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24 Hour Museum - Museum & gallery heritage guides

July 25 2008

Welcome to Manchester
Flygsfors Bowl. Courtesy Manchester Art Gallery.

five to see in the city

Shows a photo of the redbrick People's History Museum
Let the Sun Shine: Family workshop at Urbis
URBIS, Manchester
Fingerprinting
Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives
Mask-making
Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives
Bobby Boredom Buster Quizzes and Trails
Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives
Bodyworlds 4:The Original Exhibition of Real Human Bodies
Museum of Science & Industry
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City Links

The Boddingtons Brewery At Strangeways

Keep Brewing

Let It Close But Preserve It

Let The Owners Close It

welcome

In Manchester you can take in everything from state of the art galleries to museums bringing working class culture to life. Explore this great city's past with our heritage guide.

Photo of the Lindow Man bog body

LINDOW MAN - A BOG BODY MYSTERY AT MANCHESTER MUSEUM

A Bog Body Mystery at Manchester Museum looks at the story of Lindow Man through seven different inquisitive minds, including those of a forensic archaeologist, a peat digger, a curator and a druid priest.

News: our archive of news, reviews and features

URBIS Celebrates Matthew Williamson's Ten Years In Fashion

A new exhibition at Urbis in Manchester is celebrating Matthew Williamson’s ten years in the fashion industry.

Local History: histories and heritage from community groups, museums and local residents

black and white photo of buildings falling down after a wartime air raid

VE Day 60 Years: Manchester - A City In World War Two

Manchester has changed rapidly in recent years but between 1939 and 1945 the city’s landscape altered more dramatically than at any other time in its history.

City Trails: tours and features highlighting city heritage

radical politics trail

From Peterloo To The Pankhursts: A Radical Politics Trail

Marx and Engels; Cobden; the Pankhursts... the city has long been a home for radical politics - discover the stories and locations in our new trail.

By Kids for Kids: local kids give us their view of heritage

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Show Me's Favourite Games

Museums and galleries around Britain have been busy making some great games - here's our annual round-up of favourites to keep you busy over the holidays.

Get Involved!

Got a story about the old days in the city? Do museums miss out your history? Get your past online by having a go with our simple to use Storymaker program. Follow the steps to build a feature or trail and see it online as you work.

THE TRIP - PSYCHOGEOGRAPHIC ART HITS MANCHESTER

Venues throughout Manchester will be hosting a series of mind and location specific art interventions during June as a part of TRIP - a psychogeographic art experience.

Click here to find out more...

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