Urbis
Museums in Manchester
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
M4 3BG
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Urbis is a new museum situated in a striking glass fronted building. It explores in as much fun as possible, the experiences and histories of people living in various cities in the world. They also have a cafe and restaurant area.National Railway: Manchester Victoria
Reviews
Avoid the school-children and it's great!
Another free day out to broaden your mind and entertain you!Urbis's changing exhibitions mean that there is often something that you will find interesting - the 'factory' exhibition of last year was great and an opportunity to reminisce and enjoy the multi-sensoral attraction, and prior to that an interesting opportunity to view a photography exhibition which was not held in London!The information regarding the regeneration of Manchester following the IRA bomb was always going to be interesting and to be able to see how much the city has changed A recommended day out - just avoid the glass lift if you are scared of heights!
A User - 01/09/2008 | report this review
good experience
lots of information on the city and the bombing and regeneration.
A User - 02/09/2007 | report this review
Informative & Enjoyable Urban Museum
Urbis is a relatively new addition to Manchester's cultural attractions. It's a museum / gallery exhibition space that focuses on anything urban. I heard on the grapevine that it didn't really distinguish itself in its infancy and had proved something of a flop despite millions of lottery money. However, I spent a very pleasant afternoon there this week and can highly recommend it to anyone who's got time on their hands in Manchester.The building itself is very easy on the eye and the roller-coaster style glass elavator inside is a bonus bit of fun. The friendly staff greeted me on arrival with bundles of information on current exhibits, which added to the overall positive impression I had. After a quick visit to the gents (very clean) I embarked on my 4-floor exploration of the space.There were temporary exhibitions on the IRA bombing of Manchester 10 years ago, the infamous Hacienda nightclub that made Manchester uber-cool in the 80s and 90s and a big installation exposing the social and cultural transformation of modern China.There's also a permanent exhibition on how people interact with the urban environment that was mostly a bit dull and scruffy, but was saved by an excellent film installation about parkour, BMX and skateboarding that showed how young people can be incredibly creative with the urban landscape.Oh yeah, and its all FREE! Definitely worth a visit I'd say.
A User - 04/10/2006 | report this review
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