Modern Life: The LS Lowry Collection

About

Lowry is home to the world’s largest public collection of paintings and drawings by LS Lowry. A large selection is on display in their permanent exhibition alongside other works on loan from private collections across the UK. 

LS Lowry is one of the most popular British painters of all time - and Lowry are lucky to own the world’s biggest public collection of his work.

Lowry is famous for his commitment to painting the daily lives of northern British people, often against the background of the modern industrial city. His seascapes and country landscapes are often the opposite – empty and even desolate.

He liked to sketch in real life and then paint from memory, sometimes using influences from surrealism, impressionism - and more – as he developed his distinctive style...

He spent over 40 years in and around Salford and his pictures still connect with locals and visitors to the city today.

"You don’t need brains to be a painter, just feelings." - LS Lowry

Talks & Tours

Gallery interpreters lead free tours of the LS Lowry exhibition every day at 12pm and 2pm. They discuss his life and work and highlight new works that have joined the display.

Tours last approximately 20 mins.