Events and conferences

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Unique spaces for memorable events.

We offer everything from daytime conference facilities to spectacular out‑of‑hours events, with our gallery spaces transformed after closing to host seated dinners and drinks receptions. The Kanaris Theatre can be set for presentations and films, workshops, team‑building sessions, boardroom meetings and much more. For smaller meetings, the bright and sunny Conference Room provides an intimate setting with views over Waterloo Place and University Green.

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A view of the Main Hall at Manchester Museum from the adjacent staircase, showing people enjoying themselves at a drinks reception.

A view of the Living Worlds gallery at Manchester Museum from above. A sperm whale skeleton and fairy lights hang above the gallery space, which is set with tables and chairs for an evening event.

People chat and enjoy themselves at a drinks reception in the atmospheric Fossils and Dinosaurs gallery at Manchester Museum. Stan, the Tyrannosaurus rex, can be seen in the background.

Our spaces

Musician performing on stage in front of a large audience at an event in the Main Hall at Manchester Museum, which is lit in purple.

Main Hall

A flexible space, suitable for everything from performances to presentations.

Dining tables with black chairs, white tableware, and floral centerpieces are set up within the Living Worlds gallery at Manchester Museum, beneath the hanging sperm whale skeleton.

Living Worlds

A striking, 19th century space that your guests won’t forget.

The Conference Room at Manchester Museum, with a long white table, multiple beige chairs around it, large windows with white blinds, a wall-mounted television.

Conference Room

Bright and modern, ideal for smaller meetings and conferences.

Couple getting married under Stan the Tyrannosaurus rex in Manchester Museum's Fossils and Dinosaur Gallery, with guests surrounding them.

Fossils & Dinosaurs

Share your special event with our Tyrannosaurus rex, Stan.

The Kanaris Theatre at Manchester Museum, with rows of beige chairs, large windows, and a projector screen on the wall.

Kanaris Theatre

Ideal for conferencing, presentations and training days.