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Hot Prospects: Zine Making at the National Football Museum

Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor

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Hot Prospects: Zine Making

National Football Museum, Manchester
16 March 2024

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Free
Hot Prospects: Zine Making, with two young people against a purple background.
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The National Football Museum is encouraging people to embrace their creative side with a series of workshops called Hot Prospects. One of the highlights of this series is a Zine Making workshop with with illustrator and graphic designer Paloma Front. In the session you’ll learn how to construct and curate these self published booklets that can share passions, interests and beliefs. You’ll also learn about the longstanding history of fanzines in football and be able to respond to some of the museum’s historic objects in your own zine.

All materials will be provided so just turn up with yourself and your creativity.

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