Galería de Arte de Mánchester

Mánchester / Reino Unido

Manchester Art Gallery es una galería de arte de propiedad pública en Mosley Street, Mánchester, Inglaterra. Anteriormente era conocida Manchester City Art Gallery. La galería abrió sus puertas en 1824 y hoy en día ocupa tres edificios, el más antiguo de los cuales, diseñado por Sir Charles Barry, está clasificado,[1]​ y fue el hogar de la Royal Manchester Institution. La galería es de libre entrada y alberga una colección de arte cívico, que incluye obras de importancia local e internacional.

People's History Museum

Mánchester / Reino Unido

The People's History Museum in Manchester, England, is the UK's national centre for the collection, conservation, interpretation and study of material relating to the history of working people in the UK. It is located in a grade II-listed, former hydraulic pumping station on the corner of the Bridge Street and Water Street designed by Manchester Corporation City Architect, Henry Price.The museum tells the story of the history of in Great Britain and about people's lives at home, work and leisure over the last 200 years. The collection contains printed material, physical objects and photographs of people at work, rest and play. Some of the topics covered include popular radicalism, the Peterloo Massacre, 19th century trade unionism, the women's suffrage movement, dockers, the cooperative movement, the 1945 general election, and football. It also includes material relating to friendly societies, the welfare movement and advances in the lives of working people.

Manchester Metropolitan University

Mánchester / Reino Unido

Manchester Metropolitan University is a public university located in Manchester, England. The university traces its origins to the Manchester Mechanics Institute and the Manchester School of Design, which formed Manchester Polytechnic in 1970. Manchester Polytechnic then gained university status under the government's Further and Higher Education Act, becoming the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1992. Today, it is headquartered in the city of Manchester. Manchester Metropolitan University is an accredited member of the Association of MBAs, and member of the University Alliance, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the North West Universities Association, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and the European University Association. Today, it is also home to the Manchester School of Art, the Manchester School of Theatre, as well as the Manchester School of Architecture administered in collaboration with the University of Manchester. The University's logo is derived from the upper part of the shield of the university's coat-of-arms, with six spade-irons positioned together, suggesting hard toil and entrenchment.

Whitworth Art Gallery

Mánchester / Reino Unido

The Whitworth is an art gallery in Manchester, England, containing about 55,000 items in its collection. The gallery is located in Whitworth Park and is part of the University of Manchester. In 2015, the Whitworth reopened after it was transformed by a £15 million capital redevelopment that doubled its exhibition spaces, restored period features and opened itself up to its surrounding park. The gallery received more than 440,000 visitors in its first year and was awarded the Art Fund’s Museum of the Year prize in 2015.In June 2017, Maria Balshaw stepped down as the director to take up her new role as the Director of Tate. Nick Merriman was acting Interim Director of the WhitworthOn 11 October 2018 it was announced that Alistair Hudson would be the new Director of Manchester Art Gallery and the Whitworth. Hudson, previously Director at MIMA, is a co-director of the Asociación de Arte Útil.

Ayuntamiento de Mánchester

Mánchester / Reino Unido

El Ayuntamiento de Mánchester es un edificio municipal de estilo victoriano neogótico ubicado en la ciudad de Mánchester, Inglaterra. Es la sede ceremonial del gobierno local del Manchester City Council, y alberga además una serie de departamentos locales. Diseñado por el arquitecto Alfred Waterhouse, el ayuntamiento se completó en 1877.[1]​ El edificio ocupa un solar triangular frente a Albert Square y contiene oficinas y grandes salas ceremoniales como el Gran Salón, que está decorado con los imponentes Murales de Mánchester de Ford Madox Brown que ilustran la historia de la ciudad. La entrada y el Salón de Escultura contienen bustos y estatuas de figuras influyentes que incluyen a John Dalton, James Prescott Joule y John Barbirolli. El exterior está dominado por la torre del reloj que se eleva a 87 metros y que alberga a Great Abel, como es conocida la campana del reloj. En 1938 se completó una ampliación del conjunto, conectándolo por dos puentes cubiertos con Lloyd Street. El ayuntamiento, al cual le fue concedido el grado I en la Lista del Patrimonio Nacional de Inglaterra el 25 de febrero de 1952,[2]​ está clasificado como Monumento clasificado del Reino Unido,[3]​ y es considerado una de las mejores interpretaciones de la arquitectura neogótica en el mundo.[4]​

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Mánchester / Reino Unido

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Withington, Manchester, manages the Christie Hospital, one of the largest cancer treatment centres of its type in Europe. The Christie became a NHS Foundation Trust in 2007 and is also an international leader in cancer research and development, home to the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research.

Universidad de Mánchester

Mánchester / Reino Unido

La Universidad de Mánchester fue fundada en 1824 y es la universidad más grande de la ciudad de Mánchester, Inglaterra, y también la más grande por número de alumnos en el Reino Unido. Según el ranking 2019 y 2020 elaborado por QS World University Ranking, la Universidad de Mánchester está posicionada en el lugar número 29 a nivel mundial, entre las 1000 mejores. Manchester - como es llamada popularmente - es considerada como una de las mejores universidades del mundo, contando actualmente con la mayor cantidad de profesores con Premios Nobel investigando y enseñando en sus aulas, que cualquier otra universidad en Inglaterra. La actual Universidad de Mánchester se conformó oficialmente en el año 2004 mediante la fusión de la Universidad Victoria de Mánchester y el University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology . Con alrededor de 40,250 alumnos , la Universidad de Mánchester tiene el mayor número de estudiantes a tiempo completo de todo el Reino Unido, siendo superada únicamente por la Universidad de Londres solo si las universidades que forman parte de esta , se cuentan como una sola. Asimismo, la Universidad de Mánchester cuenta con la mayor oferta de cursos académicos entre todas las universidades británicas.

Science and Industry Museum

Mánchester / Reino Unido

The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, England, is a large museum devoted to the development of science, technology and industry with emphasis on the city's achievements in these fields. The museum is part of the Science Museum Group, a non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, having merged with the National Science Museum in 2012.There are extensive displays on the theme of transport , power , Manchester's sewerage and sanitation, textiles, communications and computing. The museum is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage; and is situated on the site of the world's first passenger railway station – Manchester Liverpool Road – which opened as part of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in September 1830. The railway station frontage and 1830 warehouse are both Grade I listed.

Withington Community Hospital

Mánchester / Reino Unido

Withington Community Hospital is a hospital in south Manchester, England, managed by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.