On art and motherhood with raw honesty – Millennium Gallery welcomes the Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition that dives deep into motherhood as experienced by artists.

The independent North West art prize is back for its sixth edition, featuring artworks from talented graduates.

Come and visit the BALTIC to play with the objects created especially to be interacted with, where ‘please do touch’ is the main rule!

Boost your mood with YSP’s brand new vivid winter installation from an artist who investigates how colour can affect us.

Experience Lawson Oyekan’s monumental ceramic sculptures at first hand at his solo show this season. 

Expect to be moved as you encounter an incredible body of work by Turner Prize-nominated artist Barbara Walker.

Exploring what creativity really means while experimenting with clay, this exhibition from artist Lily Brown and duo Imprints of Earth is a showcase of the possibilities of the material and the potential of working with imperfections.

Musings on food and consumer culture meet travel and storytelling in this exhibition of installations from Steph Huang.

Music faces the climate crisis and predictions of the future in Mikhail Karikis new, socially engaged exhibition at HOME.

Despite creating decades apart, the work of Jo McGonigal and Frank Bowling finds common ground in a show that explores spatial relationships and architecture.

One artist collective, three exhibitions, 20 artists and one medieval poem all come together to form Into The Wyld festival, a one-of-a-kind set of events exploring the legacy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, uniquely connected to the Wirral.

Kate O’Neill, Marta Dyczkowska and James Thompson focus on place and consider the implications of losing art spaces in cities as part of rapid change and development.

Creating a bridge between different visual languages, Lubna Chowdhary’s satisfyingly simple forms encompass the concept of the ‘multiplicity of worlds’.

Learn more about the process of vaccine-creation in SIM’s new exhibition all about the innovation and implementation behind the COVID-19 vaccine.

Manchester Museum’s new exhibition focuses on all things wild or related to the concept of wildness. From environmental campaigns that lead to restoring ecosystems to romanticised landscape paintings, the show gathers different approaches and practices.

Explore incredible objects from the world-renowned theoretical physicist’s office in this special display.

Hannah Perry’s explorations of matrescence in combination with class, labour and industrial materials is a unique perspective on this still underexplored topic.

One of the world’s leading contemporary artists, Bharti Kher comes to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park with a body of work that focuses on the female experience and its shifting context in today’s world.

Take a closer look at the lives of bees and their vital role in human existence, in this immersive exhibition created in partnership with artist Wolfgang Buttress.

The photographer celebrates the people who live and work in the countryside (with a special focus on women) in her keenly observed portraits.

Manchester’s beloved Castlefield Gallery is turning 40! Check out the exciting programme of events taking place throughout the year

Mark these art dates in your diary – The Whitworth prepares for a new year of fantastic exhibitions with work from Shirley Craven, John Lyons, Ayo Akingbade and Barbara Walker.

Whether you’re a high-fashion fanatic or just couture curious, get up close and personal with pivotal moments in fashion history.

The perfect place to find gifts, stationery, cards, children’s books and, most importantly, museum souvenirs if you want to take home a little reminder of your visit and the gallery’s wonderful collections.