31 March to 16 September 2007
Levels 3 & 4 
Free

From evening tango classes in the square in Buenos Aires, to Mah-jong games in Hanoi, from skateboarding on the Left Bank in London to elaborate pavement drawings in New York City, the people of the world have transformed the streets, squares, buildings and alleyways of our cities into exciting spaces where different forms of PLAY take place every day.

This world premiere exhibition, brought to you by Urbis, throws all ideas of traditional gallery spaces out the window and asks you to dive in head first and experience firsthand the creative ways in which we use the city as a stage, a gallery, a studio, a greenhouse and of course, an enormous playground. Explore the eccentric and the creative ways we play in our city here in Manchester and across the globe and start thinking about your city in an entirely new way.

Then the PLAY exhibition takes to the streets, vaulting out of the gallery and transforming the heart of Manchester City Centre into an interactive gameboard, with treasures to seek and questions to investigate across the city.

 Urbis would like to thank its supporters without whom this exhibition would not be possible: