Royal British Legion #KissForVEDay Campaign

The 8th May marks 70 years on from Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), the end of World War II in Europe. When the Allies accepted Nazi...

Marcantonio Raimondi and Raphael at the Whitworth

The UK’s first exhibition of the work of Marcantonio Raimondi, the foremost printmaker of the Italian Renaissance has opened in Manchester this weekend at...

Giant Manchester Bee cake at Ideal Home Show

Solidarity and love has spread across the North of late, and there's no change at the Ideal Home Show or Eat & Drink Festival...

Contact’s 20 year radical tradition continues with autumn season launch

Back with a new look, Contact continues to be forward-looking, ambitious and diverse. It’s where young people transform their lives through the arts, and...

Manchester Bee Love Art Charity Auction starts today

A painting by Manchester artist Amy Coney is due to be auctioned in August, to raise further funds for the We Love Manchester Emergency...

IWM North calls for artist submissions to perform at Responding to a Rebel scratch...

IWM North is calling for artists to join an evening of scratch performances inspired by Britain’s original rebel artist, Wyndham Lewis. The museum is inviting...

Pioneering new project launches to restore industrial landscapes

A multi-million pound project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund has been launched to restore areas in the North West transformed by heavy industries like coal...

Your chance to be a ghost hunter at Manchester’s Palace Theatre

A new dinner and ghost hunt at the Palace Theatre in Manchester is set to thrill spook-seekers with a unique opportunity to explore the...

Lunchtime Dancing in Manchester’s St Peter’s Square

In what promises to be an unforgettable, after-hours experience of one of the city’s most-loved and most-famous landmarks, Company Chameleon are set to take over Manchester Central...

A new scheme developed at the University of Salford aims to address worrying trends...

  Guest writer Lucy Winrow from Salford University has written for About Manchester concerning ProtectED project, developed at the University of Salford. ProtectED is the...