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Manchester Art Gallery

Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL
England

Collection details
Archaeology
Decorative and Applied Art
Fine Art

Facilities

Food: yes
Shop: yes
Guided tours: yes
Baby changing facilities: yes
Study area: yes
Wheelchair access: yes
Visual disability facilities: yes
Hearing disability facilities: yes

Contact details
Information desk (Tel) : 0161 235 8888
Textphone (Tel) : 0161 235 8893
General information (Fax) : 0161 235 8899
General information (Fax) : 0161 235 8805
Website : www.manchestergalleries.org

Open
Tuesday - Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, 10am - 5pm

Closed
Closed Monday (except Bank Holidays),Good Friday, 24-26 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Admission charges
Free

Description
Here you’ll find everything from fine art to a Levi jeans chair. Manchester Art Gallery’s world class collection spans six centuries and contains over 25,000 items.

Winner of Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2008 in the Manchester Tourism Awards and shortlisted for the Guardian Family Friendly Award, Manchester Art Gallery has something for everyone.

Regularly changing exhibitions, an award winning cafe and a gallery shop mean that you can pop in for 10 minutes, or spend a whole day there. You don’t have to like everything inside. And you don’t need to be an expert to enjoy a visit.

Manchester Art Gallery. Enjoy. Discover. Relax.


Collections description
Famous for its impressive collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, the gallery houses works by Hunt, Rosetti, Madox Brown and Burne-Jones among others. However, all periods are covered, including what’s happening now.

Articles
Holman Hunt's Story Paintings Fill Manchester Art Gallery
News In Brief - Week Ending August 24 2008
Sheffield's Weston Park Museum Wins Guardian Family Friendly Award
The First Ever Asia Art Triennial 2008 Kicks Off In Manchester
Korean Artist Gwon Osang Unveils Sculpture Of 808 State's Graham Massey
Shortlist Revealed For Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award
New Online Resource Brings Ford Maddox Brown Painting To Life

Trails
Hidden Treasure Trail 9 - The People's Museum In Manchester
From Peterloo To The Pankhursts: A Radical Politics Trail
The Pre-Raphaelite Collections - Part One
Get Out Of The Office At Lunchtime And Visit A Manchester Museum
Where To Find The Pre-Raphaelite Collections
The Pre-Raphaelite Collections - Part One

Events
Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphelite Vision  Exhibition (temporary)
Pre-Raphaelite works on paper from the collection  Exhibition (temporary)
Holman Hunt - Exhibition Tours  Guided tour
City tour: Manchester and the Pre-Raphaelites  Guided tour
Exhibition tours - Manchester Art Gallery
Visual Dialogues  Exhibition (temporary)
Exhibition talks: A series of illustrated talks by experts in their field.
Press the * then say Hello  Exhibition (temporary)
Audio described exhibition tour - Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision  Exhibition (temporary)
Ten drawings by Leonardo da Vinci from the Royal Collection  Exhibition (temporary)
Angels of Anarchy: Women Artists and Surrealism  Exhibition (temporary)

General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Information point provided
Guided tours Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
Public access available to collections information Disability Access
Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Braille information and/or interpretation
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
General audio-guide available
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Large print information and/or interpretation
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to all public areas Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families General Education
Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Education facilities available
General audio-guide available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available Facilities
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General audio-guide available
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