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MOT (gallery)

2002 establishments in EnglandArt galleries established in 2002Contemporary art galleries in LondonMedia and communications in the London Borough of HackneyTourist attractions in the London Borough of Hackney
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MOT International, formerly MOT Gallery, was a contemporary art gallery in east London run by Chris Hammond. It opened in 2002 and closed in 2016.

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MOT (gallery)
Andrews Road, London Haggerston (London Borough of Hackney)

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Regent Studios (Ada Street Workshops)

Andrews Road 8
E8 4QN London, Haggerston (London Borough of Hackney)
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