Exhibitions
A Collection of Eclectic Subjects in Oils
Lytham Heritage Centre
Lytham Heritage Centre
2 8 August- 13 September 2026 Further information: Open Tuesdays – Sundays, 10.00 am…
Wild Things
The Lowry Galleries
The Lowry Galleries
18 July – 1 November 2026 Little imaginations can run wild at Lowry this…
The Labour of Care
Whitworth Art Gallery
Whitworth Art Gallery
1 August 2026 – 29 August 2027 An exhibition dedicated to centring the voices…
Michaela Yearwood-Dan: The Practice of Liberation
Whitworth Art Gallery
Whitworth Art Gallery
17 April – 18 October 2026 Bringing painting, ceramics and sound together into a…
Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven
Whitworth Art Gallery
Whitworth Art Gallery
10 July 2026 – 3 January 2027 Read what The Guardian has to say…
Inhale Me, Exhale You
Home
Home
2 June – 28 September 2026 Unspoken Feelings and Moments of Desire You can…
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art
Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery
Permanent exhibition This permanent display features over 200 magnificent artworks, including paintings, sculptures, decorative…
Treasures of the Earth: the Mineral World of John Ruskin
Brantwood
Brantwood
3 July – 25 October 2026 In partnership with The Ruskin, Lancaster University –…
Bellwethers: Fragility & Survival
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
11 April – 19 September 2026 Bellwethers: Fragility & Survival is a multi-media exhibition…
Useful/Beautiful
Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House
Blackwell The Arts & Crafts House
1 May – 29 August 2026 Useful/Beautiful marks 25 years of contemporary craft at Blackwell –…
Linder: The Return of Linderland
Grundy Art Gallery
Grundy Art Gallery
18 July – October 2026 Grundy Art Gallery and Hayward Gallery Touring present Linder: The…
Ai Weiwei: Button Up!
Factory International (Aviva Studios)
Factory International (Aviva Studios)
4 July- 6 September 2026 In Ai Weiwei: Button Up!, at Manchester’s Factory International,the…
Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige
Whitworth Art Gallery
Whitworth Art Gallery
14 March – 15 November 2026 Step into Japan’s floating world and explore the…
Abbot Hall Collections
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
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
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
Whitworth Art Gallery
30 September 2025 – 4 April 2027 A new exhibition exploring the changing…
Modern Life: the LS Lowry Collection
The Lowry Galleries
The Lowry Galleries
5 July 2025 – Visitors can see many of Lowry’s iconic pictures in the…
Splendours of the Sikh Raj: Arms and Armour
Manchester Art Gallery
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
Lady Lever Art Gallery
25 April – 1 November 2026 This exhibition is a celebration of the wide-ranging…