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- Area:
- City Centre
- Category:
- Best museum revamps
- Phone:
- 0161 235 8888
- Address:
- Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street
M2 3JL
- Open Times:
- Open 10am-5pm Tue-Sun.
- Travel:
- Metrolink Mosley Street/City Centre buses/ Piccadilly rail
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Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
A noted home to some stunning Pre-Raphaelite art. Highlights of the three floors of the permanent collection include Rossetti’s Astarte Syriaca as well as notable pieces by both Turner and Modigliani and a superb collection of impressionist paintings of early 20th-century by the underrated Adolph Valette, Lowry’s early art teacher. There’s also a changing programme of prestigious exhibitions on the top floor. The building itself, designed by Charles Barry in 1824, had an extensive £35 million extension and refit in 2002, letting in more light, opening a new wing and installing an interactive children’s gallery.
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