Architectural historian Jonathan Foyle is set to speak to Chetham’s School of Music on Wednesday 17th September (6.30pm) in a public talk, focusing on the fascinating furniture collection which...
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Library Live Presents SpAcE~LiFe at Central Library
On Saturday 4th October 2014, marking the anniversary of the launch of Sputnik Flight I, European Space Agency and World Space Week 2014, RadarWorks will be taking over Manchester’s iconic and newly...
Exhibitions and Events at Manchester Museum this September
Exhibitions and Events at Manchester Museum September 2014 Permanent collection Manchester Museum is home to an array of treasures from the natural world and the many cultures it is home to....
Bi Rongrong Takes Up Residency at Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
Artist Bi Rongrong has taken up a three month residency at the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art. Bi Rongrong focuses on drawing as a way of taking notes on everyday life – with subject matters...
Castlefield Gallery Launches Latest Launch Pad Exhibition
Castlefield Gallery has announced its latest Launch Pad project – Literacy, a solo exhibition by Preston based Martin Hamblen. The exhibition is set to run from 5th to 14th September and forms part...
The Gravehounds of Bone Street – An Exhibition by Skull Paradise
James Burgess, Sophy Hollington, Idiot’s Pasture, Kate Prior and Pippa Toole are the illustration and design collective that make up Skull Paradise. Hailing from Brighton, Leeds and London, the...
National Football Museum Hosts Football Fete – Sunday 8th August
Now that summer is in full swing, why not take a trip down to the National Football Museum this Friday (8th August) and join them for their Summer Fair! Live music will be provided by the New York...
Summer Events at The Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)
Summer Listings: Imagine It, Make It, Move It Now on until 31 August Free 10.00am – 5.00pm Suitable for all ages Imagine it, Make it, Move it is a summer event for all ages full of imagination and...
Something Blue: Wedding Dresses – 1914 – 2014 at The Gallery of Costume
For the first time in over thirty years, the charming Georgian house of Platt Hall in Manchester will be hosting a bridal fashion exhibition, covering the wide ranging fashion choices of brides over...
‘Pedal Power’ At The Museum of Science and Industry
In honour of the 20th anniversary of the opening of the National Cycling Centre in Manchester, the Museum of Science and Industry has opened a new exhibition this weekend called Pedal Power which...
Meet Gorgosaurus at Manchester Museum
New dinosaur greets visitors. If you pop down to Manchester Museum before October, you will find a new ‘meeter & greeter’ awaiting you in the foyer – 7.3m long, 2.6m high, and with a smile...
In The Frame: Dance On Film
Dance art exhibition at The Lowry. Whilst dance is all too often confined to the stage, the Lowry is currently presenting an exhibition aimed at presenting dance as an exhibition via the medium of...
#HookedonMusic – New MOSI Game Seeks to Aid Research into Alzheimers
Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry has launched a new online game to explore the science behind music - #HookedOnMusic. The game is designed to test how quickly people can recognise tunes,...
Hacktivism – Activism in a Digital Age
The People’s History Museum and the Working Class Movement Library have joined forces to work on a collaborative project called Unlocking Ideas Worth Fighting For. As part of this project, a 24 hour...
Nie Zhengjie Holds First Solo Exhibition at Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art
Nie Zhengjie, the winner of the 2012 Liverpool John Moore’s Painting Prize China, has been invited to hold his first ever UK solo exhibition at the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art in Manchester....