City Art Galleries, Manchester

Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL Tel: 0161 235 8888 Open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm (some special events outside these times) Closed Mondays (except Bank Holidays) www.manchestergalleries.org If your not the sort of person who normally visits an art gallery the why not take a look at you nearest venue as you may be pleasantly surprised. Even if your appreciation of art stops at Rolf Harris and impressionist bring to mind John Culshaw or Rory Bremner. You really do not need to have any prior knowledge to browse the various collections on offer. I do not pretend to know much about art and I ... more

Do you feel art galleries offer access to everyone? By access I mean physically, and mentally. Most art galleries especially those run by councils or funded by the government have to have a social inclusion policy and have targets to meet that include unrepressed groups including children, youths and socially disadvantaged people. The Guardian now has a campaign for child friendly museums and art galleries. It seemed a good idea to visit an Art Gallery to see how accessible they really are. I chose the recently refurbished Manchester City Art Gallery as it does pride itself to be a very easy ... more