Manchester Art Gallery

Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.manchestergalleries.org

Telephone

Information desk

0161 235 8888

Textphone

0161 235 8893

Fax

0161 235 8899

0161 235 8805

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Manchester Art Gallery
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Here you'll find everything from fine art to a Levi jeans chair. Manchester Art Gallery's world class collection spans six centuries and contains over 25,000 items.

Winner of Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2008 in the Manchester Tourism Awards and shortlisted for the Guardian Family Friendly Award, Manchester Art Gallery has something for everyone.

Regularly changing exhibitions, an award winning cafe and a gallery shop mean that you can pop in for 10 minutes, or spend a whole day there. You don't have to like everything inside. And you don't need to be an expert to enjoy a visit.

Manchester Art Gallery. Enjoy. Discover. Relax.

This gallery has a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Gallery

 Opening hours

Tuesday - Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, 10am - 5pm

Closed Monday (except Bank Holidays),Good Friday, 24-26 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

 Admission charges

Free

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • General audio-guide available
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Cafeteria
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Mail order service available
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.manchestergalleries.org

Telephone

Information desk

0161 235 8888

Textphone

0161 235 8893

Fax

0161 235 8899

0161 235 8805

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Part of a Designated Collection of Fine and Decorative Art, which you can also see at Wythenshawe Hall and Heaton Hall, is on display here. Please contact Manchester Art Gallery for more information if you wish to see a specific item.

Manchester Art Gallery is renowned for its collections of fine and decorative art, including internationally famous Pre-Raphaelite paintings and significant holdings of English ceramics. The Art Gallery re-opened in 2002 after a £35 million expansion which doubled the amount of display space available.

Famous for its impressive collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, the gallery houses works by Hunt, Rosetti, Madox Brown and Burne-Jones among others. However, all periods are covered, including what’s happening now.

Collection details

Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Archaeology

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Specialist publications on collections available

Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.manchestergalleries.org

Telephone

Information desk

0161 235 8888

Textphone

0161 235 8893

Fax

0161 235 8899

0161 235 8805

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Exhibition details are listed below, you may need to scroll down to see them all.

Visual Dialogues: Disasters of War

1 November 2009 — 1 July 2010 *on now

The Chapman Brothers' gruesome model Disasters of War joins the gallery's exhibition of Goya etchings of the same name. From late Novenber, a suprise addition will join the display, developed by a dynamic group of young people (know as Manchester Art Gallery's Creative Consultants) together with artist Katy McCall.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

Free, no need to book.

ARTIST ROOMS

4 February — 11 April 2010 *on now

Ron Mueck's hyper-real sculptures of the human figure are tender portrayals of people in their most intimate, isolated and vunerable moments. This exhibition feature three of his remarkable, out of scale sculptures.
ARTIST ROOMS on Tour with The Art Fund supported by the Scottish Govenment is an inspired partnership with the UK's indepenant art charity and national government enabling Tate and National Galleries of Scotland throughout the UK.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

FREE

Facing East: Recent works from China, India and Japan from the Frank Cohen Collection

4 February — 11 April 2010 *on now

Prepare to be amazed by a dozen examples of groundbreaking contemporary painting and sculpture by major artists from China, India and Japan. This wondrous exhibition includes a lifesize elephant with skin made entirely of bindis and fibreglass figures inspired by kung fu fight scenes from The Matrix. It's an exceptional opportunity to see some of the most exciting works from the Fank Cohen Collection, many of which have never been exhibited before.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

Free, no need to book.

Women Like You

6 March — 9 May 2010 *on now

Charlotte Newson's photo-mosaic portrait of Manchester suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is formed from thousands of images of other inspirational women, supplied by people from around the world.
The portrait, also displayed on poster sites across the city, is the first punlic artwork in Manchester commemorating this remarkable women and her pivitol role in our history.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

FREE

We Came, We Saw, We Ventured

9 March — 2 May 2010 *on now

Drawing, textiles and mixed-media artworks inspired by the gallery and our collections, created by people with learning disabilities.
Produced in partnership with Venture Arts, a specialist in the provision of arts and crafts workshops for people with learning disabilities. Their mission is to provide a high quality arts experience in a friendly, stimulating and inclusive environment, focusing on bringingout the best in every individual, nuturing talent and enhancing overall wellbeing and quality of life.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

