Urbis

Urbis is a museum that explores cities and the people that live in them. It is situated in Manchester’s Millennium Quarter and is housed in a spectacular mirrored glass building that manages to bring light to Manchester’s grey skies.

Unlike most museums, Urbis is explored from the top down. After passing through the entrance, visitors are transported in a funicular-like elevator to the fourth floor where the experiences of entering a city for the first time are recreated. On the third floor exhibitions include those illustrating the history of Manchester’s immigrant populations, while the second focuses on crime, security, fear and other negative aspects of city life.

Admission to levels 2 to 4 is free. Level 1 is the home of special exhibits that usually attract a fee.

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Editor
Peter Hook, Ian Brown and Shaun Ryder were at Urbis last week to celebrate the launch of an exhibition to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of Manchester’s Hacienda nightclub. Hacienda 25 The Exhibition : Fac 491 runs until February 17 2008 and includes the complete collection of the Hacienda’s iconic birthday posters, previously unseen video footage taken in the club, and items from the personal collections of Tony Wilson, Peter Saville and Ben Kelly.
Editor
A photographic exhibition featuring images of Manchester City fans is currently on show at Urbis. The 'City Till I Die' exhibition runs to August 31 2007.
Benny
Urbis was designed by the talented Ian Simpson Architects.
Cathedral Gardens next door was the work of BDP. It has some great water features.

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Cathedral Gardens, Manchester M4 3BG

Metrolink: Victoria

Tel: 0161 605 8200

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