtle’s website can be found here.