About

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Creative Tourist is Manchester’s multi-award winning online arts magazine. It publishes features, interviews, news and vodcasts with the UK’s best-known writers and artists. It promotes new writing and photographic talent through its regular showcases, competitions and top 25 lists. Three times a year, it publishes its insider guides to Manchester – uncovering the galleries, museums, shops, bars, events and nights out that appeal to the sorts of well-read, regional, national and international cultural consumers who are as passionate about Manchester as we are.

Creative Tourist has been lovingly crafted by Manchester Museums Consortium, a group of nine museums and galleries in Manchester that share a vision: the desire to stage intelligent, thought-provoking exhibitions and events. Oh, and to celebrate the city in which we live, work and play. We are rightly proud and passionate about this city of ours; we hope that, by reading about some of the things happening here, and finding out more about our outstanding historic collections, you’ll start to feel the same. If you have a burning desire to contribute, please fill in the form below and let us know. Read more about Creative Tourist.

Members

Manchester Museums’ Consortium is made up: Cornerhouse, Imperial War Museum North, The Lowry, Manchester Art Gallery, The Manchester Museum, Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI), People’s History Museum, Urbis and The Whitworth Art Gallery.

Funding and support

Between 2009 and 2011, these venues are working together to stage an impressive, interlinked programme of international exhibitions, openings and events. They are able to do this because of the financial support of the Northwest Regional Development Agency, which is funding the Consortium through its Raising the Game programme, a regional investment scheme that supports product and service development to drive tourism and increase sustainability. Manchester Museums Consortium is also financially supported by Renaissance North West, as part of Renaissance in the Regions, the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council’s national scheme to transform England’s regional museums, while it also relies on the help of Visit Manchester to deliver its wider tourism communications programme.

Editorial team

Creative Tourist is managed and edited by Susie Stubbs, who in turn is is supported by: Kate Feld (sub-editor), LittlestarTV (vodcast production), Oh!Digital (website management), PushOn SEO, Modern Designers (site design), Katie Moffat (social media & PR), Catharine Braithwaite (PR) and Katy Ratigan at Visit Manchester (PR). This team of specialist freelancers and agencies live and work in Manchester.

Network

We’ve carefully put together a list of our favourite blogs, websites and cultural news feeds – click here to view them.

Opinions

The views and opinions expressed by authors and contributors to this site are not specifically endorsed by Manchester Museums Consortium and do not necessarily reflect the views of individual Consortium members, funders or partners.

Terms and conditions

Use of this site assumes acceptance of the full terms and conditions. Bloggers and contributors please note: you can copy, pass on and syndicate as long as you credit; you can contribute but you licence us permission to use your contributions; you have to remain civil, legal and tasteful – see the terms and conditions for more detail.

Contact

If you’d like to get in contact with the Consortium or the editorial team, please just fill in the form below and we’ll get back to you.