McNish was the first Caribbean designer to achieve international recognition and one of the most influential and innovative textile designers in the UK. Drawing on extensive new research, this exhibition explores McNish"s extraordinary career

Focuses on men"s fashion and image from the 18th century to the present day. The show explores how concepts such as elegance, uniformity and spectacle have evolved over the last 250 years

Make music together and play with beat, melody and harmonies in a newly commissioned musical playground. Find out how music can trigger emotions and memories, whether it can affect what you buy, and even what certain songs taste like

The displays are hosted in windows and spaces around the city including HOME, Central Library, the National Football Museum, the Royal Exchange and Manchester's brand-new Mayfield Park

Come and look behind the scenes of Manchester"s publicly owned sculpture collection. Part exhibition, part research space, Out of the Crate delves into the un-tapped history of the collection

Jade Montserrat creates works on paper and performances exploring race, the body and language. She has made a major new work which will enter the city"s collection

Banners are large and colourful representations of groundbreaking moments of protest and the people united by them. Join a march through the history of rights and equality in PHMus main galleries, discovering the memorable messages and motifs which make banners such a powerful tool in fighting for change

The Hall is one of the most beautiful treasures of England and it is of great national importance. A visit to the Hall offers visitors unique insights into the families and servants who lived and worked here

Head onto the cobbles of Lark Hill Place, a carefully recreated street and step back in time to experience what life was like in Victorian Salford. The street is constructed with original shop fronts and objects

There are over 400 works in the collection, 57 of which are oil paintings. Alongside the works of art is an archive containing thousands of items ranging from photographs to press cuttings and exhibition catalogues. Both the collection and archive were formed by Salford Museum & Art Gallery and transferred to The Lowry in 2000.

Stockport's intriguing network of underground tunnels offers visitors unparalleled insight into life in 1940s wartime Britain. When the Shelters opened in 1939 with room for 3,850 people, they were the largest purpose built civilian shelters in the country