List of museums in Greater Manchester

This list of museums in Greater Manchester, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Astley Cheetham Art GalleryStalybridgeTamesideArtwebsite, collections include 15th-century Italian paintings, British art of the 19th and 20th centuries, situated in Stalybridge town centre, above Stalybridge Library
Astley Green Colliery MuseumAstleyWiganMiningFormer coal mine with headgear, engine house, and collection of colliery locomotives
Bolton MuseumBoltonBoltonMultipleLocal history, natural history, archaeology, art, aquarium, Ancient Egypt
Bolton Steam MuseumBoltonBoltonTechnologyPreserved steam engines
Bramall HallBramhallStockportHistoric houseTimber-framed Tudor manor house, parklands
Bury Art MuseumBuryBuryMultipleVictorian paintings, contemporary art, photography and craft, local history and culture
Bury Transport MuseumBuryBuryTransportationwebsite, located in the former goods warehouse for the East Lancashire Railway, development of transport in the North West, railway cars and equipment, historic road vehicles and buses, steam rollers
Castlefield GalleryManchesterManchesterArtArtist-led gallery for contemporary visual art
Central Art GalleryAshton-under-LyneTamesideArtwebsite, exhibits include paintings, sculpture, installation and textiles, also Rutherford Gallery with work by local artist Harry Rutherford
Centre for Chinese Contemporary ArtManchesterManchesterArtContemporary art from Chinese artists from around the world
Clayton Hall Living History MuseumManchesterManchester Once owned by the Byron family and Sir Humphrey Chetham. The Hall is located on a mound (designated as an Ancient Monument) and reached by a stone bridge over the now dry moat.
Dunham Massey HallDunham MasseyTraffordHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Georgian house, deer park, gardens
Elizabeth Gaskell's HouseManchesterManchesterHistoric houseMid-19th-century home of author Elizabeth Gaskell and ties to other authors
Ellenroad Engine HouseNewheyRochdaleTechnologyFully working 3000-horsepower cotton mill engine with its original steam plant, other steam engines
Fusilier MuseumBuryBuryMilitaryHistory and memorabilia of the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
Gallery of CostumeFallowfieldManchesterFashionClothing and accessories from the 17th century to the present, located in Platt Fields Park and operated by Manchester Art Gallery
Gallery OldhamOldhamOldhamMultipleArt, social and natural history collections alongside touring work, newly commissioned and contemporary art, international art and work produced with local communities
Greater Manchester Fire Service MuseumRochdaleRochdaleFirefightingwebsite, full-size fire appliances, equipment, uniforms, models, photographs, medals and insignia, memorabilia
Greater Manchester Police MuseumManchesterManchesterLaw enforcementVictorian police station and cells, magistrate's court, historic police equipment and uniforms, vehicles, forgery and forensic science
Haigh HallWiganWiganHistoric houseMid 19th-century country house open for tours
Hall i' th' WoodBoltonBoltonHistoric houseEarly 16th-century timber-framed manor house, open by appointment and on special days
Hat WorksStockportStockportIndustryHat-making industry, hats and headgear
Heaton HallManchesterManchesterHistoric house18th-century period country house, located in Heaton Park and operated by Manchester Art Gallery
Heaton Park TramwayManchesterManchesterRailwayRestored trams, located in Heaton Park
HOMEManchesterManchesterArtInternational centre for contemporary visual arts and film
Horwich Heritage CentreHorwichBoltonLocalwebsite, local history, culture, industry, transportation
Imperial War Museum NorthTrafford ParkTraffordMilitary20th- and 21st-century conflicts involving British and Commonwealth citizens
John Rylands LibraryManchesterManchesterLibraryExhibits of art, history, literature from its collections
The LowrySalford QuaysSalfordArtArts centre with exhibit galleries for modern and contemporary art, photography and design, and works by LS Lowry
Manchester Art GalleryManchesterManchesterArtCollection includes English, Dutch, French and Italian historic paintings, modern and contemporary art, works relating to Manchester, textiles, metalwork, toys, silverware and furniture
Manchester Jewish MuseumCheetham HillManchesterEthnicLocated in a former late 19th-century Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, history and culture of Manchester's Jewish community
Manchester MuseumManchesterManchesterMultipleOperated by the University of Manchester, natural history including dinosaurs and geology, Ancient Egypt, money, archery, archaeology, anthropology, city's history and culture, and vivarium
Manchester United MuseumOld TraffordTraffordSportsHistory and memorabilia of Manchester United F.C., located at Old Trafford stadium
Mossley Industrial Heritage CentreMossleyTamesideIndustrywebsite, local cotton industry, houses in a former cotton-spinning mill
Museum of Science and IndustryManchesterManchesterMultipleScience, technology, industry, transportation and the city's contributions
Museum of the Manchester RegimentAshton-under-LyneTamesideMilitarywebsite, history and artifacts of the Manchester Regiment
Museum of TransportCheetham HillManchesterTransportationBuses and public transportation history
Museum of Wigan LifeWiganWiganLocalFormerly the History Shop and Wigan Public Library. Includes exhibits on local history, culture, archaeology and industry.
National Football MuseumManchesterManchesterSportsLocated in the Urbis building, association football history and memorabilia
Ordsall HallOrdsallSalfordHistoric houseFormer stately home dating back to the 15th century, includes stained and painted glass, local history exhibits
Pankhurst CentreChorlton-on-MedlockManchesterHistoric houseHome of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst and family, history of the movement
Park Bridge Heritage CentrePark BridgeTamesideLocalLocal history, ironworks, natural history
People's History MuseumSpinningfieldsManchesterHistoryHistory of working people in the United Kingdom and labour relations
Portland Basin MuseumAshton-under-LyneTamesideLocalLocal history, industry, trades, 1920s street with shops, period rooms, historic machines
Rochdale Pioneers MuseumRochdaleRochdaleHistoryHistoric store and history of the early consumers' cooperative
Saddleworth MuseumSaddleworthOldhamLocalLocal history, trades, textile industry, canals, railroads, transportation, culture, exhibits of local and regional contemporary art
Salford Museum and Art GallerySalfordSalfordMultipleLocal history, Victorian art, replica Victorian street with shops, contemporary art and photography exhibits
Smithills HallBoltonBoltonHistoric houseFamily home dating back to the 14th century, reflects medieval, Tudor and Victorian periods
Staircase HouseStockportStockportHistoric house15th-century medieval house with rooms from different centuries
Stockport Art GalleryStockportStockportArtwebsite
Stockport Air Raid SheltersStockportStockportMilitaryAlmost 1 mile of underground air-raid shelters used during World War II
Stockport MuseumStockportStockportLocalwebsite, local history, archaeology, industry, transportation, culture
Touchstones RochdaleRochdaleRochdaleMultipleArt, local history, culture
Trencherfield Mill Steam EngineWiganWiganTechnologyMassive 2,500 horse power working steam engine for the textile mill, open on Sundays
Whitworth Art GalleryMoss SideManchesterArtCollections include modern art, watercolours, sculpture, wallpaper and textiles, part of the University of Manchester
Wythenshawe HallNorthendenManchesterHistoric house16th-century Tudor house reflecting four centuries of use

Defunct museums

See also

  • Category:Tourist attractions in Greater Manchester

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ashton-under-lyne.com/places/setantii.htm Ashton-under-Lyne.com, accessed 11 October 2012
  2. ↑ "Emptying Vernon Park Museum and other stories". Museum Musings. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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