Galleries · North West England
Cornerhouse
In or near Manchester.
Cornerhouse — former arts centre (gallery, cinemas) in Manchester, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Manchester Oxford Road · 0.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Cornerhouse is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1985. Address: M1 5NH. Wikidata describes it as: "former arts centre (gallery, cinemas) in Manchester, England". Coordinates: 53.4743°, -2.2411°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cornerhouse was a cinema and contemporary visual arts centre next to Oxford Road Station on Oxford Street, Manchester, England, from 1985 to 2015. It had three floors of art galleries, three cinemas, a bookshop, bar and café. Cornerhouse was operated by Greater Manchester Arts Centre Ltd, a registered charity.
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Background
History
Cornerhouse was conceived by the Greater Manchester Visual Arts Trust, chaired by Sir Bob Scott. It opened with the support of the then Greater Manchester County Council and Manchester City Council, North West Arts Association (now part of Arts Council England) and the British Film Institute. Cornerhouse's first director was Dewi Lewis, who had previously been director of Bury Metro Arts. The building opened on 3 October 1985. The first film screened (on 18 October) was Nic Roeg's Insignificance. Dave Moutrey was director and CEO from 1998 until 2024. Since its inception, Cornerhouse has hosted the UK premiere of Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs and was the first UK public gallery to…
Description
Cornerhouse occupied two buildings. The main building, 70 Oxford Street, was built for John Shaw in the early 1900s and was a furniture store run by the family until it closed in 1985. The building on the other side of the approach to Oxford Road station was designed by Peter Cummings, was completed in 1934 and opened as a cinema, Tatler News Theatre, in May 1935.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4743, -2.2411
- District
- Manchester
- Parish
- Manchester, unparished area
- Postcode
- M1 5NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Manchester Central
- Phone
- +44 844 871 3019
- Established
- 1985
- Nearest railway station
- Manchester Oxford Road — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.cornerhouse.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q2997538 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cornerhouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cornerhouse 2009.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cornerhouse?
- Cornerhouse is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M1 5NH), in the parish of Manchester, unparished area.
- What is Cornerhouse?
- Cornerhouse — former arts centre (gallery, cinemas) in Manchester, England.
- How do I get to Cornerhouse?
- The nearest railway station is Manchester Oxford Road, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode M1 5NH.
- When was Cornerhouse built?
- Built or established in 1985.
- Who owns Cornerhouse?
- Cornerhouse is owned by | current_tenants =.
- How do I get to Cornerhouse?
- The nearest railway station is Manchester Oxford Road, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M1 5NH.