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Gagarin: 50 Friday 8 April – Saturday 4 June 2011 This exhibition combines photography, fine art, video, memorabilia and oral histories to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961 and his visit to Manchester and Trafford shortly afterwards. Also featured will be a specially commissioned work from mural artist Walter Kershaw, along with images from the RIA Novosti press archive and video from NW Film Archive. Space exploration has had a huge impact on the way we see our planet and has changed not only technology but film, fashion, art, design and music too. A series of special talks will examine these cultural effects. Find out more at www.gagarin50.co.uk Young people are invited to get involved via our special When I Grow Up short story competition (for schoolchildren throughout Trafford) and if you were there when Yuri Gagarin came to Manchester on 12 July 1961, then why not let us know? Your memories could even form part of the exhibition. For full details see http://gagarin50.wordpress.com
Photos courtesy of the RIA Novosti collection
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Gagarin by Walter Kershaw
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