Niamos Centre, Manchester
Creative TouristNiamos is a co-operatively run exhibition, arts, and performance space with a micro bakery, music studios, a kitchen and a holistic well-being space all in the midst of transformation.
Niamos is a co-operatively run exhibition, arts, and performance space with a micro bakery, music studios, a kitchen and a holistic well-being space all in the midst of transformation.
Hulme’s Green Island Festival brings a three-part series of events to Hulme Garden Centre and – new for this year – the iconic NIAMOS.
from £20.00Pack your curiosity and enjoy a special stay at the 100 Story Hotel.
from £9.00Let your imagination run wild in this heartwarming production for families.
from £9.50World renowned chanteuse Ute Lemper performs songs from throughout her illustrious career, including her new album, Time Traveller.
from £34.00From the familiar to the unprecedented. Bold collaborations abound in the RNCM’s wildly eclectic spring season.
from £6MLF runs from 4 to 20 October and presents inspiring live literature and spoken word from international writers and home-grown talent.
from £5.00Head to Manchester Poetry Library for the first of three events in its brand-new spring/summer poetry reading series – which not only features prize-winning poets but is also completely free.
free entryThe Playhouse Theatre, originally known as the Hulme Hippodrome opened its doors on 6 October 1902. In 2018, the historic venue was relaunched as a community arts centre by NIAMOS – a collective of artists, musicians and local residents.
Clay studio was founded in 2016 to provide a dedicated workshop for new graduates, hobby ceramicists and experienced makers. The studio also offers a range of classes for students of all abilities.
Venture Arts is a progressive visual arts charity based in Hulme, Manchester, with a small exhibition space. It works alongside learning disabled artists to create and show exciting new collaborative visual artwork.
Not-for-profit enterprise with shop and green space, and regular events.
A small theatre space run by Sustained Theatre Up North, housed within Z-arts in Hulme, Manchester.
Z-arts was formed in 2000 as a ‘creative space for young people’ with a priority on providing participatory activity.
Birley is Manchester Met’s world-class centre for Education and Health Professionals and the university’s flagship community campus.
STEAM focused – pub, hub and event space, food, local ale, recording studio, rehearsal room, urban farm + micro-brewery. Food served 11.30am-3pm and 5-10pm.
Manchester Metropolitan University Students’ Union building houses a bar and various other facilities for students and staff.
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 School of Art’s Holden Gallery at Manchester Metropolitan University, offers an ongoing programme of exhibitions that are open free to the public.
Events venue, shop, eat and relax at MMU Student’s Union, the heart of Manchester Metropolitan University.
Eclectic as ever. You'll find Bollywood musicals, scratch nights and anarchic Shakespeare in our pick of the performative crop.
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