Ford Madox Brown: Pre-Raphaelite Pioneer

Joyce Ridings: A Retrospective

Having established herself as one of the North West’s leading fashion designers, Joyce Ridings has been chosen by Manchester City Galleries to display a selection of her clothes and designs at the newly refurbished Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall.

Joint vision for Manchester's top galleries

Manchester City Council and the University of Manchester have announced an exciting new collaboration which will enhance further the city’s cultural significance.

Fantasies, Follies and Disasters: The Prints of Francisco de Goya

A World Observed 1940 – 2010: Photographs by Dorothy Bohm

Andrew Bracey: Animalation

Fantasies, Follies and Disasters: The Prints of Francisco de Goya

Angels of Anarchy: Women Artists and Surrealism

26 September 2009 – 10 January 2010 Manchester Art Gallery Tickets: £6 (concessions £4, free entry for under 18s and Manchester Art Gallery Friends)

The Sting of Passion : International Jewellery Artists Respond to the Pre-Raphaelite Collection

11 July – 25 October 2009 Manchester Art Gallery Free entry

What Are You Like? Self-revealing artworks by people in the public eye

4 July – 31 August 2009 Manchester Art Gallery Free entry