Behind the scenes at the Museum.

The Whitworth, formerly the grand old dame of the Manchester art scene, has shaken off its fusty image – and taken all the art off its walls. A brave move? Yes and no. Considering it is working with the uncompromising performance artist, Marina Abramovic, to curate an equally uncompromising work for Manchester International Festival, stripping the galleries bare is not so much a dramatic step as an essential one. ‘It makes the gallery brand new,’ says its director, Maria Balshaw. This month’s photo story reveals the birth of an all-new Whitworth.

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