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Shirley Baker: Airport ’87

First Floor Exhibition Hall

A poignant look back at at Manchester Airport as seen through the lens of acclaimed photographer Shirley Baker, thirty years ago, having spent a day at the airport in 1987 capturing […]

Portrait Youth Exhibition

Wolfson Reading Room

Manchester Metropolitan University’s Manchester Fashion Institute is involved in an exciting new project that explores the individual and civic identities of Greater Manchester’s young people through style, fashion and dress. Academics Jo Jenkinson, John […]

Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians

Archives+ Ground Floor

Manchester Histories presents Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians, a Heritage Lottery Fund supported exhibition. Five groups from across Greater Manchester have explored their own hidden histories to create a multi-media exhibition that […]

World War I’s Hidden Voices – Exhibition Launch

Performance Space

India, Africa, the West Indies and recruitment through culture explored in two parallel exhibitions telling the story of World War 1 via the British colonial experience. Southern Voices exhibition, From […]

World War I’s Hidden Voices

Lwr Ground floor - City Library

India, Africa, the West Indies and recruitment through culture explored in two parallel exhibitions: From the Shadows of War and Empire A documentary exhibition by Southern Voices Few know about […]

The Danger Tree – An Augmented Reality Experience

First Floor Exhibition Hall

Scarlett Raven and Marc Marot are acknowledged to be amongst the world’s first augmented reality fine artists. The Danger Tree exhibition, visually brought to life by award-winning film set designer […]

Stories of Sacrifice

Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space

From recruitment to burial, this exhibition developed by the British Muslim Heritage Centre and part funded by the Community Covenant, gives an insight into the selfless sacrifice of Muslim soldiers, […]

Women’s Words on Manchester

Wolfson Reading Room

Women’s Words is a joint project between Manchester Libraries, Pankhurst Centre, Soroptimist International Manchester and Wordplay Community Arts. It captures a moment in Manchester’s history. One hundred years on from […]

Inside View: Original and Creative Work by Learners at HMP Manchester

First Floor Display Cases

An exhibition of creative work produced by learners attending NOVUS Education classes at HMP Manchester. This joint collaboration between Manchester Central Library and NOVUS Education showcases the excellent standard of […]

Suffrage in Manchester

Lower Ground Floor Exhibition Space

In celebration of the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, this exhibition has been created by Heritage schools to showcase the work of local primary and secondary school […]

Hit the North

First Floor Exhibition Hall

From incisive studio portraiture to grand rural vistas, Hit the North celebrates northern photography across five decades. The exhibition is curated by Manchester-based Hobo Photo, which promotes photography with high-quality roving exhibitions. Free - please […]