Tickets are available now and are priced at £8 for adults and £6 for concessions, with under-12s going free.įor more information or to book tickets, visit Use Hearing Protection will now run from Saturday 19 June 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022. It will be located on the first floor of the museum. This past Tuesday, Ian Curtis ’ signature Vox Phantom VI Special was auctioned off by Bonhams Entertainment Memorabilia Sale for an eye-popping 162,562 (or 211,513 in US Dollars). This is a replica of his Vox Phantom guitar a great gift or collectable for any Joy. Use Hearing Protection: the early years of Factory Records at the Science and Industry Museum is a new exhibition, supported by the Players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. OctoAlice Teeple An icon of Joy Division history has taken up a new residence. The late Ian Curtis was singer / songwriter and also played guitar. We’ve taken the additional time to expand the objects and stories available, giving audiences access to a rich collection ofįactory artefacts, first-hand accounts and immersive experiences that transports them back to an era where Manchester’s contemporary identity was formed. Having originally planned to take place last year, I’m delighted we’re finally able to bring the experience to our visitors. Factory Records was hugely influenced by Manchester’s industrial heritage, which we sit at the heart of, and was progressive in its use of digital and electronic technologies, which are again core focuses of the stories we tell here at the museum. “ It’s a story that the Science and Industry Museum is uniquely placed to tell. The starting estimate for the guitar is 77,000 100,000. The Vox Phantom guitar has just fetched 162,562. The Vox comes in a hard rectangular, plush-lined case, accompanied by a copy of a 12-inch single for the 40th anniversary of Love Will Tear Us Apart on vinyl, and a letter of provenance from Natalie Curtis. The early years of Factory Records did so much to influence the city and the UK’s contemporary creative industries, and this exhibition explores why its unique development could only have happened in Manchester at this time and involving this group of people. Published Ian Curtis' iconic Joy Division guitar from 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' has been sold for an impressively pretty penny. Jan Hicks, lead curator of the exhibition at the Science and Industry Museum, said: “ This is an unmissable exhibition for anyone eager to explore the origins of this influential label and its long-lasting legacy. For the first time since it's well-publicised auction in 2020, and in its first major public display in over 30 years, the iconic, white Vox Phantom VI teardrop guitar owned by Joy Division's.
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