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exhibition At Home with the Pankhurst Family
The Pankhurst Centre | 29 August 2021 – 31 August 2025

The transformation of the Pankhurst Centre exhibition space is incredible thanks to its new permanent exhibition, At Home with the Pankhurst Family.

exhibition Golden Mummies of Egypt
Manchester Museum | 18 February 2023 – 14 April 2024

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!

heritage A Tale of Manchester Life – Elizabeth Gaskell’s Manchester
Elizabeth Gaskell's House | 2 April 2023

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.

exhibition Material Power: Palestinian Embroideries
The Whitworth | 24 November 2023 – 7 April 2024

Material Power: Palestinian Embroideries explores the historical life and contemporary significance of Palestinian embroidered dress.

exhibition David Gleave: Rescued Time
Manchester Central Library | 12 January – 31 March 2024

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.

exhibition Naomi Harwin: Middle Moments
HOME | 13 January – 24 March 2024

Naomi Harwin invites you to explore her collection of ‘middle moments’ in Manchester through cutouts and interactive, tactile installations.

exhibition (behind the scenes) Reality or Not – Cécile B. Evans
Modal Gallery | 26 January – 24 March 2024

New work from American-Belgian artist Cécile B. Evans addresses the impact of the rebellion of emotions encountering ideological, physical, and technical structures.

exhibition Manchester Open Exhibition 2024
HOME | 3 February – 28 April 2024

HOME’s Manchester Open returns in 2024. Greater Manchester’s largest open art exhibition will showcase the work of nearly 500 artists.

music La scala di seta: Rossini
Royal Northern College of Music | 17 – 23 March 2024

RNCM students take on Rossini’s one-act opera, La scala di seta for their spring opera, a lively blend of humour and romance.

theatre Sister Act
Palace Theatre | 18 – 30 March 2024

Based on the 1992 American comedy, the Broadway and UK smash-hit musical Sister Act returns to Manchester’s Palace Theatre in 2024.

music The Hallé – Sibelius’s Symphony No.1
The Bridgewater Hall | 20 March 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

music Tapir!
Yes | 20 March 2024

Following of their debut album, South-London-based 6-piece Tapir! are on tour and bring enchanting alt-indie folk to YES this March.

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