FREE

A World Observed 1940 - 2010: Photographs by Dorothy Bohm

24 April — 30 August 2010

A World Obeserved 1940 - 2010 is the first comprehensive retrospective tracing one exceptional woman's career across six decades and several continents.
From vintage portraits to abstract Polaroids, our absorbing exhibition features around 200 prints by leading photographer Dorothy Bohm.
Discover a vast collection of aesthetically striking and deeply humane works that document the people and landscapes of Africa, Europe and North America in a rapidly changing world.
Plus, explore a recreation of Bohm's 1940s portrait studio and (re)discover the fading art of film processing in our gallery dark room.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

FREE

Quarantine - The Soldier's Song

15 May — 4 July 2010

You're invited to sing a karaoke duet with a soldier.
This quietly provocative installation was made by the Manchester-based Quarantine theatre company over an 18 month period with currently serving soldiers.
Quarantine is one of the hottest companies of the moment. The Guardian

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

10am-5pm

Admission

FREE

Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.manchestergalleries.org

Telephone

Information desk

0161 235 8888

Textphone

0161 235 8893

Fax

0161 235 8899

0161 235 8805

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

HIghlights tour

30 January — 30 May 2010 *on now

Join a trained guide from Manchester Art Gallery Friends for a tour
Every Saturday and Sunday

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

2-3pm

Admission

FREE, just turn up

The interactive laboratory

30 January — 30 May 2010 *on now

Join the lab assistant in the Interactive Gallery for hands-on activities and creative experiments.
Suitable for children of any age
Every weekend until 30 May

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Especially for children
  • All ages

When

12-4pm

Where

Interactive Gallery

Admission

FREE

Exhibition tour

25 March 2010

Exhibition curator Fiona Corridan leads a tour a Facing East.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

1-1:45pm

Admission

Free, please book

Drawing art weekend

27 — 28 March 2010

Relaxed two day courses for adults of all abilities, led by artists.

Suitable for

  • All ages

When

11am-4pm

Admission

£30 (£25 concessions) Please book

Mushroom Magic

30 March — 1 April 2010

Create giant mushrooms and shrink them into cute keyrings and badges inspired by Murakami's amazing Army of Mushrooms (in our Facing East exhibition). Suitable for children aged 0-11. (sign in from 12.30pm)

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • Especially for children
  • All ages

When

1-3pm

Admission

Free, drop in, no need to book

Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.manchestergalleries.org

Telephone

Information desk

0161 235 8888

Textphone

0161 235 8893

Fax

0161 235 8899

0161 235 8805

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 digital and online resources

KS2 Interactive: Ford Madox Brown's Work

http://www.manchestergalleries.org/ford-madox-brown/

This Flash online interactive uses the famous painting Work to bring Victorian social history to life. Characters come alive, a series of clues encourage children to investigate the painting closely, and a series of different objects are used to explore the different responses people have to objects and their meanings, encouraging pupils to empathise with different characters. The interactive ends with a quiz to assess what has been learnt, and there's also a handy teacher's guide.

 face to face resources

Family Art Club

http://www.manchestergalleries.org/whats-on/events/index.php?itemID=606

Play games, be creative and get messy at Manchester Art Gallery's free family art club. Workshops are designed for you to play, create and enjoy as a family. Workshops are suitable for children aged 6-11 years and their families. The workshops run for two hours to give you the chance to relax and enjoy some quality creative time with your children.

How to obtain

Sessions are free and there's no need to book but places are limited so turn up early.

Family Art Club - Under 5s

http://www.manchestergalleries.org/whats-on/events/index.php?itemID=610

Make friends. Make noise. Make a mess! Activities for children aged 0-5 years from 13.00 to 15.00. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

How to obtain

Under 5s Family Art Club sessions are free but places are limited, so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Mini Family Art Club

http://www.manchestergalleries.org/whats-on/events/index.php?itemID=611

Make friends. Make noise. Make a mess! Activities for children aged 5 and under. Come along on Fridays 10.30-11.30 with your little ones and spend some quality fun time in a safe environment. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

How to obtain

Activities are free and there is no need to book but places are limited so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.manchestergalleries.org

Telephone

Information desk

0161 235 8888

Textphone

0161 235 8893

Fax

0161 235 8899

0161 235 8805

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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