University Place
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Large lecture theatre in The University of Manchester.
What's on near University Place
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Golden Mummies of Egypt at Manchester Museum
It’s the summer holidays and surprise surprise, there’s a lot of rain! A good excuse to travel back in time to a world of opulence and mystery at Manchester Museum.
free entry
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RNCM Autumn Season
The RNCM’s Autumn Season brings with it an incredibly diverse programme of live music from across the genre spectrum. Here are our highlights.
from £8.50
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The Snow Maiden: Rimsky-Korsakov at RNCM
Step into a wintry tale of magic and mystique as students of the RNCM bring Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Snow Maiden to life for the very first time at the College.
from £15.00
RNCM Big Band with Dennis Rollins (trombone) at RNCM
Celebrated jazz trombonist Dennis Rollins takes to the stage with the RNCM Big Band to deliver an evening of standout tunes from his album The 11th Gate.
from £8.50
RNCM Christmas Family Day: Shaun the Sheep at RNCM
The RNCM’s Christmas Family Day sees the WFEL Fairey Band provide live accompaniment to a screening of Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas.
from £13
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Cinderella at Contact
This Christmas, eight-freestyle return with a fresh and funky girl-power spin on the traditional rags-to-riches tale.
from £15.00
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At Home with the Pankhurst Family at the Pankhurst Centre
The Pankhurst Centre’s new permanent exhibition offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the people behind the iconic Pankhurst name.
free entry
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DJ Gym at Hatch
Learn some DJ and production skills with DJ Gym Manchester, based in the culturally infused surrounds of Hatch.
from £269Where to go near University Place
Manchester
Manchester Museum
The Manchester Museum isn’t one of the UK’s leading university museums for nothing – it has six million objects in its stores, including a full size T-Rex skeleton, and that’s just for starters.
Manchester
Blackwell’s Manchester
Leading academic bookshop and cafe based at the University of Manchester.
Manchester
The Study
at Manchester Museum
at Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum opened The Study on 11 September 2015. A reworking of the entire top floor of its historic Grade II*-listed building, The Study has been reimagined as a space designed to spark wonder, curiosity and a passion for research in all of its visitors.
Manchester
The Astronomer
The Astronomer is an exclusive dining space on the 35th floor of Vita Living North on the new Circle Square Development.
Oxford Road
Canvas Manchester
Canvas Manchester is a new entertainment and wellness venue located at Circle Square on Oxford Road.
Manchester
Manchester Poetry Library
The North West’s first public poetry library, Manchester Poetry Library opens in 2020 at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Manchester
Utility Gift Shop
Utility Gift Shop on Oxford Road is all about products that are new, unique, quirky and cool. High street shopping at its best.
Manchester
San Carlo Fumo
San Carlo Fumo may be part of a chain, but it doesn’t feel like it. Right at the top of Oxford Road, it’s lavishly decorated and specialises in cicchetti, or Italian small plates.
Manchester
Kro Bar
Kro Bar, Manchester is an independent pub and music venue housed (somewhat ironically) in the former Temperance Society building.
Manchester
Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM)
Returning with live shows in September 2021, The Royal Northern College of Music is both a music venue and an academic institution for the country’s finest music students.
Manchester
School of Chemistry, University of Manchester
One of the largest schools of Chemistry in the UK.
Manchester
Contact Theatre
Following a major redevelopment, the iconic venue on Oxford Road will be reopening its doors to welcome the public back into the building this autumn.
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