Bury Museum and Art Gallery, Moss Street, Bury - Contrasts. A chance to view two pictures and compare the contrasts with a selection of pairs from the Gallery's collections of paintings.
Runs until Saturday, April 5, open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, admission free
Blyth Gallery
Amazon house, Brazil Street, Manchester
hallucinogenia
David Vaughan displays a collection of paintings with a multitude of colours enabling the viewer to delve into the 'children' of the Sixties.
Runs until Saturday, open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 11am-3pm, admission free.
Gallery of Costume
Platt Hall, Rusholme, Manchester
The Needle's Excellency: 17th Century Dress and Embroidery. An exhibition concentrating on needlework and embroidery skills and featuring some of the Gallery's earliest and rarest items including a jewel bright women's cap and matching forehead cloth dating back to 1600. Runs until 2003
The Art of Elegance: Women's Dress 1740-1860. An exhibition illustrating the extravagance and sophistication of 18th century fashion with large scale silk damasks, delicate women muslins and sumptuous coloured wedding dresses.
Runs until 2003
Cover Up. A lively and interactive display featuring galoshes, sou'westers, firefighters' helmets and boxing gloves. Runs until 2003
A Suit of Her Own: A History of the Working Women's Wardrobe
A look at the development of the women's tailored suit from the end of the 19th century when women began to strive for equality with men in the work place and covering the period 1895 to 1918. Runs until 2003
Quant to Westwood: Fashion Since the Sixties. A display featuring designer outfits from 1960 to 1998 with pieces by Vivienne Westwood, Mary Quant, Biba, Ossie Clark and Zandra Rhodes.
Runs until 2003, open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm, adm free
Catalyst - Museum of Chemical Industry
Widnes, Cheshire
A great day out allowing you to explore the colourful world of science and technology with hands on equipment and machinery.
Open Tuesday to Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-5pm, admission £4.65 and children £3.40.
Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Market Square, Preston
Rites of Passage
A collection of Christening, Wedding and Mourning dress from the Victorian era showing how the Victorians celebrated weddings and christenings and dealt with funerals. Runs until Saturday, October 18 2003
The Art of Print. An exhibition exploring the techniques of printmaking. Runs until Saturday, 18 October 2003, open Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, admission free
Words
An exhibition which focuses on the text within 20th century British art from Ben Nicholson's oil painting Boque to Tracey Emin's embroidered blanket The Simple Truth.
Runs until Saturday, open Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, admission free
Perfume
A unique chance to see the fantastic collection of scent bottles that form part of the famous Mrs French Collection dating from the 19th century and including items from the finest cut glass to novelty souvenir bottles.
Runs until Saturday, July 5, open Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, admission free
Lancaster University Galleries
Lancaster
A Pen of Iron: Ruskin and Printmaking
This is the first exhibition devoted to Ruskin's engagement with printmaking examining his use of various methods, etching, woodcut, mezzotint and steel and copper engraving.
Runs until Sunday, March 30, open Monday to Saturday, 11am-4pm and Sunday, 1pm-4pm, admission free
Liverpool Tate
Shopping: A Century of Art and Consumer Culture
An exhibition examining the in-depth relationship between the display, distribution and consumption of commodities and modern and contemporary art with ovr 240 pieces of art including photographs of shop windows and products on display.
Runs until Sunday, March 23 2003, admission £4 and concessions £3
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street, Manchester
Alfred Ackrill: A Manchester Impressionist Discovered
An exhibition showing fresh and vivid interpretations of particular local interest depicting the inudstrial landscape of Oldham and Manchester.
Runs until Sunday, March 16, open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm, admission free
Xie Nanxing
A selection of large scale melacholic and mysterious paintings by a Chinese artist examinging the layers which are close to our mental state.
Runs from Saturday until Monday, April 21, open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm, admission free.
