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Art & Culture

Everything you need to know about Manchester’s art and culture scenes

The 8 best museums in Manchester
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The 8 best museums in Manchester

Into the history of British democracy? How about football memorabilia? There’s a museum in town for you.

The most striking street art in Manchester
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The most striking street art in Manchester

Thanks to graffiti artists, the face of Manchester is constantly shifting

The best art galleries in Manchester
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The best art galleries in Manchester

From Victorian masterpieces to contemporary art by emerging talent

The greatest theatres in Manchester
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The greatest theatres in Manchester

We say head to the eccentric, fort-like Contact Theatre for its cutting-edge plays

The best Manchester cinemas
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The best Manchester cinemas

Whether you’re on a date or are on a solo quest for the quirky

The best museums in Manchester

Museum Of Science And Industry In Manchester
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Museum Of Science And Industry In Manchester

This inspiring venue explores how science, innovation and industry have created modern society and continue to shape it

Elizabeth Gaskell’s House
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Elizabeth Gaskell’s House

This place lay in a derelict state for years. Now it’s renovated it’s worth your time

Imperial War Museum North
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Imperial War Museum North

Architect Daniel Libeskind’s astonishing building is an aluminium-clad landmark on the banks of the Manchester ship canal

Where else is good for art in Manchester?

The Lowry
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The Lowry

This place opened in 2000 as the Millennium Project for the Arts and has gone from strength to strength

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Whitworth Art Gallery
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Whitworth Art Gallery

It’s the Whitworth space itself that impresses as much as the work within