The Urbis Shop is Now Closed
Whilst building work is underway the urbis shop and the modern bar and restaurant are closed. A new National Football Museum shop will open in the building in 2012.
The Modern Bar and Restaurant is now closed.
The National Football Museum will open in 2012 with fantastic cafe and bar facilities for visitors, as well as a new restaurant on levels 5 & 6 of the building.
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Take a retrospective look at some of Urbis' classic, era defining moments, and catch up on any exhibitions you have missed at ...
Urbis used to offer a variety of guided tours exploring different aspects of our city.
Click here to revisit our tours
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in a relaxed environment, with our friendly, informal workshop sessions.
The language sofa will coninue in the Triangle shopping centre, across the way from Urbis.
NEW: Speak Russian with our native Russian speaker Thursdays 5pm- 6pm
Go to http://languagesofa.wordpress.com or contact language.sofa@gmail.com for more info.
For more diverse discussions on Urban Issues....check out the Urbis Research Forum where we have more lively debates lined up....
NEW venue to be confirmed... for more information visit:
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RECLAIM, our multiple award-winning leadership and mentoring project, based in Manchester, goes from strength to strength...
Visit www.reclaimproject.org.uk for updates on news, photos and more
For details on our learning programme contact Ivan McDouall on 0161 605 8205 or email i.mcdouall@urbis.org.uk
At the National Football Museum you will be able to relive legendary moments in football history, discover iconic objects and get hands-on with footballing fun for the whole family. There will also be a full programme of changing exhibitions about the culture of football.
Find out more about manchester's museums and galleries at www.creativetourist.com