Exhibitions
Urbis has Left the Building: Six Years of the Best Exhibitions in Pop Culture
21 January 2010 – 27 February 2010
Level 2, FREE
Urbis, Manchester’s glittering pop culture palace, has created some of the most groundbreaking, contemporary exhibitions in the UK.
On Saturday 27 February, Urbis will close its doors in its current form. But before it does, comes its grand finale – the retrospective exhibition Urbis has Left the Building: Six Years of the Best Exhibitions in Pop Culture. Looking back over a 6 year journey that has seen the finest exhibitions on popular culture brought to the city of Manchester, it will celebrate and commemorate the highlights of Urbis’ imaginative, self-curated and diverse programming.
Bringing together original artwork, graphic design, audio and video, from the best in international art, design, architecture, music, fashion, from the sincere to the playful; the exhibition will be a chance to reminisce on its critically acclaimed shows, or just catch up on those you’ve missed. Included will be favourites, Ill Communication (II), The Peter Saville Show, (2004), Punk: Sex, Seditionaries and the Sex Pistols (2005), The China Show (2006) Hacienda 25 The Exhibition: Fac 491 (2007), How Manga Took Over the World, Black Panther: Emory Douglas and the Art of Revolution (2008), State of the Art: New York, Videogame Nation (2009)....plus many more.
If you’ve loved Urbis, or simply never got around to visiting, come celebrate with at the end of an era at Urbis has Left the Building: Six Years of the Best Exhibitions in Pop Culture.
THank you to our supporters.....
Urbis would like to thank our drink partners Havana Club and Lambrini, who are kindly providing us with refreshments for our closing party celebration. 