Papa Gena
A short film by Latvian film maker Laila Pakalnina which is a life study of the people on the streets of Riga listening to a fragment of Mozart's music. Runs from Saturday until Monday, April 21, open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm, admission free
Manchester Jewish Museum
Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester
The oldest purpose-built synagogue in the city which was used as a house of worship by Manchester's Congergation of Spanish and Portuguese Jews and after a period of decline has now been restored retaining the basic layout of a synagogue with stained glass windows and architecture.
Open Monday to Thursday 10.30am-4pm and Sunday 10.30am-5pm
Mid Pennine Arts
Yorke Street, Burnley
Ashes of Roses
Susan Cutts has created a new installation in handmade paper inspired by 18th century church records revealing happy and sad events and other people's memories. Open Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm and Tuesday, 10am-1pm
Museum of Science and Industry
Liverpool Road, Castlefield, Manchester
Xperiment
An interactive exhibition which will captive inquiring minds with hands of fun and equipment to test and explore the wonders of science. Suitable for all ages.
Open 10am-5pm, admission free
Myths and Monsters
Get as close as you dare to mythical monsters including dragons, the Unicorn and the Yeti and learn about the mystery that surrounds them.
Runs until Sunday, June 1, open 10am-5pm, admission £3.50 or £2.50 conc.
Museum of Transport
Boyle Street, Manchester
Learn all about transport in Greater Manchester from 1800 to the present day. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-5pm
People's History Museum
Bridge Street, Manchester
The only Museum dedicated to the working people of Britain and the story of how they organised to change society, improving life for generations. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11am-4.30pm, admission to galleries £1 waged, otherwise free
Saddleworth Museum & Art Gallery
High Street, Uppermill, Oldham
Chameleon Arts Group
A well-established group with members with mental health problems creating mosaics and watercolours.
Runs until Sunday, March 9, open daily, 1pm-4pm
Salford Museum and Art Gallery
Peel Park Crescent, Salford
Life Times
Runs until Tuesday, May 6 2003, open Monday to Friday, 10am-4.45pm and Saturday and Sunday 1pm-5pm, adm free
Storey Gallery
Albert Irvin
An exhibition of abstract paintings showing the celebrations of life and colour.
Runs until Saturday, March 22, open Monday to Saturday 10am-4pm
The Beatles Story
Albert Dock, Liverpool
Experience the most sensational story of pop in the City where it all began and relive the Fab Four's rise to fame with a nostalgic journey through The Beatles Story.
Open daily 10am-5pm, £7.95 adults, £5.95 conc. and £4.95 children
Deepdale Stadium, Preston
Take a trip to football heaven and begin the journey through football history learning the story of football using the latest technology with an interactive exhibition and viewing the finest display of football memorabilia in the world. In the second half you can play the game and test your skills on the interactive exhibits, then join Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen on Match of the Day and enjoy your 15 minutes of fame.
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm, adults £6.95 and children, 5 to 15 years old, £4.95 and children free
The Portico Library & Gallery
Mosley Street, Manchester
From the Collection - Under the Microscope
An exhibition marking the bicentenary of John Dalton's Atomic Theory with a selection from the Natural Philosophy collection on display.
Runs until Thursday, open Monday to Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm and Sunday 1am-4pm, admission free
The World of Glass
Chalon Way East, St Helens
Experience the miracle of sand and fire and witness the skills involved in a turning a ball of glass into a beautiful object and the art of glassblowing.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm, adults £5, children £3.60 conc. £3.60, Family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children £15 or 1 adult and 2 children £10
Turnpike Gallery
Civic Square, Leigh
In This Place
Inspired by the landing of a young German, Mathias Rust, who flew a small aircraft across the Soviet Union airspace Emma Rushton and Derek Tyman have constructed a full size plane cover, a hand drawn map and a flag and plaque to reveal the actions and events.
Runs until Saturday, March 22, open Monday, Thursday and Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm, Tuesday 10am-5.30pm, Saturday 10am-3pm
Wigan Education Art Centre
Wigan
Alchemy - The Art of Victoria Grove
An exhibition of works in painting, mixed media and print from the Scottish artist.
Runs until Friday, April 11 2003, open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, admission free
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