Manchester Jewish Museum has confirmed it's reopening date following a major capital development redesign and extension. After a long period of planning and work the brand new museum will open with a gallery, cafe, shop and learning studio and kitchen. Works have...
Nine young activists have teamed with Manchester Jewish Museum to create stories of sharing and connection as part of the museum's third Trailblazer event. Aged 16-18 the students from King David High School have uncovered a series of stories to commemorate Holocaust...
Manchester Jewish Museum launches its December trailblazer series next week, meeting the women at the frontline of the UK Jewish Music scene. The December showcase forms part of the series of trailblazer events as Manchester Jewish Museum prepares to reopen in Spring...
Manchester Jewish Museum is set to present its first ever Festival of Belonging at venues across the city including Central Library and The Lowry. The one week event will feature nights of comedy, theatre, storytelling, films and visual arts. The festival will...
Manchester Jewish Museum will mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the largest of the Nazi death-camps with two premieres of musical and theatrical performances. The creative performances are based on the real-life experiences and...
As building work starts on the major extension of Manchester Jewish Museum, the museum is moving temporarily into the basement of Manchester Central Library. Work will start shortly on the major extension of Manchester Jewish Museum’s historic Cheetham Hill building....
Manchester Jewish Museum has announced that it has received a £2.89m National Lottery grant to held with an ambitious £5m development project. The development works will see the museum, housed inside a former synagogue, gouble in size with new galleries, learning...
Manchester Jewish Museum will host five weeks of action-packed activities for children aged 7 to 14 with Two-Gun Cohen’s Summer Adventure Camp. The activity based Summer Camp takes place on Wednesdays throughout August and is based on the life and exploits of...
Manchester Jewish Museum is set to hold a month of museum experiments this August, including free admission, a Jewish joke board, a museum choir and Jewish cooking workshops. These experiments are part of the museum’s development project which is being supported by...
Manchester's Jewish Museum has been named as the 10th best small museum in the UK by The Times. The Museum has been named alongside the likes of the SS Great Britain, Horniman Museum and Norwich Castle in the top 25 small museums across the UK. The announcement comes...
Manchester Jewish Museum has appointed Citizens Design Bureau (CDB) as the architects for its major development project. The lead architect will be CDB founder, Katy Marks, who was a Project Architect for the Stirling Prize winning ‘Liverpool Everyman Theatre’ and was...
Manchester Jewish Museum has announced is 2016 Cultural Programme, a mix of live ‘Syna-Gigs’ performed from the heart of the hidden venue. Launching on 27 January, Holocaust Memorial Day, the museum’s first live event of the year invites visitors to experience the...
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 full restoration of the museum's historic synagogue building. An...