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Artwork from the University of Salford Art Collection can be viewed in many places. While the New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery is our permanent space for exhibiting the Collection there is also often artwork on display elsewhere on campus, and on loan nationwide. To find out more about where artwork is currently being exhibited, visit our ‘What’s On’ tab, for our most recent activity, or stay up to date with our work on our social media platforms.


New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery

New Adelphi Atrium

Ground Floor, New Adelphi Building  

University Rd, Salford

M5 4BR 


Opening Times: 10am – 4pm, Monday to Friday during exhibition dates, excluding bank holidays.  

The New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery is open to all and free to visit. 

The New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery is located on the ground floor of the New Adelphi building, next to the Reception. The gallery is wheelchair accessible, with seating, toilets, and a shop/cafe for refreshments available within the New Adelphi building.

All of our exhibition handout material is avaliable digitally as well as physically in the gallery, you can find our current exhibition hand out here.

If you have any additional questions or concerns about visiting the New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery, don’t hesitate to email us at artcollection@salford.ac.uk

For full information about the facilities avaliable at the New Adelphi Buildling & a 360 degree walk through of the atrium.

Visit AccessAble for detailed accessability information for the whole New Adelphi Building.

Visit the University’s dedicated travel page to explore the different ways of reaching us.


The Albert Adams Room

Ground Floor, The Old Fire Station

Crescent, Salford

M5 4NL


Visit by appointment only – please contact us here: artcollection@salford.ac.uk

A permanent display of work from our Albert Adams speical collection is on display at the Albert Adams Room in The Old Fire Station, renamed in honour of the artist in February 2015.

There is step free acess throughout The Old Fire Station, accessable toilets, and seating avaliable.

Explore a digital curation of the current display curated by Dr. Alice Correia in 2021, avaliable through Art UK.

Visit AccessAble for detailed accessability information for the whole of The Old Fire Station Building.

For more information about The Old Fire Station, visit the University’s dedicated page.


The Clifford Whitworth Library – Exhibition Space

Ground Floor, Clifford Whitworth Library

The Broadwalk, Salford

M5 4WT


Opening times:

Students & Staff: 24/7

Public: Mon – Fri: 8am – 7pm, Sat & Sun: 8am – 5pm

The University of Salford Art Collection often programmes the Clifford Whitworth Library exhibition space. The exhibition space is located on the ground floor of the library, behind and round the corner from the ‘Print’ information desk by the stairs. 

The Library is wheelchair accessible, with seating, toilets, and a cafe for refreshments available within the Library. 

If you have any additional questions or concerns about visiting the exhibition space at the Clifford Whitworth Library, don’t hesitate to email us at artcollection@salford.ac.uk

Explore the full list of Library spaces and see a detailed map of the Clifford Whitworth Library.

Visit AccessAble for detailed accessability information for the whole of the Clifford Whitworth Library.

For more information about The Clifford Whitworth Library, visit the University’s dedicated page.