Museums

Museums

There are something like 90 museums in and around Manchester, most of which offer free admission. It’s an ideal way to spend a couple of hours while you are visiting – so you can learn more about this fascinating place and the history that made it the dynamic city it is today.

Imperial War Museum North

Trafford Wharf Road M17 3JL
Telephone: 0161 836 4000
www.iwm.org.uk/north

Located at Salford Quays – Greater Manchester’s unique waterfront destination, the IWMN is an absolute must for history fans or anyone interested in the human side of conflict.

Museum of Science & Industry

Liverpool Road M3 4FP
Telephone: 0161 832 2244
www.mosi.org.uk

Located on the historic site of the world’s oldest surviving passenger railway station, housed in five listed buildings, MOSI’s galleries and outstanding collections tell the story of Manchester’s scientific and industrial past, present and future.

The Manchester Museum

The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
Telephone: 0161 275 2634
www.museum.manchester.ac.uk

The Manchester Museum is owned by the University of Manchester. It is one of the top university museums in the United Kingdom. Sited on Oxford Road (A34) at the heart of the university's neo-Gothic buildings, it provides access to about six million items from every continent of the globe.

Manchester Jewish Museum

190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8LW

Telephone: 0161 834 9879
www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com

The Museum is located in a former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue on Cheetham Hill Road. It is the oldest surviving synagogue building in Manchester, completed in 1874.

Museum of Transport

Boyle Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8UW
Telephone: 0161 205 2122
www.gmts.co.uk

Visit the Museum of Transport and enjoy a wander through one of Britain’s biggest collection of restored trams, buses and coaches