Manchester: museums, exhibitions & activities

And Breathe… is an exhibition of artworks from our collection that has been co-curated with a community mental health group and a group of primary school pupils to explore the relationship between art...

Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

Kate Haywood

Kate Haywood is a contemporary ceramicist who makes enigmatic structures in porcelain inspired by found objects. Haywood is drawn to unusual objects, and we have invited her to make a work in response...

Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

The Game: 30 Years Through the Lens of Stuart Roy Clarke

Stuart Roy Clarke has been documenting football through a camera lens since 1989, capturing the ever-changing face of the beautiful game for three decades. His evocative photographs place fans and gro...

National Football Museum, Manchester

'Household Commotion’: Elizabeth Gaskell and the ‘awful treasure’ of her servants, 1832-1865.

This new interactive exhibition explores in detail some of the individual servants that worked for the Gaskell family including Hearn, Elizabeth’s faithful housekeeper, and Will Preston, the outdoor s...

Elizabeth Gaskell's House, Manchester

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Museums Association

3 museums – A card that offers free entry and discounts to museums, galleries and exhibitions.

National Art Pass

1 museum – A pass that offers you free entry or discounts to museums, galleries and historic houses across the UK

To see and do in Manchester

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