Venue

Hire with purpose at Manchester Museum, winner of the European Museum of the Year Award 2025.

When you choose Manchester Museum for your event, you’re doing more than booking one of the most memorable buildings in Manchester — you’re directly supporting our mission to be the most inclusive, imaginative, and caring museum in the world.

Rooted in research

As part of the University of Manchester, learning and discovery are in our DNA. Your hire helps us continue groundbreaking research and share knowledge with the world.

Community at the heart

Recent transformations in 2022 and 2023 created galleries co-curated with local communities, ensuring diverse voices and stories are celebrated. Every event you host helps us build deeper connections with the community around us.

A space for all

With facilities like a picnic room, prayer room and quiet room, we strive to ensure that everyone feels welcome. Your support helps us maintain these inclusive spaces for all to enjoy.

Extraordinary experiences

From our much-loved dinosaur gallery to the vivarium—your hire contributes to protecting rare species like the harlequin toad. We are one of the only museums in the country registered as an operational zoo!

By hosting your corporate vent at our facilities, you’re not just hiring a venue. Your supporting a movement in the cultural sector to make heritage accessible, inclusive and collaborative. Our extraordinary building and collection are the inspiring space you have been looking for.