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The Life and Career of Charles Hallé: Bicentenary Exhibition

Wolfson Reading Room

This collaborative exhibition celebrates one of Manchester’s great adopted sons on his 200th birthday. The archives of The Henry Watson Music Library in Central Library, The Hallé Concerts Society, The […]

See My Dunya

Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space

Through photography, film, music and sculpture; See My Dunya: See My World brings to focus the seldom seen faces, the un-heard stories and dreams that make up the Somali-British experience. An invitation […]

Sixteen

Wolfson Reading Room

What’s it like to be sixteen years old now? In this exhibition, leading contemporary photographers join forces to present multimedia project, Sixteen, exploring the dreams, hopes and fears of sixteen-year olds across the UK. Photographer […]

Manchester in 100 Shops

First Floor Display Cases

Step back in time and take a walk down Manchester's high street passing by some of the city's iconic shop windows. From department stores to grocers and from toy shops […]

Bobbins: Frank Sidebottom and Chris Sievey

Archives+ Ground Floor

A fantastic multimedia exhibition dedicated to Manchester's most unique artist. Containing the cream of the Frank Sidebottom/Chris Sievey archive, as featured in the new documentary Being Frank: The Chris Sievey […]

A Radical Tradition – Eine Radikale Tradition

First Floor Exhibition Hall

This exhibition explores the work of three relatively unknown twentieth century German photographers, Hans Saebens, Hans Retzlaff and Erich Retzlaff. Their work during the 1930s and 1940s was produced as […]

Both Sides Now International Showcase

A bold, experimental and genre-spanning evening of new music created as part of a unique cross-European collaboration. This free one-off performance will showcase new music and visuals by Laura Campbell […]