Elizabeth Gaskell's House in Manchester is the former home of the famous author and her family. Her novels include Mary Barton, Cranford, North and South, Ruth and Wives and Daughters and are enjoyed on television, stage and radio. This beautifully restored home has spectacular period rooms, a villa garden and a tea room for visitors to enjoy. It hosts a year-round programme of special events and activities and the much loved book shop sells a range of new and second hand books.

esea contemporary is the UK’s only non-profit art centre specialising in presenting and platforming artists and art practices that identify with and are informed by East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) cultural backgrounds.

esea contemporary is situated in an award-winning building in the heart of Manchester, home to one of the largest East Asian populations in the UK. Since its inauguration as a community-oriented visual arts festival in 1986, esea contemporary – previously named Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) – has continuously evolved to establish itself as a dynamic and engaging space for cross-cultural exchanges in the British art scene, as well as in a global context. 

esea contemporary aims to increase the visibility of contemporary art practices from the East and Southeast Asian communities and their diasporas. It is a site for forward-thinking art programmes that beyond exhibitions also include commissions, research, residencies, publishing, and a wide range of vibrant public events. esea contemporary values creativity, compassion, interconnectedness, and collectivity in implementing its mission.

Irish Community Care is a registered charity which exists to identify and respond to the needs of both the Irish and Irish Traveller communities across the north west.

It currently offers a range of front-line information, advice and outreach support services including welfare benefits advice and advocacy, support around homelessness, seeking more appropriate accommodation, poor health, drug or alcohol misuse, cultural and social isolation. It also facilitates activities and groups to enrich and grow the community.

The National Football Museum is England’s only national museum for football. It explores the impact of football on all of our lives and how it shapes our identities. It aims to be known as a leading national museum, engaging one million visitors through its doors, digitally and by visiting local communities and schools.

The museum is the place for everyone to enjoy stories about football culture. It’s mission is to hear those stories and tell them in an engaging and creative way.

The National Trust is Europe’s largest conservation charity. It looks after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. It does this with the help of millions of members, volunteers, staff and donors. Without this, it couldn’t care for the miles of coastline, woodlands, countryside and the hundreds of historic buildings, gardens and precious collections it protects. 

Quarry Bank is one of Britain's greatest industrial heritage sites, set in picturesque gardens and countryside

The Royal Exchange Theatre tells and shares amazing stories both on and off the stage. Its iconic, spaceship-like theatre-in-the-round can be found in the centre of Manchester, a vibrant and exciting global city with a million stories to share.

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

With exciting roles across the museum, its volunteers have an opportunity to make a positive impact on its visitors and enhance the understanding of the museum's collection.

The Whitworth is an art gallery and one of Manchester's greatest cultural assets. It is driven by a mission to work with communities to use art for positive social change. It aims to actively address what matters most in people’s lives. This vision has been developed as part of an international dialogue about how to evolve and adapt museums to a constantly changing world.

In 2015 the gallery undertook a £17 million redevelopment, which doubled the public space, creating new facilities to house the collection of over 55,000 works of art, textiles and wallpaper. Along with expanded gallery spaces, a study centre, learning studio, and collections care centre, the gallery reconnected with its park (Whitworth Park), with communal gardens and outdoor programmes.