Past Exhibitions
Button World
Button World is a positive treasure trove for children, and imaginations will surely run wild as they explore a kaleidoscope of thousands of buttons of all shapes, sizes, colours and materials.
Salvaged: Restoring the Sirens and Ulysses
See the results of the Gallery’s most ambitious conservation project ever.
Paul Floyd Blake: Sport for Sport's Sake
Paul Floyd Blake's striking photographic portraits show ordinary people involved in a variety of sports - from football to fell running - depicted against the backdrop of their chosen pursuit.
Artists in Schools
A celebration of the creativity of Manchester school children highlighting the gallery's Artists in Schools programme.
Wallpaper
New purchases for the Corporate Members' collection
Chien-Wei Chang: 21st Century Showcase
Taiwanese metal artist Chien-Wei Chang is the latest designer and maker to be featured in the 21st Century Showcase in the Gallery of Craft and Design.
Visual Dialogues
The Creative Consultants (our team of young people) have chosen two contemporary photographs from Tate Britain to hang with the artworks in our Victorian galleries, creating a visual dialogue between old and new.
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