Free Museums in Wooldale

"Grayson’s Art Club – An exhibition of works selected by artist Grayson Perry during Grayson’s Art Club, the popular Channel 4 TV series. All the works on display are very personal visual representations of lockdown, made by the public, well-known artists and celebrities for Grayson’s Art Club.Between Friday 2 July and Sunday 29 August. Other exhibitions are also on too."

"If you’re visiting the main gallery, you won’t need to book a ticket—you can just walk in. There will be lots to see including a new display, What is Manchester Art Gallery?. , which introduces the gallery, its origins, how the collection was formed and how it relates to Manchester and its people."

"Planning a visit to the great city of Manchester, a visit to the National Football Museum is just ideal, especially if you’re who is a die-hard football fan. As the world’s biggest and best football museum, it packs everything about the history and culture of football. It covers all the depth of this beautiful game with attractive objects, exhibitions, and broadcasts recorded by BBC that reminds you of your team’s favourite moments."

"Home to some of the UK’s best football teams, Manchester is also home to a museum dedicated to the nations favourite sport. Now that Maya has her heart firmly set on football, I am sure we will be visiting all the time. Located in the coolest museum building (Urbis) the museum is in the very heart of Manchester city centre."

"Kelham Island Museum - part of the Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust - focuses on exhibits related to Sheffield's industrial past, in particular steel and silverware from the past 300 years. Craftspeople can be seen at work in the Little Mesters workshop, while the museum's huge River Don steam engine, built in 1905 and used at one of the local steel mills, is regularly put through its paces. The museum also boasts an impressive collection of tools, along with historic vehicles."

"Created by a diversion of the River Don, Kelham is a manmade island over 900 years old. Kelham Island is today the home of the industrial museum in Sheffield, showcasing and documenting centuries of scientific and industrial innovation in the city. The museum contains reconstructed workshops, functional 19th-century steam engines, a vast photographic collection and numerous artefacts representing a significant industrial history that has an impact on the whole world."

"Designed by some of the most renowned architects in the UK, the Millennium Gallery is a piece of art in itself. But the reason people visit is for the eclectic collections it’s home to, including the Ruskin Collection: watercolours, drawings, prints, coins, manuscripts, and illustrated books used to inspire Sheffield’s Victorian workforce. The Craft and Design centre exhibits a modern take on Victorian themes."

"Our first All Day Café is housed within Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery. Designed by architects Pringle Richards Sharratt, the building is a symphony of concrete and glass and it’s an honour to be able to serve the people of Sheffield in such an iconic cultural institution. Bookings can only be made using either Instagram DMs, popping in to physically book or dropping us an email at ambulomg@outlook.com."

"The Millennium Gallery is an art gallery and museum which was opened in 2001. It is just five minutes from the Hotel and it has two permanent collections, two temporary exhibition spaces, space for corporate events and weddings, and a café and a shop."

"The Whitworth, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M15 6ER - Visit now. The Whitworth underwent a £15m redevelopment in 2015, which saw it double in size; the gallery now juts out into Whitworth park, seamlessly transitioning from old to new. It’s been met with national and international acclaim – for its new architecture and for its brilliant exhibitions programme."

"Manchester's second most important art gallery is arguably its most beautiful, following a restoration that saw the doubling of its exhibition space through the opening of its sides and back, and the construction of glass-screened promenades. Inside is a fine collection of British watercolours, the best selection of historic textiles outside London and galleries devoted to the work of artists from Dürer and Rembrandt to Lucian Freud and David Hockney."

"CFCCA is the UK leader in Chinese visual culture, with a reputation for debut solo exhibitions and a roster of internationally-renowned artists; impressive considering that, three decades ago, it was just a series of events in Manchester’s Chinatown. As Manchester’s Chinese population is second only to London’s, the centre’s heritage is particularly important; now represented in a new archive and library. Best feature: A vibrant events schedule, spanning film screenings to workshops and even Mandarin lessons"

"Centre For Chinese Contemporary Art is a unique art gallery with a year-round programme of socially engaged exhibitions, events, and artist residencies. They have over 30 years experience of working with emerging and established artists to provide a space for conversation, debate, and cross-cultural exchange. They are the go-to place to discover new artists and explore relevant global issues from different international perspectives."

"CFCCA reopens with a duo of exhibitions investigating and unpicking themes of belonging, identity and citizenship in a globalised and hyper-connected society. Housed in CFCCA’s Northern Quarter galleries, the exhibitions are just a few minutes’ walk from the Arndale Shopping Centre. Multiplicities in Flux brings together works by contemporary artists Grace Lau and Eelyn Lee in a dialogue around identity and belonging."

"A post shared by ✨Handmade Doughnuts✨ (@eve.kitchen) on Jun 10, 2017 at 4:48am PDT. Serving a delicious array of handmade doughnuts, Eve Kitchen is a charming little cafe where visitors can enjoy a coffee and a decadent treat. There’s a great variety of flavours to choose from, including lemon meringue, raspberry, matcha and Belgian white chocolate, and tiramisu."

"La Maison restaurant in the heart of leafy Sale Moor Village to the southwest of Manchester is a classic French fine dining restaurant with a reputation ..."

"If you were worried about not being able to find canal-side dining in Manchester, never fear, we’ve found another!. Barca offers lovely views of the canal from Catalan Square, with a new extra-large barbecue luxury seating. In addition to the high-quality food and drink, they’ve also been known to host live music outside, so you may never leave."

"17/05/2021: It’s a box of fried onions placed at the bottom of the tray and then fries placed on top. Absolutely no difference between those and plain chips ordered for my son. No flavour what so ever"