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About

Founded as The Manchester Modernist Society in 2009 by Jack Hale and Maureen Ward, the ‘society’ is a creative project dedicated to celebrating and engaging with twentieth century architecture and design, through publishing, events, exhibitions and creative collaborations. Shortly afterwards, and following the addition of its third member, Eddy Rhead, the organisation was formally constituted as a Community Interest Company.

Our publishing arm 'The Modernist' was established in 2011, initially publishing as a quarterly printed magazine. The Modernist has now developed into a small press, publishing limited editions about 20th century architecture and design as well as evolving into a gallery and a shop.

The Society currently has active city chapters in Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham and you can follow their activities here.

If you are interested in collaborating with us on a project idea, then please get in touch. Have a look in our project archive to see some of the things we get up to.



Our Board of Directors (Modernist Society CIC)

Nicky Beaumont, Leigh Bird, Jack Hale, Anthony Morrow, Eddy Rhead

Our Patrons

The Modernist Society enjoys the the support of its excellent Patrons:

Jonathan Meades: Writer, broadcaster and resident of Le Corbusier's Unite d'Habitation

Johnny Marr: Musician, Mancunian and modernist.

Thanks also to Helen Furnivall at High Rise Communications

The Modernist Society is a not for profit Community Interest Company no. 06811797

Registered Address: 58 Port Street, Manchester M1 2EQ

The Modernist Society is very grateful for the support it has received from from the Social Enterprise Academy and from our members and individual donors.