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Things to see and do in Manchester:
Museum of Science and Industry, Castlefield
Open
daily until 5pm.
Admission: Free
Tel: 0161 832 1830
Entry to this award winning museum is now FREE for everyone. With a wide range of permanent galleries and special blockbuster exhibitions, there's truly something for all ages and you could easily spend a half or full day at the Museum.
Take your pick from enthralling galleries including the brand-new Xperiment, where you can get hands-on with interactive exhibits. Other galleries include the Power Hall, Air & Space Hall, Underground Manchester (with a trip into a Victorian Sewer!) and Fibres, Fabrics and Fashion with demonstrations of working cotton machinery.
The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays, M2 2BH
Opening
times: 9:30am-Midnight
Admission: Free/Other Prices may vary
Website: http://www.thelowry.com
Tel: +44 (0)161 876 2000
The Lowry is unlike anything you will have seen before, one look at the building and it is easy to see that this is something else. But that's only the half of it. It's the idea behind the Lowry that sets it apart. There are art galleries of course, but there is also theatre, opera and ballet. Also there is cabaret, comedy and jazz. There are shops and restaurants. And there is Artworks, which really is a world apart. No matter how many times you go, twice a day, twice a year, there will always be something different. The Lowry is there to be discovered, explored and enjoyed. It is there for everyone and much of it is free. The Lowry has transformed Salford Quays. Come and see for yourself. It's easy to access and worth a look. The building captures that unusual combination of functionality and beauty, as water and light shimmer across stainless steel and glass. But it is inside The Lowry that the drama unfolds with not one, but two theaters. Back to Back, each with its own unique atmosphere. Stroll around the Promenade and Galleries. Add this to the fun of Artworks where you can interact with the exhibits on a creative journey.
John Ryland's Library, Deansgate
Open weekdays from 10am - 5pm and Saturday mornings 10am - 1pm
Admission: Free
Tel: 0161 834 5343
Another gem, another library. This is best Late Victorian Gothic building in the UK which happens to house one of the greatest collections of manuscripts and printed works in the world including the oldest fragment of the New Testament, Guttenberg Bibles, most of Caxton's works, first edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets, Audubon's birds, illuminated manuscripts etc.... Ask about the Wicked Bible. Open every day and Saturday morning make sure you not only enter and wonder at the architecture but visit the downstairs exhibition rooms and also wander up the fabulous staircase to the jaw dropping main reading room and the smaller exhibition there. This last is essential - please go upstairs. Note also the metalwork in the library. There is a guided tour at noon on Wednesdays for the princely sum of £1.
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