Location | Salford Quays Salford Greater Manchester England |
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Coordinates | 53°28′14.60″N 2°17′47.03″W / 53.4707222°N 2.2963972°W |
Public transit | |
Type | Art gallery and Lyric and Quays theatres and Studio |
Genre(s) | Arts centre |
Capacity | Lyric: 1,730 Quays: 466 Studio: 150 |
Construction | |
Built | 1999 |
Opened | 2000 |
Construction cost | £106 million |
Architect | Michael Wilford |
Website | |
The Lowry |
The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England. The complex opened on 28 April 2000 and was officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.