Grundy Art Gallery plays host to artist's Aping the Beast, featuring two films, three performances and a large latex monster.

A group show at Manchester's Castlefield Gallery takes Margaret Atwood's post-apocalypse novel, The Year of the Flood, as a starting point.

Chagall strove to recreate reality, interpreting the world through allegory and iconography. This selection of his earlier paintings fuses the spiritual and magic with the angular forms of cubist representation, transforming the socio-political landscape of 20th century Russia and Western Europe into a visual fairytale.

Death in the Potteries, swimwear in Glasgow, Mary Queen of Scots in Edinburgh and the reopening of a £5 million Georgian mansion in Bath. Here are our history picks.

Manx National Heritage is inviting TT visitors to explore its digitised TT archive, take in a special exhibition and attend screenings and talks during the Isle of Man TT fortnight.

Led by top artist Susan Forsyth, Museums at Night in Rochdale took the form of a noisy and colourful procession through the Lancashire town. Rosie Clarke joined in.

A pugnacious marble sculpture of a would-be Scottish invader, based on a version held at the Museo Archaeologico in Naples, has gone on display in Chester.

From William Wordsworth's wedding ring to inked-out lines in her posthumously published Grasmere Journal, a new show ponders the enigma of Dorothy Wordsworth.

Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Christian Dior, Yves St Laurent and more star in a show of style and social change at Liverpool's Sudley House.

Imperial War Museum North commemorates the tenth anniversary of the war in Iraq with images revealing the complex relationship between military and civilian communities.

Flog It!, the BBC's long-running show in which the public get to find out whether their antiques are worth a fortune, is about to hold a valuation day in Manchester.

Works by Francis Towne and Thomas Girtin depicting late 18th century views of Coniston and Windermere in the Lake District have been acquired by the Wordsworth Trust.

Banners, chips, pungent chemist's, owls, watercolours and an inspiring natural history collection as Gallery Oldham adds a permanent display to its impressive temporary programme.

The Blackpool space hosts a soundscape, a light show and homespun wisdom in optimistic exhibition: Amongst Dark Trees, A Clearing.

The real Dad's Army is the subject of a moving exhibition of photographs, objects and stories at the Museum of the Manchester Regiment in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Two of the greatest engines in the world, responsible for powering huge mills in Lancashire at the start of the 20th century, have been honoured along with their conservators.

James Conway was a 20-year-old from Stockport who was part of a top-secret mission involving a 70-mile darkened row to France in 1942. A new display tells his story.

The Merseyside gallery brings together works about nationhood and migration as part of the Liverpool Biennial, which has launched under the theme The Unexpected Guest.

The display of paintings and memorabillia at John Ruskin's former home in Cumbria suggests that his relationships with women were not as troubled as is often thought.

New director Sally Tallant aims to put Liverpool's art scene in the history books with a wealth of influential work. Mark Sheerin takes a look.

A FACT commision which saw artist Liliane Lijn "fly" a flock of geese to the moon and relay the journey back to the gallery has won an international digital arts award.

Using remixed video footage from online contributors, artist Dave Griffiths has created Babel Fiche, an archive to help future generations understand current times.

One of the biggest archaeological digs of the year, at Maryport along Hadrian's Wall, reveals graves, bone shards, tooth enamel, bead necklaces and more in Cumbria.

The Salford gallery named after him celebrates 125 years since the birth of Manchester painter L S Lowry with an exploration of leisure, days off and holidays.

A "stunningly-preserved" wooden chest full of the earthly possessions of a Roman soldier, found in Corbridge decades ago, goes on show along with unseen footage from the dig.

A Lowry Summer brings together more than 200 paintings and drawings by the artist, including a complete private collection never shown in its entirety before.

Seven films, more than 30 drawings and a new commission comprise Stanya Kahn's exhibition It's Cool, I'm Good at Cornerhouse in Manchester.

An exhibition in Liverpool showcases work by four innovative new artists, as well as archive material by photographer and cult favourite Erwin Wurm during the 1990s.

QR codes will allow visitors to hear the sounds of the 60 buses and coaches at Manchester's Museum of Transport, starting with a vintage bus from 1959.

The Whitworth, Manchester Art Gallery and The Gallery of Costume at Platt Hall team up for showcase of new and established names.

The UK artist talks about sharks, oscillators, and why her three-dimensional piece in Liverpool beats a pair of stereo headphones.

From Hadrian's Wall to Hampton Court Palace, there's plenty to excite this month in all things History and Heritage. Here are a few to look out for.

The weekend-long event offers classes in cinematography, editing, screenwriting, directing and six screenings for competition winners.

The New York-based photographer brings his US-wide documentary project to the new Waterfront location of the city's dedicated photography gallery.

From Lewis Carroll's original version of her adventures in 1865 to art by Paul Nash, Max Ernst and Salvador Dali, the new show at Tate Liverpool is devoted to Alice.

Pristine boots hinting at votes for women and equal rights in the Lady Lever Art Gallery's Finishing Touch fashion show.

World Cup 2010: Burnley's club historian tells us about World Cup final goals and Gordon Banks.

Artists are increasingly running independent spaces - home to some of the most innovative, diverse and stimulating art exhibitions around today.

Discover fascinating objects in the museums of Liverpool. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.

Exploring the inter-relationships of Black, Jewish and Asian people in the UK

The face of Manchester changed dramatically during World War Two, losing many of its landmarks. It has now gained a futuristic museum, the Imperial War Museum North.

Museums across the UK chart the role of the Royal Navy and the merchant fleet in World War Two, from action in the Atlantic and North Sea to the Mediterranean and the Far East.

Norwich has a long and fascinating history as a destination for European immigrants. This tour of its streets reveals the city's hidden story...

There's more to the East End than cockney rhyming slang. From contemporary art at the Whitechapel Gallery to the streets that inspired Dickens, take a walk round the diverse mix of old and new on this trail of locations and museums that can be seen in half a day.

A tour of the city owes a good deal to this great Victorian, who went west to convalesce, built an astonishing bridge, some great ships and the floating harbour as well.

The 1904 Cup Final: most of the Pubs and Working Men's Clubs in the Ardwick area and in the city, organised excursions to the capital.