Exhibitions

Building China: Landscapes of Change

29 October - 10 November 2026
This exhibition marks the twentieth anniversary of The Confucius Institute at The University of Manchester. It explores how China has been shaped through construction, infrastructure…

New Exhibition: The North Revisited

10 October 2026 - 24 January 2027
A joint exhibition bringing together John Bulmer’s The North and Simon Hill’s The North Revisited exploring how the North of England has changed and endured across six decades of documentary…

Schinkel in Manchester 1826-2026

7 September 2026 - 2 January 2027
An exhibition of architectural models by students from the Manchester School of Architecture of early nineteenth buildings in Berlin and Manchester created to celebrate the bicentenary…

[EXHIBITION] - Colours in the Field: Cotton, Empire and alternative futures in India

09:00 3 - 18:00 30 November 2026
Come and see this free exhibition in the Samuel Alexander Glass Corridor space at The University of Manchester. Combining archival research with natural pigments screen printed on…

The Whitworth After Hours: Autumn preview

18:00 - 20:00 19 November 2026
Join us for a special evening at the Whitworth as we celebrate the opening of our latest exhibitions and explore the gallery after hours. Be among the first to experience Bagri Commission:…

Celebrating older people’s lives and communities in North Manchester: An exhibition and celebration event

25 November 2026
This event celebrates the lives of older people living in North Manchester and their contribution to their communities. At this pop-up exhibition, creative work produced by older residents…

The Whitworth

Jodrell Bank

Martin Harris Centre

The John Rylands Library

Manchester Museum

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