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Something for the weekend? The Manchester Weekender, 1-3 October.
The Manchester Weekender, a new autumn event that wraps up the best of the city’s art, culture and festivals into a single weekend in October, sets its stall out
The doyenne of British photography: Dorothy Bohm
Manchester Art Gallery’s current major exhibition, A World Observed, traces the career of one of the doyennes of British photography, Dorothy Bohm, and plunders this octogenarian’s archives to put together the first real retrospective exhibition of her work ever to be staged – featuring 250 works that trace a career spanning six decades and several continents. In this exclusive vodcast, Dorothy talks candidly about her career to her daughter (and co-curator of the exhibition), Monica.
Isn’t it Ro-Manc-tic? 5 Romantic Things to Do in Manchester.
Incurable romantic Matthew Hull gives us his top 5 places for a first date in Manchester – an alternative list of things to do in Manchester that takes in cocktails, Chinese buns (not that sort, cheeky), an art gallery and stand up comedy
Anthony d’Offay in conversation with Keith Hartley
Art collector-turned-philanthropist, Anthony D’Offay talks to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art’s Keith Hartley about ARTIST ROOMS, the series of touring exhibitions that take some of the most important artists of recent years to galleries across the UK.
One for the kids: Easter in Manchester
It’s raining, the kids are off and there’s nowt to do – ah yes, it must be Easter. Save yourself from boredom with our special schools-out guide to things to do in Manchester
Potty poetry: £1200 poetry commission up for grabs
Manchester Literature Festival teams up with Manchester Art Gallery ahead of a new ceramics show to commission six original poems
Anthony D’Offay: the ultimate gift aid
What’s it like to give away a multimillion pound collection of contemporary art? Jessica Lack finds out
Larger than life. Ron Mueck at Manchester Art Gallery.
Guest blogger Emily Morris is bowled over by the hyper-real sculpture of Ron Mueck, which has just gone on show at Manchester Art Gallery as part of dealer Antony D’Offay’s Artist Rooms tour. Mueck, who trained with Jim Henson as a puppeteer, rose to fame as part of the YBA movement.
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