Museum of Science and Industry

The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) is celebrating the 25^th anniversary of the opening of the Hacienda nightclub, by recording stories from clubbers.

MOSI is appealing for first-hand accounts from regular clubbers at the Hacienda. The recordings will accompany the Museum's archive collection of Hacienda material, which is in the Museum's Collections Centre.

The Hacienda opened on 21 May 1982 and closed in 1997. MOSI aims to encourage former fans of the Hacienda to share their memories of the iconic Manchester club, which rose to international acclaim and put the city at the centre of Britain's dance culture.

Jan Hargreaves, Senior Archivist at MOSI said:

"The Hacienda is an important part of Manchester's identity, and attracted international attention on the dance scene through its championing of Chicago House and later as a focal point for the 'Madchester' scene. We have a number of collection items from the club, such as flyers, posters and copies of Ben Kelly's building design plans, but we wanted to capture some of the essence about why it became so successful. The best way to do that is to speak to the people who were part of that scene and add their voices to our collections."

Hacienda-related items from the Museum's Factory Communications archive include guest lists, details of records played, building design plans, posters, flyers and membership cards.

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