Exhibitions
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…
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…
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…
Holly Graham: The Warp/ The Weft/ The Wake
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery
14 March – 15 March 2026 Since the summer of 2023, London-based artist Holly…
Stories Brought to Life: National Portrait Gallery Unframed
Media City
Media City
2 May – 31 August 2025 Stories Brought to Life is an immersive art…
LOWRY 360: Going To the Match
The Lowry Galleries
The Lowry Galleries
5 July 2025 – To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Lowry has launched its…
Exchanges
Whitworth Art Gallery
Whitworth Art Gallery
21 November 2023 – ongoing The Whitworth holds an outstanding collection of over 60,000…
Trading Station: How Hot Drinks Shape Our Lives
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery
14 December 2019 – 31 December 2026 Hot drinks, once expensive luxuries for the…
Out of the Crate: Investigating the Sculpture Collection at Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery
7 November 2019 – 31 December 2026 Part exhibition, part research space, Out of the…
The Whitworth: Collections
Whitworth Art Gallery
Whitworth Art Gallery
Founded in 1889 as the first English gallery in a park, the Whitworth is…
Salford Art Gallery: Collections
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Salford Museum and Art Gallery was the UK’s ‘first free public library’, which opened…
Manchester Art Gallery: Collections
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery
Manchester Art Gallery and The Gallery of Costume are home to the city’s world-class…