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The Whitworth shortlisted for architecture prize
The Whitworth has been shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize, the RIBA Stirling Prize. The news comes following its ambitious £15 million redevelopment of the 126 year-old...
Manchester Art Gallery to host ‘An Exhibition for Modern Living’
Manchester Art Gallery has announced that it will present An Exhibition for Modern Living by British contemporary artist Matthew Darbyshire from September. The showing will be Darbyshire’s largest...
Previewed: Darkness and Light – Exploring Gothic at the John Rylands Library
Manchester’s John Rylands Library is set to house a new exhibition, Darkness and Light: Exploring Gothic, revealing how Gothic architecture and anatomy inspired and influences by a literary genre...
Home to host exhibition on spamming and scamming
Home has announced that it will house a major new exhibition by artists Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. The exhibition, I must first apologise ..., is set to give a face to the ambiguous and...
Heritage Lottery to fund Jewish Museum development
The Heritage Lottery Fund is set to fund a major development of Manchester Jewish Museum which will result in a new museum extension, housing new galleries, learning and event spaces as well as the...
Manchester Museum Launches Book Promoting Play In Museum Space
Manchester Museum has announced the launch of a new book promoting play in museum space, setting down key ideas for changing or improving how museums and galleries approach play. The book is aimed...
Manchester Art Gallery to Exhibit Van Dyck’s Final Self-Portrait
Renowned work to form part of Artists in the Frame exhibition Manchester Art Gallery will present the exhibition Artists in the Frame: Self-portraits by Van Dyck and Others from 21 May – 31 August....
Wired, Wild and Alive at Z-Arts
There’s something wild happening at Manchester’s specialist family arts destination Z-arts this May. Families across Manchester are set to be excited and enlivened by the magical natural world...
Manchester Museum Holding Butterfly Release on Election Day
Contemporary artist, Romuald Hazoumè, to give away butterflies from six of his compositions Contemporary African artist Romuad Hazoumè and Manchester Museum are set to encourage political engagement...
The Whitworth To Host First UK M+ Sigg Exhibition on Four Decades of Chinese Art
Manchester’s newly reopened The Whitworth has announced its next major exhibition is set to be the first UK show from the renowned M+ Sigg Collection. The exhibition, Four Decades of Chinese Art,...
The Whitworth and Dunham Massey Shortlisted for Museum of the Year
Manchester’s The Whitworth and Dunham Massey’s Georgian Country House have been announced as two of the six museums shortlisted for the 2015 Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year. The Museum of the...
What’s on at Manchester Museum in May?
Exhibitions and Events at Manchester Museum - May 2015 Permanent collection Manchester Museum is home to an array of treasures from the natural world and the many cultures it is home to. Highlights...
8 HiDDEN Gems to Visit in and Around Manchester City Centre
Say Hi to the HiDDEN Eight small heritage attractions based in and around the city centre have come together to launch a new network called HiDDEN. Originally established last year (and previously...
What’s on at the Museum of Science and Industry this April?
The Munitionettes 3 - 19 April : 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm (duration 20 minutes) Recommended for ages 7 years + To tie in with the opening of MOSI's brand new exhibition, The Innovation...