Okay, we’re starting with a reopening, not an opening, technically, but this building is so gorgeous… it’s worth it. Hosted in one of the UK’s oldest surviving synagogues (the oldest is Bevis Marks in London), this £6 million refurb was long overdue. Open since 1874, The Jewish Museum was created by the Sephardi Jews who came to Manchester from Spain and Portugal. It’s now a spectacular exhibition space, but the real draws are the exterior, which is clad in stunning, shimmering bronze, and the Moorish-inspired art inside.