Visit Manchester, the UK’s Most Cultural City

08 Manchester Art Gallery

Just north of Chinatown is the Manchester Art Gallery. What was formerly known as Manchester City Art Gallery has been open since 1823 and is composed of three connected buildings. The gallery has a gigantic art collection including watercolors, oil paintings, and decorative objects from ancient history and the present. Within the gallery's walls, paintings by Cézanne and Turner are joined by other notable classics. Furthermore, until recently, John William Waterhouse's 'Hylas and the Nymphs' also hung in its great halls.