Manchester Jewish Museum

Manchester has Britain's largest Jewish population outside London; this museum tells their story. From being barely tolerated in the 18th C, they prospered in the 19th C (as did the entire city) in textiles and tailoring, and moved out of the centre to the new suburb of Cheetham Hill. The museum is in the former Spanish-Portuguese synagogue in what was once the heart of that community; later generations have moved upmarket further out.

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Address

190 Cheetham Hill Road, M8 8LW

Getting there

500m north of Victoria station, buses 135 & 41 CrossCity

Hours

Sun-Thu 10:00-16:00, Fri 10:00-13:00, closed Sat & Jewish holidays

Price

Adults £6, Concs £3.50, U16 £4.

Website

manchesterjewishmuseum.com (opens in a new tab)