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| General information | |
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| Location | First Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England |
| Construction started | 2013 |
| Completed | 24 April 2015 |
| Inaugurated | 21 May 2015 |
| Cost | £25 million |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Mecanoo |
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HOME is an arts centre, cinema and theatre complex inManchester, England.[1] With five cinemas, two theatres and 500 m2 (5,400 sq ft) of gallery space, it is one of the few arts organisations to commission, produce and present work across film, theatre and visual art.[citation needed]
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The centre was formed by the merger of two Manchester-based arts organisations,Cornerhouse and theLibrary Theatre Company.[2]
The project was funded byManchester City Council, theGarfield Weston Foundation[3] and Arts Council England.[4][5] HOME operates under a service contract with Manchester City Council to provide social benefit to the community.[6]
The project was overseen byDave Moutrey,[7] former director and chief executive of Cornerhouse, withSarah Perks as artistic director for visual arts,Jason Wood[8] as artistic director for film andWalter Meierjohann as artistic director for theatre.
TheLibrary Theatre occupied most of the basement ofManchester Central Library and was the home of the Library Theatre Company, a Manchester City Council service. The library was built in 1934 and the theatre was originally a lecture theatre that since 1952 had been used by the theatre company. From 2010, the Library Theatre Company began performing atThe Lowry arts centre inSalford.[9] From 2014, it began operating as part of HOME before moving into the arts centre in May 2015.[10]
In 2014, filmmakerDanny Boyle became a patron,[11] along with actress and comedianMeera Syal,[12] directorNicholas Hytner, novelist and poetJackie Kay, filmmakerAsif Kapadia, actressSuranne Jones, artistPhil Collins[13] and visual artistRosa Barba.[14]
HOME occupies a site onFirst Street, Manchester. There are two performance venues - a 500-seat theatre and 150-seat flexible studio space - five cinema screens, gallery space to display contemporary art, café bar and restaurant.
The centre is part of the development of a creative quarter in the city. The arts centre was designed byMecanoo Architects based inDelft, Netherlands.[15]
HOME is anArts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, registered as "Greater Manchester Arts Centre Limited" with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.[16]
In 2019, HOME was one of the most popular attractions in Manchester withc. 900,000 visits,[17] andLonely Planet voted it one of the top 500 experiences in the UK ("one of Britain's best arts centres").[18] In 2021, HOME was named in the top 10 ofTimeOut's 50 Best Cinemas in the UK and Ireland.[19]
HOME welcomes over 650,000 visits per year with an annual programme that typically features over 10,000 events including:[citation needed]
HOME works with international and UK artists to produce work including drama, dance, film and contemporary visual art with a strong focus on Manchester, international work, new commissions, education, informal learning and talent development.
HOME trains all staff to becarbon literacy champions,[20] as well as undertaking a range of activities to reduce environmental impacts, winning the award for 'Promotion of Environmental Sustainability' at the Manchester Culture Awards 2019.[21]
In April 2024, HOME cancelled, and then re-instated, an event entitledVoices of Resilience, featuring Palestinian writing and poetry and readings byKingsley Ben-Adir,Maxine Peake,Kamila Shamsie andShamshad Khan amongst others.[22] Citing "recent publicity and security concerns" as rationale for cancellation, over 300 artists and cultural workers wrote to demand HOME reconsider their stance. The event happened 22 April 2024 without incident.[23]
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