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Lowry Art Gallery wins £6.6 million bidding war to keep iconic 'Going to the Match' painting

It was bought with the help of an 'incredibly generous' donation from the Law Family Charitable Foundation

Manchester Evening News

Salford museum pays £7.8m for LS Lowry’s Going to the Match

Purchase of 1953 painting beloved by football fans made possible by gift from charitable foundation

The Guardian - UK

Lowry masterpiece to remain free for public after sale to The Lowry arts centre

The historic painting, depicting a throng of people gathered at Burnden Park football stadium, sold for a record-breaking £6.6 million on Wednesday.

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LS Lowry painting Going To The Match sells at auction for £6.6 million

The artwork depicts people gathered at Burnden Park football stadium, former home of Bolton Wanderers.

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: Made of stone

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Manchester Evening News

Salford mayor wants export ban to stop city losing world famous Lowry painting

Paul Dennett wants to keep £8m 'Going to the Match' on public view

Manchester Evening News

Mega rich football stars urged to buy famous LS Lowry painting

Salford city mayor wants £8m work to be accessible to public

Manchester Evening News

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Lowry masterpiece sold to private collector would be tragic – mayor of Salford

The painting will headline Christies Modern British and Irish Art Evening Sale on October 19.

The Independent UK

The fight to keep Lowry’s Going to the Match in public view

In today’s Fiver: Art, a potential identity crisis and Dundee United

The Guardian - UK

Save Lowry’s Going to the Match for public, urges Salford mayor

Plea to wealthy footballers and clubs to help buy auctioned painting to stop it disappearing into private collection

The Guardian - UK

Lowry’s Going to the Match expected to fetch £8m at auction

Painting done in 1953 of crowds outside Burnden Park being sold to raise money for footballers’ charitable foundation

The Guardian - UK

Manchester's theatres, galleries and museums pay tribute to The Queen

The city's cultural institutions have paid tribute to Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II

Manchester Evening News

Closures and cancellations in Greater Manchester following the death of the Queen

There will be changes to scheduled events and opening hours

Manchester Evening News

The under the radar development that’s going to completely change Manchester

It's made up of 15,000 homes, a park, school, tram stop, and GP surgeries, potentially

Manchester Evening News

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Greater Manchester arts complex faces £1m energy bill this winter

The Lowry says energy costs in 2022-23 will far outstrip its entire Arts Council grant

Manchester Evening News

Plans for 1,500 homes in historic Salford area once painted by Lowry

Greengate landscape set to be transformed

Wales Online

Forgotten Welsh Lowry painting reappears after 60 years and sells for thousands

It sold for over double its minimum estimate price

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve got a love-hate relationship with London’: Jock McFadyen on the city that inspires him

Deserted tube stations and sewage outflow pipes – the work of Paisley-born painter Jock McFadyen captures the eerie emptiness of the city he calls home

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Iconic city centre pub Sam's Chop House finally reopening in time for Valentine's Day

LS Lowry's favourite boozer is set to reopen within weeks

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