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It’s the UK’s first arts centre to sign a deal with the Ministry of Justice...
An updated list of museums, galleries, cinemas, libraries and performance venues
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FilterThe Lowry gallery and theatre to become a ‘Nightingale court’
It’s the UK’s first arts centre to sign a deal with the Ministry of Justice...
Manchester arts and culture - What’s reopening when?
An updated list of museums, galleries, cinemas, libraries and performance venues
Merseyway Workshop - Why creativity and community are leading Stockport’s change
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‘50 Windows of Creativity’ - Bee in the City team to create new Manchester art trail
Showcasing local artists and makers, the community event is hoped to ‘lift the city’s spirits’...
Live theatre returns to Manchester’s HOME from October
With stages empty since March, it’s a reopening milestone for performing arts
Heritage Open Days - England’s biggest free heritage festival returns this summer
From recycling centres to historic landmarks, explore unusual places and hidden spaces
Octagon Theatre reveals reopening plans after £12 million makeover
Two years of construction and a pandemic since closing, the Bolton icon returns in December
Galleries, gardens and gowns - There are LOADS of things to look forward to in 2021
Live entertainment venues, museum transformations, a poetry library…and that’s just for starters
Lightopia lantern and light festival to return to Heaton Park
The visual wonderland is back from November, with COVID measures and new creations aplenty
£2.25m emergency funding for music venues - but Manchester needs more, says council
Leaders have asked for £16.4m to support 50 music institutions over next two years
Contact Theatre announces reopening after £6.75 million transformation
As performing arts continues to struggle, some good news at last…
A lifeline at last - £1.57 billion rescue fund for theatres and music venues
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Royal Exchange Theatre announces huge staff cuts as future remains uncertain
The Manchester institution has begun redundancy talks, with 65% of permanent jobs at risk
Councillor’s support plea: ‘We won’t stand by and watch Manchester’s culture take its last gasp’
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The Curators' Choice: Greater Manchester's most prized artefacts (part two)
From an Egyptian coffin to the earliest photo of Manchester, we asked museums region-wide to...
The Curators' Choice: Greater Manchester's most prized artefacts
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It's showtime! - Online concert celebrates musical legends Rodgers + Hammerstein
Hope Mill Theatre is putting on an amazing show featuring West End stars singing from...