Exhibitions

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Catch what's new in our changing programme of exhibitions to suit all interests.

The Sirens and Ulysses (detail) by William Etty, 1837

Salvaged: Restoring the Sirens and Ulysses

Saturday 18 March 2006 - Tuesday 30 September 2008
FREE

Witness live work on the Gallery’s most ambitious conservation project ever. Please note that this display will be closed from Monday 19 to Friday 23 May 2008 while the painting is reframed.

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Toddler exploring Button World

Button World

Friday 23 June 2006 - Tuesday 1 July 2008
FREE

Button World is a positive treasure trove for children, and imaginations will surely run wild as they explore a kaleidoscope of thousands of buttons of all shapes, sizes, colours and materials.

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Chien Wei Chang One After A

Chien-Wei Chang: 21st Century Showcase

Wednesday 1 August 2007 - Saturday 31 May 2008
FREE

Taiwanese metal artist Chien-Wei Chang is the latest designer and maker to be featured in the 21st Century Showcase in the Gallery of Craft and Design.

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Jun Nguyen Hatsushiba, Happy New Year II

Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba

Saturday 23 February 2008 - Sunday 1 June 2008
FREE

Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba is one of the most exciting Asian artists to have emerged in recent years. This retrospective is his first major UK exhibition.

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Choe U-Ram, Urbanus Male

Gwon Osang and Choe U-ram: Asia Triennial Manchester 08

Saturday 5 April 2008 - Sunday 21 September 2008
FREE

See sculptures by contemporary Korean artists Gwon Osang and Choe U-ram at Manchester Art Gallery as part of Asia Triennial Manchester 08.


Three children wearing masks made as part of Artists in schools project

Artists in Schools

Saturday 26 April 2008 - Sunday 20 July 2008
FREE

A celebration of the creativity of Manchester school children highlighting the gallery's Artists in Schools programme.

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Gwon Osang, Control detail

Deodorant Type: Sculptures by Gwon Osang

Saturday 21 June 2008 - Sunday 21 September 2008
FREE



Lauren Child, I Am TOO Absolutely Small For School

Green Drops and Moonsquirters: The Utterly Imaginative World of Lauren Child

Saturday 21 June 2008 - Sunday 21 September 2008
FREE

Join Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean and friends in our hands-on summer exhibition for under 7s and their families.


Holman Hunt, Hireling Shepherd

Holman Hunt and the Pre-Raphaelite Vision

Saturday 11 October 2008 - Sunday 11 January 2009
FREE

See all three versions of Hunt's most famous painting, The Light of the World on display together for the very first time in this special exhibition.


Leonardo da Vinci, A  portrait of a young woman in profile, detail

Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci from the Royal Collection

Saturday 14 February 2009 - Monday 4 May 2009
FREE

Ten of the Royal Collection's finest drawings by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) feature in this touring exhibition to celebrate the 60th birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales.

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