Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled & Woven

This exhibition brings together new work by eight contemporary artists and collectives from Korea and India with historic textiles from the Whitworth’s collection. The exhibition traces surprising connections between Manchester’s industrial past and living craft traditions shaped by culture, migration, labour and care. Across the galleries, newly commissioned installations by eight artists and collectives sit alongside Indian and Korean textiles dating back more than 400 years.

Historic pieces are not tucked away as relics, but brought into conversation with contemporary work, opening up stories of ingenuity and industry, intimacy and extraction. Exhibition Preview 6pm - 8pm, Thursday 9 July 2026 (Book tickets for the preview here.) Exhibition runs from 10th July. Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER.

Artwork Photo: Jounghye Yoo, Gilded Veil, 2025, installation view in Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven, National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy. Photo by Garima Bhaskar