MACCLESFIELD SILK MUSEUM

July 29–August 8

11–5pm

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“I was really surprised when I was told they wanted to do something to commemorate Ian’s life. I just thought it was about time.”

Stephen Morris

“This exhibit brings together a wide range of material, posters, handbills, handwritten documents, and other memorabilia, for the first time. Much of it comes from the fans, a testament to Joy Division’s continued impact. It also provides a history of pop graphics, from punk through to the early Eighties.”

Jon Savage

Unknown Pleasures: a personal response from Richard de Peyer, director of Macclesfield Silk Museum

“On Tuesday May 17th 2010, the night before Ian’s anniversary, I photographed the grave site in Macclesfield cemetery where his ashes are interred. It was a lovely quiet evening with just a handful of new deposits spread around the site spreading across his kerbstone neighbour Walter Dean (‘Safe in God’s care’). Here Ian’s last testament ‘Love will tear us apart’ engraved onto the stone was just right with the accumulated tributes: dog tags and dog ends, candles, Debbie’s book of Ian’s life, flowers, cigarette lighters and survey sheets in many languages from a student working on Joy Division Fan Culture.”