The Manchester Art Gallery is a building boasting neoclassical Greek revival evocative of an ancient temple, yet inside you'll find plenty of Victorian features and contemporary comforts that blend perfectly together to make the venue one of a kind. This grand, opulent space contains the some of the finest collections of art, design and fashion the country has to offer, as well as several meeting rooms, event spaces and wedding venues available for private and corporate hire.
Located right in the centre of Manchester city, you'll find everything you need here to conduct business as well as pleasure. Our meeting rooms are large, spacious, and bathed in natural light, with screens and projectors available for lectures and presentations. Our boardrooms are ideal for focus groups, whereas our lecture hall can be laid out in a variety of different ways to suit your purposes. On-site, award-winning catering is available if you're looking to host a banquet!
Our dedicated events team is ready and waiting to tailor a bespoke event package to your specifications, ensuring that your stay with us goes off without a hitch. Our Victorian Hall is a grand space in which you can host any event, and is especially well suited to a networking event or product launch, whereas our Gallery Café makes a great spot for an office Christmas party.
Where better to have a civil ceremony or gay wedding than a gorgeous, splendid building right in the centre of Manchester? Tie the knot surrounded by hundreds of years' worth of pure beauty, and take the most memorable wedding photos in front of our outstanding pre-Raphaelite artworks.