Exhibitions

Abbot Hall Collections

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Abbot Hall is one of Britain’s preeminent small art galleries, set in a Grade…

Grundy Art Gallery: Collections

Grundy Art Gallery

The Grundy Art Gallery first opened to the public in 1911. The building was…

Performing Trees: Whitworth collection exhibition

Whitworth Art Gallery

30 September 2025 – 4 April 2027   A new exhibition exploring the changing…

Yuki Kihara Darwin in Paradise Camp

Whitworth Art Gallery

3 October 2025 – 1 March 2026 The Whitworth is proud to present Yuki…

Rethinking Abstract Art

Whitworth Art Gallery

22 November 2025 – 15 February 2026 From the early 20th century to today,…

Turner in Time

Whitworth Art Gallery

22 November 2025 – 15 February 2026 Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) remains one of Britain’s most renowned…

The Guardians of Living Matter

The Lowry Galleries

31 January – 29 March 2026 The Guardians of Living Matter is an interdisciplinary…

Modern Life: the LS Lowry Collection

The Lowry Galleries

5 July 2025 – 30 June 2026 Visitors can see many of Lowry’s iconic…

Splendours of the Sikh Raj: Arms and Armour

Manchester Art Gallery

22 November 2025  –  29 November 2026 For over 300 years, the Sikhs have…

May Morris: Crafting a Legacy

Lady Lever Art Gallery

25 April – 1 November 2026 This exhibition is a celebration of the wide-ranging…

Seasons of Recovery

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8 December 2025 – 8 March 2026 Seasons of Recovery is a project by…

Roots in the Sly

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11 October 2025 – 25 January 2026 Roots in the Sky is the first institutional…

Artefacts of Interaction

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6 September  2025 – 29 March 2026 New work by Will Belshah & artist…

Vivienne Westwood: Designer in Focus

Walker Art Gallery

18 April 2025 –  October 2026 Vivienne Westwood: Designer in Focus is a new…

East Side Story – Portrait of a Lakes Road in Winter by Ken Royall

Brantwood

10 January – 12 April 2026 These photographs by local photographer Ken Royall depict…

Frances Priest: Motif | Line | Colour

Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House

7 November 2025 – 11 April 2026 Explore the ceramic work of celebrated Edinburgh-based…

Open 2026

Grundy Art Gallery

24 January – 7 March 2026 Written into the founding documents of Grundy Art…

Turning Point: Jayne Simpson – LION

Grundy Art Gallery

24 January – 7 March 2026 Turning Point is Grundy Art Gallery’s ongoing programme…

Collection Spotlight: A Body of Work

Grundy Art Gallery

24 January – 7 March 2026 For the Grundy’s second Collection Spotlight exhibition of…

Collection Spotlight: 1926

Grundy Art Gallery

24 January – 7 March 2026 This exhibition brings together items on loan from…

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