Exhibitions

Faces & Places of the Fylde

Lytham Heritage Centre

20 August – 8 September 2024 Faces & Places of the Fylde is an…

Charmaine Watkiss: Legacy

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

20 July – 28 December 2024 Abbot Hall presents Legacy, a solo exhibition by contemporary artist Charmaine…

Collection Spotlight: Codes and Conduct

Grundy Art Gallery

6 July – 7 September 2024 Programmed throughout the year, Collection Spotlight exhibitions are…

Garth Gratrix: Flamboyant Flamingos Feat. Derek Jarman and Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Grundy Art Gallery

6 July – 7 September 2024 A riot of colour and queer expression is…

Shirley Craven

Whitworth Art Gallery

6 April 2024 – 11 May 2025 Born in Hull in 1934 and evacuated…

Stories of Women, Work and Uncertain Futures

Manchester Art Gallery

8 March  –  5 January 2025 Stories of Women, Work and Uncertain Futures is…

Matthew Bamber: Dream Home

Home

28 March – 9 June 2024 Matthew Bamber explores themes of memory and trauma,…

National Treasures: Velázquez in Liverpool

Walker Art Gallery

10 May — 26 August 2024 ‘National Treasures: Velázquez in Liverpool‘ sees ‘The Rokeby…

Into the Light: An Intervention by Nahem Shoa

Walker Art Gallery

6 October 2023—12 August 2024 Asking uncomfortable questions related to Transatlantic slavery, Liverpool’s cotton…

Reflections on Water by Cumbria Printmakers

Brantwood

23 March – 19 May 2024 Set against the breathtaking backdrop of our Cumbrian…

Of Truth of Water by Frances Hatch

Brantwood

15 March – 13 July 2024 An exhibition of plein air paintings in water-based…

Sublime Symmetry: William De Morgan

Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House

1 March – 6 October 2024 Sublime Symmetry is an exhibition featuring 60 pots,…

Claude Cahun: Beneath this Mask

Abbot Hall Art Gallery

23 March – 3 August 2024 An exhibition of striking photographs exploring the complexities…

Exchanges

Whitworth Art Gallery

21 November 2023 – 24 November 2024 The Whitworth holds an outstanding collection of…

Manchester Open 2024

Home

3 February – 28 April 2024 Taking place every two years, the Open Exhibition…

Creating Visions: Women Designers 1900-2000

Walker Art Gallery

21 October 2023 – further notice Iconic designs by Laura Ashley (1925-1985), Mary Quant…

Another View: Landscapes by Women Artists

Lady Lever Art Gallery

20 April —18 August 2024 This exhibition will examine women artists’ place in the…

Unpicking Couture

Manchester Art Gallery

21 July 2023  –  12 January 2025 Created by influential designers and fashion houses,…

Traces of Displacement

Whitworth Art Gallery

7 April 2023 – 12 May 2024 This exhibition uses the Whitworth’s collection to…

What’s New? Collecting for Manchester

Manchester Art Gallery

7 February 2023  –  31 December 2025 This new display explores the different ways…

Venues