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Opened in 1927, the award winning Ferens Art Gallery combines internationally renowned permanent collections with a thriving programme of temporary exhibitions. It also runs a children's gallery as part of a lively education and events programme that includes tours, talks and art workshops.
The gallery's first-class permanent collection of paintings and sculpture spans the medieval period to ...
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Whether you've got half an hour, all day, are on your own or have the children with you, we'd love to see you. You don't have to like everything inside and you don't need to be an expert to enjoy a visit. Entry to the gallery and our exhibitions is free.
We're award-winning too. We recently won the Large Visitor Attraction of the Year award at the Manchester Tourism Awards 2008. Come and find...
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Imagine stepping back in time to a Victorian Manchester, not the city of commerce and corporate splendour but a hidden city of gas lamps and narrow alleys, of slums and unruly alehouses. History is brought back to life at the Police Museum....
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You can take a walk down a back street of Victorian Leeds, and see hear and smell what life would have been like. Follow the life of a Victorian character in "Living Health" where you can explore the lives, ailments and treatments of eight Victorian characters - you make the choices that determine their survival, amongst the rats, fleas and bedbugs!
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Salford Museum and Art Gallery
First opened in 1850 this beautiful building is open everyday with the chance to see current exhibitions Quiffs, Riffs and Tiffs - Salford's musical history, 1950 to today - and Play Out which charts the history of Salford's Play Streets and gives you the chance to play in the museum's very own Play Street.
Take a real trip back in time and visit Lark Hill P...
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Discover priceless 'Hidden Gems'
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