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Greater Manchester Arts & CraftsThe Astley Cheetham Art Gallery Bolton Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium The museum has collections of fine and decorative art, botany, geology, egyptology, local history and zoology. The aquarium breeds endangered and exotic fresh water fish from across the world. Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, BL1 1SE Tel: 01204 332211 Email Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Social History including the Wrigley collection of Constable, Landseer and Turner paintings. Moss Street Bury BL9 0DR Tel: 0161 253 5878 Well known for an excellent collection of visual arts including photography, sculpture and painting. 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH Tel: 0161-228 7621 Castlefield Gallery This centre for the promotion and understanding of Chinese arts and artists is an exquisite insertion into an existing building. It is a beautiful space with a high level of built-in spatial and service flexibility, all with a feel of the orient 7 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU Tel: 0161 832 7271 Email The main gallery policy is to exhibit works by living artists shown in thematically based exhibitions 82 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 4QX Tel: 0161 236 2716 Email An new gallery specialising in the buildings of the city. Also includes the Royal Institute of British Architects Bookshop. Purpose-built design within an existing Victorian textile warehouse by architect Stephen Hodder 113 - 115 Portland Street Manchester M1 6FB Tel: 0161 237 5525 Email Wigan Education Art Centre offers a complete education service to schools, 2 , Parsons Walk Wigan WN1 1RS Tel: 01942 321840 Email A multi-million pound home to art houses a permanent collection of work including paintings by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sickert and Hockney. There are also temporary exhibitions. Greaves Street, Oldham OL1 1AL Tel: 0161 911 4653 Email This art gallery is set in the heart of the regenerated Salford Quays. It is a highly original, distinctive and unusual combination of stainless steel and glass. It has 2 theatres, each with its own unique atmosphere, a Promenade and Galleries. The interior of The Lowry covers an area larger than 5 football pitches. It is located on what once was Pier 8, with the Manchester Ship Canal still lying on two sides of its triangular site. The third side looks out over the newly constructed square Pier 8, Salford Quays, M50 3AZ Tel: 0870 787 5780 Email Formerly known as the City Art Gallery, the Manchester Art Gallery houses what is claimed to be one of Britain's best art collections and has recently undergone a £35m makeover. This is the largest of Manchester's Art Galleries, and houses an extensive collection of paintings, sculptures and ceramics, with paintings by Turner, Stubbs and Gainsborough. The collection includes over 2,000 oil paintings, 3,000 watercolours, 250 sculptures and over 10,000 prints. Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL Tel: 0161- 235 8888. Manchester Craft and Design Centre Two floors of designers, contemporary craft workers and artists who trade here deal in a wide range of media, including : ceramics, textiles, jewellery, sculpture, screen printing, carved wooden artefacts, glassware, furniture and designer clothing and accessories 17 Oak Street, Manchester M4 5JD Tel: 0161 832 4274 Award-winning, the Theatre presents vibrant home produced theatre productions and the best of UK’s touring companies, as well as an exciting and varied participation programme. Howell Croft South, Washington Street, Bolton BL1 1SB Tel: 01204 520661 Email One of Manchester's biggest venues for large theatrical productions, opera, dance and modern West End musicals. This is a very elegant old building, seating 2000 Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3HP Tel: 0161 242 2509 Email The theatre was originated on the 9th January 1889 after a meeting was held at 43 Piccadilly, London. Originally known as the “Grand Old Lady” of Oxford Street the first staging occurred on the 18th May 1891. Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6FT Tel: 0870 4016000 Saddleworth Museum and Art Gallery The Museum opened in 1962 and is situated in one of the out buildings of the 19th century
Victoria Mill. The Museum is full of interesting objects from the past and tells the story of the people who
have created Saddleworth's landscape and character Collections of paintings and sculpture, old masters, contemporary art. Salford's most famous artist LS Lowry. Library has local history section photographic collections. Free entrance. Peel Park, Salford M5 4WU Tel: 0161 778 0800 Email A fine neo-Classical building with an imposing approach on the Main A6 Road heading south out of the town centre. Paintings and sculpture of local and national importance on show all year round as well as frequent special visiting exhibitions. Demonstrations by local artists occasionally held. Wellington Road South, Stockport SK8 8AB Tel: 0161 474 4453 Email A £3 million restoration of the former Esplanade Centre, an important Grade II listed building
and a land mark project for the Borough of Rochdale with the following features: The Esplanade, Rochdale, OL16 1AQ Tel: 01708 864986 Email Home to internationally famous collections of British watercolours, textiles and wallpapers also modern and historic prints, drawings, paintings and sculpture. It has temporary exhibitions, which are quite good and change every so often. The cafe sells nice home-made cakes. | ||
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