Top rated Museums in Manchester

Experience the best that Manchester has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 23 places from Museum category.

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John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Library
Neo-gothic library (part of University of Manchester) with rare books & manuscripts, a cafe & shop.
4.80 (1K reviews) (~0.26 km from centre)
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Clayton Hall
Museum
👍👍 Lovely little house to explore with lots of things you can actually pick up and look through. The cafe is nice and very affordable. Good cake!
4.80 (115 reviews) (~4.32 km from centre)
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Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Museum
Access to areas of Old Trafford normally restricted to players plus displays about the club's past.
4.70 (5.2K reviews) (~3.54 km from centre)
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Ordsall Hall
Museum
Tudor manor house with period rooms & exhibits, plus landscaped gardens, an orchard & a cafe.
4.70 (971 reviews) (~2.42 km from centre)
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Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives
Museum
The city's law enforcement history traced through historic photos, old weapons & other artefacts.
4.70 (607 reviews) (~0.9 km from centre)
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Elizabeth Gaskell's House
Museum
Restored, former home of the famous author featuring period rooms, a garden, tea room & bookshop.
4.70 (391 reviews) (~2.37 km from centre)
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Staircase House
Museum
Audio tours explaining the history of the town's oldest house with a rare Jacobean staircase.
4.70 (135 reviews) (~9.56 km from centre)
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Manchester Art Gallery
Art gallery
Artworks spanning 6 centuries plus changing historic and contemporary exhibitions and family events.
4.60 (8.9K reviews) (~0.26 km from centre)
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Manchester Museum
Archaeological museum
Free, wide-ranging global collections including mummies and dinosaurs, plus a busy events programme.
4.60 (7K reviews) (~1.62 km from centre)
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Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester
Museum
Large vehicle collection displayed in a former bus garage/tram shed, many restored and operational.
4.60 (1.1K reviews) (~2.73 km from centre)
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Stockport Air Raid Shelters
Museum
Independent and guided tours of purpose-built underground tunnel network used as wartime shelters.
4.60 (582 reviews) (~9.56 km from centre)
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Manchester Jewish Museum
Museum
UK's only Jewish museum outside London, with Moorish-style architecture and stained-glass windows.
4.60 (390 reviews) (~1.86 km from centre)
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IWM North
War museum
Permanent & temporary exhibitions charting the effects of war, plus family events & activities.
4.50 (6.7K reviews) (~3.71 km from centre)
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People's History Museum
Museum
Former Edwardian pumping station housing displays on local & national working-class life.
4.50 (2.9K reviews) (~0.56 km from centre)
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Portland Basin Museum
Museum
Exhibitions in restored building, including a recreated 1920s street and local industrial heritage.
4.50 (1.2K reviews) (~9.61 km from centre)
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Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Art gallery
Permanent & temporary exhibitions include Victorian art, a street mock-up & a local history archive.
4.50 (1K reviews) (~1.87 km from centre)
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Chetham's Library
Library
Public library since 1653 housing thousands of books & manuscripts in a dark, medieval atmosphere.
4.50 (143 reviews) (~0.77 km from centre)
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Stockport Museum
Museum
👍👍 Very surprised at this place. I had lived in Stockport for 4 years and had no idea this really well presented free museum was hiding in the Center of Stockport. Lots of toys and games for my 2 year old and lots of interesting artifices to learn about even things dating back thousands of years from t...
4.50 (133 reviews) (~9.56 km from centre)
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Science and Industry Museum
Science museum
Museum exploring the role of science & innovation in one of the world's first modern train stations.
4.40 (17.1K reviews) (~0.68 km from centre)
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Hat Works
Museum
Interactive exhibits recreate Victorian hat factory and display 400 hats from around the globe.
4.40 (324 reviews) (~9.62 km from centre)
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