Science and art collide to unveil a new piece of graphene artwork

Nobel laureate Sir Kostya Novoselov has worked with artist Mary Griffiths to create Prospect Planes – a video artwork resulting from months of scientific...

Manchester’s favourite ever shop to be revealed at high street golden age exhibition

Manchester’s favourite ever shop will be revealed at an exhibition that recreates the golden age of the high street.

City Centre tops in vibrancy league

The centre of Manchester has now outstripped London as Britain’s most “vibrant” urban area with the influx of young professionals and students driving a...

Review-A taste of Mykonos in Manchester’s Spinningfields

While the movers and shakers in Manchester were watching models parading up and town in the Northern Quarter,About Manchester was across the City in...

Manchester’s homeless share their pandemic experiences thru the arts

Whisper To Me Alone is giving homeless people across Greater Manchester the chance to tell their Coronavirus story through the arts. The inspiring project was conceived...

Young Activists Keep Past Stories Alive as Manchester Jewish Museum Marks Holocaust Memorial Day

This January Manchester Jewish Museum’s third Trailblazer sees nine young people aged 16-18 become Creative Activists to create powerful acts of sharing and connection...

2021 in review: December

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, unveiled the new portfolios which each Greater Manchester Combined Authority member will head up for the city-region....

Represent! Voices 100 Years On – People’s History Museum’s exhibition opens

A new exhibition has opened this week at Manchester's People's History Museum a century on from when the Representation of the People Act in 1918 gave...

Hundreds of supporters bring the Pankhurst Garden to life

A garden has been opened at the Pankhurst Centre in Manchester to commemorate the suffragette movement and all those who have fought for women’s...

Warth Mill project uncovers last known survivor of Bury’s WW2 Internment Camp

The little-known history of Warth Mills WWII internment camp in Bury, is set to be revealed  with the launch of a commemorative events programme...