Category Archives: Art & Architecture

Baroque & Gothic Palaces of Manchester

The Baroque & Gothic Palaces tour has been subsumed into the Manchester Architecture Trial for now. Please see http://www.newmanchesterwalks.com/walks-tours/art-architecture/the-manchester-architecture-trail/

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The Glories of Manchester Architecture

NEXT TOUR The Glories of Manchester Architecture: Friday 7 Feb 2025.  Guide: RIBA judge Ed Glinert. Starts: Outside the Midland Hotel, Peter Street, 12 noon. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. *** The Builder magazine once declared “one … Continue reading

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The Pre-Raphaelites

Next tour: Wednesday 30 October 2024, 11.30 a.m. Meet: At the entrance of Manchester Art Gallery. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Only Ed Glinert, official Manchester tour guide and Arts Society lecturer, can reveal the mysteries and … Continue reading

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Manchester Art Gallery

Next tours: See Walks & Tours: “The Pre-Raphaelites” or “The Great Art Treasures of Manchester”. Meet: Art Gallery. “What in the world do you want with art in Manchester? Why can’t you stick to your cotton spinning?” That was the … Continue reading

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L. S. Lowry

Next Walking tour: Tuesday 17 September 2024 Meet: Outside the Mercure Hotel, Portland Street. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite.  Spurned, snubbed and sniggered at, Laurence Stephen Lowry became Britain’s most famous and best-loved 20th century painter, whose … Continue reading

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The Great Art Treasures of Manchester

Next FREE tour: Friday 3 February 2023 Meet: outside St Ann’s Church, St Ann’s Square. Booking: Please press here to book with Eventbrite. Manchester Art Gallery is home to Britain’s greatest collection of Pre-Raphaelite works, and in the streets beyond … Continue reading

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Art in Manchester – Lowry and Valette

For now, we’re doing separate Lowry and Valette tours. Please see relevant pages.

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Adolphe Valette

Next Tour: When Boris says it’s okay. Booking: With eventbrite. *** His students called him “Mr  Monsieur”. His devotees praised his unique vision of Manchester. His legacy is the most important in Manchester’s art history. Adolphe Valette left a mesmerising … Continue reading

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