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Manchester is a large city in the United Kingdom, centrally located in England. The city was an important textile industry city, making Manchester the archetype of a textile city, partly because Flemish weavers settled in the city at that time. The industrial past is still clearly visible in Manchester. Famous sights or buildings in the city include: the Manchester Cathedral, the Imperial War Museum North located in Trafford Park, the neo-Gothic John Rylands Library, the Museum of Science and Industry, (MOSI), the tallest building in Manchester: the Beetham Tower and the two major football stadiums: Old Trafford (Manchester United) and Etihad Stadium (Manchester City).

Manchester is a large city in the United Kingdom, centrally located in England. The city was an important textile industry city, making Manchester the archetype of a textile city, partly because Flemish weavers settled in the city at that time. The industrial past is still clearly visible in Manchester. Famous sights or buildings in the city include: the Manchester Cathedral, the Imperial War Museum North located in Trafford Park, the neo-Gothic John Rylands Library, the Museum of Science and Industry, (MOSI), the tallest building in Manchester: the Beetham Tower and the two major football stadiums: Old Trafford (Manchester United) and Etihad Stadium (Manchester City).

There are 19 museums in Manchester.

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Museum of Science and Industry

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The Manchester City F.C Museum and Stadium Tour

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National Football Museum

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Manchester Museum

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Manchester Art Gallery

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People's History Museum

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Whitworth Art Gallery

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Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives

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Exhibitions in Manchester

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Revolution Manchester Gallery

Revolution Manchester Gallery

Discover the story of our historic site, get on board with the transport revolution and uncover Manchester’s aviation history. Weave your way around Cottonopolis, discover why small is beautiful in M...

Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Textiles Gallery

Textiles Gallery

Dubbed 'Cottonopolis', Manchester was once the international centre of the world’s cotton industry. The city imported up to a billion tonnes of raw cotton a year, towns like Bolton and Preston became...

Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Power Hall

Discover the machinery that powered mills all over the North West and helped to shape our world. Once a railway transit shed, the Power Hall is now home to some of our locomotives, rolling stock and...

Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Revolutionary Railroad

Revolutionary Railroad

World-shaping, record-breaking, life-changing. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the world’s first intercity line that started a transport revolution. Stand in the original waiting rooms of th...

Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

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