There is plenty to see and do in Manchester to cater for all tastes.
Manchester is a city full of top class culture - and with many venues located in the heart of the University campus, there's plenty of opportunity for you to become well-versed in the cultural side of life here.
Use the links below to find out more about our attractions or follow the links on the left to go directly to the corresponding website.
Come and explore the latest ideas in science and technology at guest speaker-led discussions while enjoying a cup of coffee or a glass of wine.
Cafe Scientifique Manchester takes place at Cafe Muse in The Manchester Museum on Oxford Road.
The Contact Theatre is dedicated to presenting high quality live performance and participation work for young people in the region.
Its colourful interior comprises three peformance spaces, a deluxe lounge bar and Hot Air, a reactive public artwork in the foyer space.
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This fantastic 350-seat venue, which is located within the newly refurbished Martin Harris building, hosts an extensive series of concerts throughout the academic year, including the major annual series given by the University's international string quartet-in-residence, Quatuor Danel.
The Jodrell Bank Observatory is part of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University.
Its Visitors Centre has a 3D theatre, exhibition space and café, though the observatory's site also offers opportunities to explore the various trails and natural habitats of the arboretum's 35 acres and 2,000 species of trees and shrubs.
The John Rylands Library, in the centre of Manchester, houses some of the most significant books and manuscripts ever produced. Part of The John Rylands University Library, the magnificent neo-gothic building is a major visitor attraction as well as a research library of world renown.
The John Thaw Studio Theatre is not only used for a variety of performances, rehearsals and workshops, but also as a venue for visiting professional companies and artists.
The fully equipped performance space, located within the newly refurbished Martin Harris building, seats up to 150 people and is the venue for productions such as experimental performance and music theatre.
This large, all-standing live music venue was voted third best venue in the country in a recent NME readers poll.
There are three separate venues - Academy 1, 2 and 3 - in and around the Students' Union on Oxford Road.
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The Manchester Museum provides access to about six million items from every continent in the world.
Butterflies and carvings from India are exhibited in the museum, as are birds and bark-cloth from the Pacific.
Live frogs and ancient pottery from America share the building with fossils and native art from Australia, mammals and ancient Egyptian craftsmanship from Africa and art from past civilisations of the Mediterranean.
In terms of artefacts from this continent, the museum has plants, coins and minerals from Europe together with beetles, armour and archery from Asia.
The Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama is situated at the heart of the oldest part of the University and is an exciting refurbishment of two existing buildings.
It is made up of the John Thaw Studio Theatre and the new Cosmo Rodewald Concert Theatre.
Tabley House, an imposing 18th century Palladian mansion, is The University of Manchester's stately home. Located near Knutsford in Cheshire, Tabley was the home of the 1st Lord de Tabley, the first great patron and collector of British paintings.
JMW Turner, Henry Thompson and James Ward were among the many painters who stayed at Tabley and important works by them can be seen in the rooms for which they were created.
Tabley is also home to fine paintings by Dobson, Lely, Reynolds, Cotes, Northcote, Callcott, Fuseli, Lawrence and Martin.
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The Whitworth Gallery is home to internationally-renowned collections of British watercolours, textiles and wallpapers, as well as an impressive range of modern and historic prints, drawings, paintings and sculpture.
An ever-changing programme of temporary exhibitions also runs throughout the year, with the Mezzanine Court serving as an exciting venue for showing sculpture.
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