I visited the Urbis museum in Manchester to look at the Hacienda exhibit and learn more about the ledgendary music scene. Urbis is an exhibition centre focusing on city life. Urbis' exhibition programme explores the culture and dynamism of cities around the world, covering photography, design, architecture, music, contemporary art and much more. The nightclub was owned by Factory Records and New Order. It consisted of a stage, dance area with bar, a cafe, DJ balcony and a cocktail bar. Host DJ's included Mike Pickering, Graeme Park and Dave Haslam.
There were some epic live acts who played they, including Madonna, New Order, The Smiths, Happy Mondays, Oasis, James, and Blur. In the 1990's drugs and gangs took over and became a constant problem. And Following a drug-related death and various shootings the club was closed in 1997. The movie 24 Hour Party People with Steve Coogan tells the story of the Hacienda.
The exhibition was a clever recreation of the style of the nightclub. It had many original pieces of artwork created for the club including the design that shaped its identity.
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