Manchester Flagships

Royal Exchange Theatre

A central Manchester theatre institution.

Royal Exchange Theatre is a major Manchester theatre in St Ann's Square, presenting plays, performance and public cultural programmes from the city centre.

Factory International

A flagship producer of contemporary and festival-scale culture.

Factory International is a major Manchester multi-arts institution on Water Street, spanning theatre, performance, visual arts, music and festival-scale work.

RNCM

A major Manchester music institution and conservatoire venue.

Royal Northern College of Music is a Manchester music institution on Oxford Road, presenting classical, contemporary and performance programmes alongside its conservatoire life.

Band on the Wall

A scene-defining independent music venue.

Band on the Wall is a Manchester music venue on Swan Street, known for jazz, world music, contemporary music and live performance.

Manchester Museum

A University of Manchester institution spanning natural history, archaeology and living cultures, from the vivarium to the South Asia Gallery and Egypt and Sudan.

Manchester Museum brings natural history, archaeology and living cultures together within the University of Manchester, using a global collection to ask how people understand one a…

Whitworth Art Gallery

Textiles, works on paper and modern art set in direct conversation with Whitworth Park and a bold contemporary extension — architecture and garden are part of the visit.

The Whitworth places an internationally important collection of textiles, works on paper and modern art in direct conversation with Whitworth Park and a bold contemporary extension…

HOME Manchester

Manchester's purpose-built centre for contemporary theatre, cinema and visual art — the flagship venue for crossing disciplines in a single visit.

HOME is Manchester's leading purpose-built centre for contemporary theatre, cinema and visual art, bringing ambitious international work together with new voices from the city. It…

Lowry

Salford Quays' major performing and visual arts centre, pairing two theatres with galleries shaped by the work and legacy of L. S. Lowry.

The Lowry is Salford Quays' major performing and visual arts centre, pairing two theatres with galleries shaped by the work and legacy of L. S. Lowry. Its broad programme works fo…

University of Manchester Public Events

Opens a major civic university's research and cultural life to public audiences, from science lectures to literature and the arts.

The University of Manchester's public events programme opens the research and cultural life of a major civic university to audiences beyond the campus. Its lectures, seminars, exh…

Manchester Literature Festival

The city's flagship annual gathering for writers, readers and ideas — commissioning new work and bringing major international voices into Manchester venues each October.

Manchester Literature Festival is the city's annual gathering for writers, readers and ideas, commissioning new work and bringing major international voices into venues across Manc…

Manchester Art Gallery

The city's civic art collection — Pre-Raphaelite and British painting depth, alongside the exhibitions and social-history debates that keep a public collection current.

Manchester Art Gallery is the city's civic art collection, strong in British painting, Pre-Raphaelite work, craft and design while continually rethinking how a public collection sp…

Imperial War Museum North

Daniel Libeskind's landmark building on the Ship Canal turns modern conflict into testimony, film and objects that connect global events to individual lives.

Imperial War Museum North explores how modern conflict reshapes everyday lives inside Daniel Libeskind's deliberately disorientating landmark on the Manchester Ship Canal. It suit…

People's History Museum

The UK's national museum of democracy — banners, posters and personal stories tracing how ordinary people organised for political and social change.

People's History Museum is the UK's national museum of democracy, tracing how ordinary people organised, argued and campaigned for political and social change. Its banners, poster…

Science and Industry Museum

Built on the site of the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station, tracing Manchester's central role in industrial, scientific and technological change.

The Science and Industry Museum occupies the site of the world's oldest surviving passenger railway station and tells Manchester's central role in industrial, scientific and techno…