Culture on the Corridor
A vibrant nightlife and home to many of the city’s most iconic music venues, theatre spots and high-end cultural offerings such as the Whitworth, HOME and RNCM.
Oxford Road Corridor has one the UK’s most concentrated, diverse and distinctive collections of cultural attractions. Home to many of Manchester’s iconic music venues, auditoriums and exhibition spaces as well as a vibrant night-life and an abundance of cafés, restaurants and bars. Nestled between the beautiful architecture and significant landmarks and memorials are a number of historic parks and contemporary green spaces to discover.
The area boasts a world-class line-up of cultural spaces; from the award-winning Whitworth Art Gallery at the south to the iconic Central Library in the city centre. In between, you will find Contact, Manchester Museum, the Royal Northern College of Music, Palace Theatre, HOME, Elizabeth Gaskell’s House, the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and Castlefield Gallery.
Things to do
The transformation of the Pankhurst Centre exhibition space is incredible thanks to its new permanent exhibition, At Home with the Pankhurst Family.
Catch the final weeks of Manchester Museum’s re-opening exhibition, the Golden Mummies of Egypt which closes its doors in April. Don’t miss your last chance to see it!
A new exhibition exploring how Elizabeth Gaskell presented Manchester and its people through her novels and short stories, and the impact she had through her writing.
Material Power: Palestinian Embroideries explores the historical life and contemporary significance of Palestinian embroidered dress.
Manchester photographer David Gleave’s new exhibition at Central Library, Rescued Time, presents a decade of work that captures the present with a historian’s eye.
Naomi Harwin invites you to explore her collection of ‘middle moments’ in Manchester through cutouts and interactive, tactile installations.
New work from American-Belgian artist Cécile B. Evans addresses the impact of the rebellion of emotions encountering ideological, physical, and technical structures.
HOME’s Manchester Open returns in 2024. Greater Manchester’s largest open art exhibition will showcase the work of nearly 500 artists.
RNCM students take on Rossini’s one-act opera, La scala di seta for their spring opera, a lively blend of humour and romance.
Based on the 1992 American comedy, the Broadway and UK smash-hit musical Sister Act returns to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in 2024.
Kristiina Poska, a distinctive interpreter of Sibelius, begins her second visit to the Hallé with Britten’s atmospheric Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Following of their debut album, South-London-based 6-piece Tapir! are on tour and bring enchanting alt-indie folk to YES this March.
Join HOME Artistic Director
and CEO Dave Moutrey, one of the UK’s major cultural leaders, in conversation with Nick Ahad.
A groundbreaking event exploring the future of inclusive music-making, at the School of Digital Arts at Manchester Met.
FaceSoul, a London-based Somali artist born in East Africa, brings meditative modern R&B and Neo soul to YES.
No More Mr Nice Guy is a new experimental gig-theatre chronicling the life of a British Caribbean Music Teacher caught in a love cube.
New experimental indie trio Meet Mary In The Junkyard make their Manchester debut in the YES basement this month.
Metalheadz marks three monumental decades of innovation and influence with an anniversary celebration at Joshua Brooks
Leslie Suganandarajah conducts an evening of Mozart, Bruch and Strauss with guest violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing.
40 Years of the Future: Painting welcomes back five artists who exhibited as part of Castlefield Gallery’s 1984 inaugural programme.
After a sell-out success in recent years, the ever-growing Manchester Punk Festival returns in Easter to venues across Oxford Road.
Jake Stewart has successfully located the pleasure centres of UK ravers via the diverse output of his 1-800 GIRLS artist project.
Join IABF for Tak ensemble’s Manchester debut with one of our most-admired ensembles in the world, Distractfold.
Experience a brand new version of Henrik Ibsen’s classic Hedda Gabler written by Here to There’s Artistic Director, Andrew Whittle.