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- Area:
- City Centre
- Category:
- Best museum revamps
- Phone:
- 0161 834 5343
- Address:
- John Rylands Library, 150 Deansgate
M3 3EH
- Travel:
- Metrolink St Peter’s Square/City Centre buses/Deansgate Rail.
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John Rylands Library
150 Deansgate
Despite giving the impression of near-medieval antiquity, this glorious building is in fact just over a century old. First opened in 1900, among its astonishing treasures are the world’s oldest surviving fragment of the New Testament. The guided tours are highly recommended, and there is also a changing programme of exhibitions. Three years of renovation and rebuilding has left the library with an entire new entrance wing.
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