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PARTNERSHIP woRKING
Partnership working was key to the success of the Peterloo 2019 programme. It provided the opportunity to view and understand ideas from different perspectives, it brought together people from different organisations and sectors, recognising that they all bring particular agendas, skills, resources, connections, understandings and organisational cultures.
There were some pitfalls at times, with different agendas and tensions apparent, but ultimately partners worked together to understand each other, to acknowledge imbalances of power, of access to resources and of knowledge and understanding of the issues. It was crucial to negotiate good relationships with partners and keep a positive outlook. The history - art collaborations were a very successful part of the programme, working with artists, archivists and historians challenged participants to explore new ways of thinking and working to bring history to life. The process of artistic and historic inquiry helped to frame and answer uncomfortable questions, and provided interesting opportunities for the history sector and artists to join hands to impact societal opinions of the past and the future. Together the different disciplines open many more doors than they would in isolation to share creative work with others.
© Gary Winters ❝ The National Trust has been involved in shaping the Peterloo programme over the past four years, it has been a very collaborative process between teams at Quarry Bank & Dunham Massey and the wider network. The network meetings have been a hugely valuable space to share our stories and project with the wider community and connect to others who have helped and supported us. We were thrilled to be able to showcase our Glorious Phantoms project through an exhibition in the cabinets at Central Library for the duration of the commemorations. This city centre presence was a great way to link the two properties to a Manchester audience. The Manchester Histories team were instrumental in making all of this happen and were also a key part of our People’s Landscapes closing event at the Whitworth in November. I am confident our strong partnership with them is one that will continue in the future.
