Venue hire / corporate events

Call 0161 605 8210 to book our rooms for a private event. Click here for more information.

Public Events...

Urbis runs a wide variety of events, from talks, workshops and discussions to tours and family activities. For more information or to book for any of these events please
call 0161 605 8200.

Videogame Nation events

start Sunday 7 june

Our jam packed events programme kicks off on Sunday 7 June where the game developers Introversion discuss the role of the independent game.

Also lined up are game developers of cult classics including Sensible Soccer, Manic Miner, Elite and the Lego series. 

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Tickets are available from the Urbis shop, or from www.ticketline.co.uk (0871 424 0047)

Purchase from ticketline.co.uk  here.... 

The Language Sofa

Sessions cost £1 and there's no needs to book, just drop by. 

Brush up your foreign language skills in a relaxed environment, with our friendly, informal workshop sessions.

Polish: Tuesdays - 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Spanish: Fridays - 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Urdu/Hindi/Punjabi: Fridays - 4pm - 5pm

English not your first language? Gain confidence in our English speaking sessions:

English: Sundays - 4.30pm - 5.30pm

You can also book 12 sessions for only £10, just contact host@urbis.org.uk or call 0161 605 8200 for more information

exodus festival 2009

sunday August 2

Foyer and Cathedral Gardens
12 – 6pm
FREE

A unique celebration of arts and culture brought to you by Greater Manchester’s diverse refugee communities. Featuring sounds and dance from places from Angola to Zimbabwe, as well as food and craft stalls and children’s workshops.

For more information call 0161 234 2975 or see www.can.uk.com/exodus

Urban exposures

photography workshop

Alternate Wednesdays (exept 9 sept)
1, 15, 29 July, 12, 26 August, 23 September

6-8pm, £5 per session, includes tea/coffee

In each session you will be set a theme to test your creative response, you will take a journey around the city using the urban surroundings as a backdrop. The session concludes with an informal discussion looking at each image, discussing and brainstorming the success of the work or how the photographs could be improved.

 This is your chance to join a friendly group of like-minded individuals and possibly take your photography in new directions. So whatever your level of knowledge and skills come along to exchange ideas and techniques, all you need is your digital camera and your imagination!

15 spaces per session, tickets from Urbis information desk or email tours@urbis.org.uk

or visit the Flickr gallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanexposures/

Urbis Research Forum 

Changing Cities / Emerging Urbanisms

Tuesday 2 June

6pm,

FREE

The Urbis Research Forum is a series of informal panel sessions, bringing together a variety of speakers and viewpoints.  The forum addresses themes relating to urban culture and issues.

The panelists taking part are:

Prof. Gyan Prakash (Princeton University, Manchester University)
Canon Andrew Shanks (Manchester Cathedral)
Prof. Tom Jeffries (Birmingham School of Architecture)

 New Adult learning programme 

We’ve recently launched our fantastic new learning programme, just for adults! We want to encourage you all to explore your creativity and to meet other creative folk!  

Featuring the fortnightly Handmade social, a Sunday social for people to share creative skills in a friendly setting, and our Introduction to........series, courses designed to introduce you to fine arts and crafts, and loads of exciting new events planned, it’s not to be missed!   More information

Latest Handmade Social Demo: Paper making
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