Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café forming part of the Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.[1] It is a Grade II listed building.[2]
The first part of the stone building was opened as a library in 1884 with the museum and gallery being added in 1903 and extended in 1913. It became an art and heritage centre in 2003. It houses collections relating to local history and related topics, with changing exhibitions over time.
- ^ Taylor, Julia (18 November 2002). "Touchy, feely ... and a real wow". Rochdale Observer. MEN Media. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007.
- ^ Historic England. "Rochdale Central Library, Museum and Art Gallery (1367096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 March 2020.