19th century life science teaching objects on public display for the first time at Manchester Museum. The private collection of prolific art collector George Loudon is set to go on public display for the first time at Manchester Museum as a part of the museum’s Object Lessons exhibition. The display will feature his collection of 19th…
With 14 UK premieres, 76 artists, 46 performances, 15 public space installations, five discussion events and five new commissions, SICK! Festival returns to Manchester and Salford running from 8-25 March. The three-week programme featuring some of the finest and most hard-hitting new theatre, dance, film and public art from around the world, alongside fascinating debates,…
Major donation moves plans for permanent South Asia gallery a step closer A major gift by Shalni and Simon Arora through the Savannah Wisdom Foundation and B&M Retail has given a significant boost to the fundraising effort for a new permanent South Asia Gallery, which will be the first in the country to present the deep history…
Solo exhibition of new work by artist and musician John Hyatt Home is set to host a major solo exhibition of new work by John Hyatt, the artist, music, author, scientist, explorer and one third of art rock band The Three Johns. Running from Saturday 4 February until Wednesday 29 March, the showing will look…
Celebrate the big and small things that make our world wonderful Celebrating the values that bring us together, rather than those that set us apart, Manchester Museum (part of the University of Manchester) is partnering with Common Cause Foundation which published research earlier this year on what those of us living in the north west…
Manchester’s Z-arts, based in Hulme, has won the prestigious Lever Prize 2017. The Manchester venue for children and families which covers all art forms and creative activities, won the award for a brand-new project, My Planet, a creative arts project aimed at increasing attainment and aspiration for primary aged children living in poverty in Hulme…
A new initiative exploring what the people in Greater Manchester value has launched at Manchester Museum. Celebrating the values that bring us together, rather than those that set us apart, the museum is partnering with Common Cause Foundation which published research earlier this year on what those of us living in the north west value….
Manchester Art Gallery is set to launch its new exhibition, Wynford Dewhurst: Manchester’s Monet, the first retrospective of the English impressionist painter and art theorist since his death in 1941. The exhibition, which launches on 9 December 2016, running until 23 April 2017, will feature many of the controversial artist’s works on public display for the first…
‘If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left.’ Responding to these unsettling words attributed to Albert Einstein, the latest exhibition at Manchester Museum (part of the University of Manchester) After the Bees, presents a series of artworks exploring a poignant narrative of loss….
Andy Warhol: Death, politics and selfies come to The Whitworth The Whitworth will draw on the Artist Rooms collection of international modern and contemporary art owned by National Galleries of Scotland and Tate to put together it’s new exhibition – Artist Rooms: Andy Warhol. The exhibition shows the sharp critical opinions of an artist known…
