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Events for 17th Dec 07

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Manchester Christmas Markets 2007

Date: 15th Nov 07 - 19th Dec 07

Location: Albert Square, St Ann's Square, Exchange Street, New Cathedral Street, Brazennose Street

Time: 10:00 - 20:00

Cost: Free

Get into the Christmas spirit while you browse the traditional wooden chalets and twinkling stalls and soak up the unique bustling atmosphere.

You'll find enticing gifts including decorative pottery and ceramics, handcrafted toys and decorations, jewellery and Christmas trees, plants and bulbs from Holland. Continental sausages, roasted almonds, crêpes as well as Bavarian beer and Glühwein provide the perfect alfresco snack.

  • Manchester's Christmas Markets are a great day out for groups or why not take a short break?

  • More information about Manchester's Christmas Markets

Art Treasures in Manchester: 150 years on

Date: 5th Oct 07 - 26th Jan 08

Location: Manchester Art Gallery

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Cost: Free

This exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of Art Treasures of the United Kingdom, the largest ever art exhibition in the UK, held here in Manchester in 1857.

Held at Old Trafford, Art Treasures featured 16,000 exhibits and attracted over 1.3 million visitors, including Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens and John Ruskin.

This exhibition both celebrates this major artistic event and brings back to Manchester some of the outstanding pictures and artworks which were on show.

The exhibition includes works by British artists such as Gainsborough, Turner, Stubbs, Constable and the Pre-Raphaelites, as well as European old masters including Michaelangelo and Rembrandt.

Open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm Closed Mondays

Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL Tel: 0161 235 8888

http://www.manchestergalleries.org/

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