One of the country’s finest art collections in spectacular Victorian and contemporary surroundings. The gallery’s £35 million transformation has enabled the collection to be presented to visitors in imaginative new ways. Highlights include outstanding pre-Raphaelite paintings, craft and design and early 20th century British art. Manchester Art Gallery is a 5 minute walk from the venue.

Address: Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL
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Explore the world at Manchester Museum with its 4 floors of displays and exhibitions in 15 galleries, featuring collections from all over the world. Founded as a natural history museum in 1821, the University of Manchester-owned museum has grown to play host to a fascinating collection of exhibits. Manchester Museum is a 20 minute walk from the venue. Manchester Museum is to reopen to the public on 18 February 2023.

Address: The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
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After the Whitworth’s stunning £15 million development, the gallery now is fully integrated into the park it calls home. An art garden by Sarah Price, sculpture terrace and orchard garden, alongside new spaces that embrace the park, such as a landscape gallery and a café in the trees, all reflect its beautiful setting. Whitworth Art Gallery is a 30 minute walk from the venue.

Address: The Whitworth, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER
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The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester is a place full of amazing objects and world changing ideas. Visit the world’s oldest surviving passenger railway station and the world’s first railway warehouse, built in 1830. Be inspired by the wonder of science, enjoy live demonstrations of historic working machinery, take part in fun science shows and lots more. The Science and Industry Museum is a 10 minute walk from the venue.

Address: Science and Industry Museum, Liverpool Road, Manchester M3 4FP
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From gallery to screen via café bar and bookshop, HOME redefines the contemporary arts centre, creating a space where ideas, hopes and moments of wonder ricochet off walls and lodge themselves in the headspace of audiences old and new. Following a highly anticipated opening weekend, led by Danny Boyle, in May 2015, HOME, Manchester’s new centre has opened its doors to great fanfare and acclaim. HOME is a 5 minute walk from the venue.

Address: 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN
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A visit to Greater Manchester’s Museum of Transport is a journey back in time. You will find yourself transported to an age when all the local authorities around Manchester ran their own buses, proudly painted in local colours and adorned with the Corporation’s crest. Greater Manchester’s Museum of Transport is a 15 minute drive from the venue.

Address: Museum of Transport, Boyle Street, Cheetham, Manchester M8 8UW
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