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Contemporary Art galleries in Manchester (Part I) - Giuseppe Alletto visual artist
The 5 best art galleries in Manchester
From multi-million-pound museums to tucked-away DIY studios, these are the best art galleries in Manchester right now
As in most cities of its size, Manc has its fair share of multi-million-pound museums that draw huge exhibitions from big-name artists. But if you’re more into your grassroots stuff, the city also boasts a thriving DIY art scene fuelled by local up-and-comers, from Mariel Osborn to Caroline Dowsett, who operate out of renovated red-brick mills and tucked-away studios (occasionally open to the public).
Whatever you’re after, these art galleries in Manchester make for some of the very best places to catch work from new and established artists in the UK. And if you’re still feeling that culture itch after all that, panic not. Manchester is home to all manner of brilliant museums, theatres, comedy clubs and music venues that brim with history and personality.
Whitworth Art Gallery
‘Gathering of strangers’ reads the neon lights above the Whitworth Art Gallery, and it’s this ethereal, sublime atmosphere that carries throughout the venue. Following a major refurbishment, and extending through its existing space into Whitworth Park itself, walls are replaced with floor-to-ceiling windows, while the café now seemingly levitates among the trees. It all helps to frame the artwork, varied and inclusive as it is.
2. Manchester Art Gallery
Smack dab in the middle of the city sits on oasis of calm in the grand shape of Manchester’s main art gallery, housing a superb collection alongside temporary exhibitions. There’s always a stellar line-up, but recently we enjoyed a free Leonardo da Vinci exhibition, part of a nationwide project seeking to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his death.
3. The Lowry
Like a huge glass and steel ship rising out of the once-derelict docks of Salford Quays, the Lowry opened in April 2000 as the Millennium Project for the Arts and has gone from strength to strength, recently announcing a £1 million private donation that has secured plans for further development. The venue – named after the great English artist L.S. Lowry, who spent much of his life in Manchester and Salford – is home to the largest collection of paintings and drawings by its namesake. The gallery spaces present a rotating collection of his art alongside the work of other artists, from Maggi Hambling to Spencer Tunick.
4. Centre For Chinese Contemporary Art
This small but perfectly formed gallery showcases the best of Chinese visual art and culture in the Northern Quarter. In addition to being home to a roster of boundary-pushing work, the centre hosts experimental, hands-on workshops regularly (check out the 3D nail design salon) and a series of engaging after-hours talks. The best part? The centre is in the middle of the Northern Quarter, surrounded by brilliant bars and cafés you’d be remiss not to step into after your visit.
5. HOME
HOME merges two former cultural institutions, Cornerhouse and the Library Theatre Company, under one multi-million-pound roof. Visitors could happily get lost in here for days as the space is home – that’s right, HOME – to two theatres, five cinemas, and plenty of places to eat, drink, shop and hang out. Art-wise, it’s got a large and flexible gallery space that’s always free to enter and often hosts talks from the artists themselves.
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