MMU Birley Campus
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MMU Birley Campus
Birley is Manchester Met’s world-class centre for Education and Health Professionals and the university’s flagship community campus.
What's on near MMU Birley Campus
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The Kimpton Clocktower Tour
Explore the incredible history behind one of Britain’s grandest and most storied commercial buildings: Manchester’s Grade II listed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
From £25.00
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Auris Sound Art Festival
Manchester’s debut sound art festival brings three days of installation, performance and soundwalks across the city centre.
From £12.50
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Queer Up North
Queer Up North’s new digital archive sparks a city-wide programme including a return for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at HOME.
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Mrs Dalloway at HOME
Jen Heyes and Kit Green breathe thrilling new life into Virginia Woolf’s modernist classic with an inventive theatrical reimagining.
From £16.20
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To See and Be Seen at HOME
A major new exhibition by Manchester-based artist Conor Collins is on display at HOME, responding to the newly created Queer Up North archive.
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UN SEEN ME at SEESAW
Dr Shanali Perera’s paintings explore the space between what can be seen and what is experienced when it comes to illness.
Free entry
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I Am The Fly at The Refuge
This free exhibition brings 1980s posters that survived against the odds, from when Manchester was becoming a global music city.
Free entry
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Eat Well, Do Good
Eat Well, Do Good returns this October, bringing Manchester’s hospitality scene together to fund chef-made meals for people in crisis.
Free entryWhere to go near MMU Birley Campus
Manchester
The Holden Gallery
Manchester School of Art’s Holden Gallery showcases contemporary art in its beautiful, Gothic surroundings.
Manchester
Manchester School of Art
The Manchester School of Art, of which the Holden Gallery is a part, is a beautiful neo-Gothic building that’s part of MMU’s All Saints campus.
Manchester
MMU Student’s Union
Events venue, shop, eat and relax at MMU Student’s Union, the heart of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Manchester
MMU Student Union
Manchester Metropolitan University Students’ Union building houses a bar and various other facilities for students and staff.
Manchester
The Salutation
This traditional boozer, surrounded by imposing flats and university buildings, was taken over by Trof (of the Deaf Institute fame). The Sally, as the regulars call it, hosts an energetic, arty crowd – and its recently expanded outside area is another good reason to visit.
Manchester
School of Digital Arts (SODA)
SODA is Manchester Metropolitan University’s a purpose‑built, interdisciplinary school that facilitates the study of new media.
Manchester
Hyatt Regency Manchester
Hyatt Regency Manchester is an elegant, modern hotel set in the heart of Oxford Road Corridor, the city’s knowledge quarter.
Oxford Road
Pavement Gallery in Manchester
Pavement Gallery is a window space on a street corner providing a highly visible stage for the display of international contemporary art.
Manchester
All Saints Library
Formerly the Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints Library is part of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Manchester
House of Social Food Hall
The newest addition to Manchester’s First Street, House of Social is more than mere student accommodation.
Manchester
Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)
The Royal Northern College of Music is both a music venue and an academic institution for the country’s finest music students.
Manchester District Guides
Culture Guides
Theatre
Contemporary performance, verbatim theatre, dark comedy and a bold vision of Gaza - an eclectic mix for the start of autumn.
Music
Aphex Twin-endorsed electronica, an eight-hour organ marathon and the most exciting band in Ireland's current folk revival all feature this month.
Food and Drink in the North
Step into autumn safe in the knowledge that you have the North's very best mid-September guide to food and drink in Manchester and beyond.
Exhibitions
Our latest exhibition picks include a lost recording of the Strangeways protest, Manchester's first sound art festival, and queer archives revisited.
Family things to do in the North
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
Cinema in the North
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
Tours and Activities in the North
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.