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The Atkinson is Southport’s beautiful new home for music, theatre, art, poetry, literature and history, right in the middle of Lord Street in Southport town centre.  It offers an exciting and varied destination for families, cultural tourists and arts enthusiasts alike, with a full day and night time offer. ...

Lancashire County Council's Museums Services' venues examine Lancashire life, its history and heritage. Their venues include Clitheroe Castle Museum, Gawthorpe Hall, Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster Castle, the Museum of Lancashire, Queens Street Mill Textile Museum, and Lancashire Conservation Studios. ...

The idea of a museum in Ribchester was conceived by Margaret Greenall, originally from Warrington and a member of the famous brewing family, in the early years of the 20th century. Her objective was to stem the flow of artefacts out of the village that had occurred ever since Ribchester was first recognised as a site of special historic interest. ...

The Museum was founded in 1981. Funded by Greater Manchester Police, it not only collects and preserves archive material and objects relating to the history of policing in the Greater Manchester area, but acts as an important resource for community engagement, where visitors can talk to staff and volunteers about policing. ...

The Manchester Museum and Art Galleries group - incorporating Manchester Art Gallery, Platt Hall, the conservation studios at Queens Park, the Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum - is an innovative and uniquely Mancunian partnership. All part of the University of Manchester, all organisations share funding, staff and expertise, and through collaboration, make something greater than its individual parts. ...

Salford has a proud cultural and creative heritage. The city's range of museums and galleries combine the old with the new to provide opportunities for visitors, local people and families to take part. ...

From the Priest’s Hole to the attic Towneley Hall is fascinating with period rooms covering several centuries of life at the hall.  The hall was the family home of the Towneley’s for nearly five centuries, today their stories are brought to life by our company of re-enactors who uncover their dramas, triumphs and tragedies. ...

Astley Hall is a museum and art gallery housed within a Grade I listed historic house. The Hall is set within the beautiful surroundings of Astley Park which include historic woodland, a lake, a fully renovated Victorian walled garden alongside clean and modern facilities for visitors to enjoy. ...

Ranging from Egyptian mummies to local history and wildlife, Bolton's collection has something for everyone.  The Bolton Museum group represents the Central Library and all branch libraries, Bolton Museum and Archives, the Aquarium, Smithills Hall and the Hall i' th' Wood Museum. ...

The People’s History Museum in Manchester is the national museum of democracy.  It aims to engage, inspire and inform diverse audiences by showing that 'there have always been ideas worth fighting for'. ...

The Museum of Science and Industry is devoted to inspiring visitors through ideas that change the world, from the Industrial Revolution, to today, and beyond. ...

IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. We seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and 'wartime experience'. ...