Trading Station: How hot drinks shape our lives
Type:Exhibition
Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley St, Manchester, M2 3JL
Trading Station explores the changing social use of tea, coffee and hot chocolate. Hot drinks, once expensive luxuries for the few, have enriched our lives, promoted the exchange of ideas and influenced the design of our homes.
Trading Station traces the history of how these drinks arrived in the UK, revealing their global histories, connections to slavery and colonisation, and contemporary ethical issues.
Spanning six centuries and ranging from silver, porcelain, glass, fashion, lighting, prints and painting, this showcase of exquisite and utilitarian objects asks probing questions and uncovers hidden histories.
Image Credit: Cornelia Parker Object That Fell Off The White Cliffs Of Dover, 1992. Courtesy the artist and Frith Street Gallery, London
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