Ongoing

The Great Hall Exhibition

Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space

Manchester Town Hall closed in January 2018 and work then began on a labour of love: a once-in-a-lifetime chance to repair, protect and update this architectural masterpiece for future generations. The Great Hall […]

Shakespeare and Manchester: A Victorian Powerhouse Exhibition

First Floor Display Cases

For the first time, this exhibition tells the story of how seven personalities transformed Manchester into a global centre of Shakespearean theatre in the Victorian era and reveals present day […]

The Long Road South to find True North

Archives+ Ground Floor

Take a poetry journey from loss to hope, from home to infinity, to find your own personal True North.  100 people from Cornerstone Day Centre in Hulme, many affected by homelessness […]

Behind the Scenes Tour

Entrance Hall

What do George V, Gypsy Rose Lee and Bernard Bresslaw have in common? Which musician was once thrown out of the Language and Literature Library? What would you find now […]