The Lowry

The Lowry
The Lowry's main entrance
Map
LocationSalford Quays
Salford
Greater Manchester
England
Coordinates53°28′14.60″N 2°17′47.03″W / 53.4707222°N 2.2963972°W / 53.4707222; -2.2963972
Public transit
TypeArt gallery and Lyric and Quays theatres and Studio
Genre(s)Arts centre
CapacityLyric: 1,730
Quays: 466
Studio: 150
Construction
Built1999
Opened2000
Construction cost£106 million
ArchitectMichael Wilford
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The Lowry

The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex opened on 28 April 2000[1] and was officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.[2]

  1. ^ "The Lowry Centre, Salford | National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ Her Majesty the Queen officially opens The Lowry in Salford, Millennium Commission, archived from the original on 27 September 2011, retrieved 21 October 2011

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