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Nightclubs and theatres amongst venues with the longest reopening wait
The current managing director, Christine Cort, will not be directly replaced when she leaves in...
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Manchester International Festival MD resigns
The current managing director, Christine Cort, will not be directly replaced when she leaves in...
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Exploring radical women and the city’s hip hop history, both will launch next summer
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Museums, galleries, cinemas, theatre and music venues will be forced to close under new rules
Mission Mars in row over T-Shirt designs in return for free Rudy’s Pizza
Manchester’s creative community is not happy
COVID-19 - Manchester events cancelled or postponed
A regularly updated list of public events affected due to the coronavirus
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‘We wear things differently here’ - Duo launches ‘Maskchester’ face masks
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Manchester reacts to the closure of The Deaf Institute and Gorilla
Two popular venues are closing, does Manchester's music scene have any hope for the future?
Portico Prize winner announced - as literature scene continues to boom
From new publishers to bookshops and festivals, it’s a major year for literary Manchester
Landmark exhibition depicts 50 years of northern life…as curator plans new Manchester gallery
‘The People’s City’ heralds a permanent space that will depict northern culture from the 70s...
Jewish Museum to mark Holocaust Memorial Day with theatre and song
75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, it’ll present two moving premieres in Central Library
Can investing in arts and culture relieve the mental health crisis?
Research shows the link between the arts and health creates a stronger and happier community
Rockers, poets and Booker Prize stars: Manchester Literature Festival line-up revealed
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