Exhibitions in Manchester, England in October 2026: what’s on?

Ongoing

• Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige The Whitworth until Nov 15
• Collection Spotlight case: Remembering Peterloo People's History Museum until Dec 31
• Out of the Crate Manchester Art Gallery until Dec 31
• Rethinking the Grand Tour Manchester Art Gallery until Dec 31
• Room to Breathe Manchester Art Gallery until Dec 31
• What is Manchester Art Gallery? Manchester Art Gallery until Dec 31
• What’s New? Collecting for Manchester Manchester Art Gallery until Dec 31
• 2026 Banner Exhibition People's History Museum until Jan 3
• Horrible Science: Cosmic Chaos Manchester Museum until Jan 3
• Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven The Whitworth until Jan 3
• Re/Assemble People's History Museum until Jan 3
• Splendours of the Sikh Raj: Arms and Armour Manchester Art Gallery until Feb 28
• Won’t Sit Still Manchester Art Gallery until Mar 28
• Performing Trees The Whitworth until Apr 4
• Reflections: Sangat and the Self The Whitworth until Aug 29
• The Labour of Care The Whitworth until Aug 29
• Things of the Least: lively exhibition-making with children under-3 Manchester Art Gallery until Nov 30
• WORN: the life within clothes Manchester Art Gallery until Feb 13
• The Warp / The Weft / The Wake: Speaking Back Manchester Art Gallery until Mar 31
• Trading Station: How Hot Drinks Shape Our Lives Manchester Art Gallery until Mar 31
• Anindilyakwa Arts: Stories from our Country Manchester Museum until Apr 30
• Our Collections, Reimagined The Whitworth until May 7
• Escapes Manchester Art Gallery until Sep 30