Top rated Museums in Manchester, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

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 18 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Castlefield Gallery

Art gallery

Sizable and active community arts space with regularly-changing contemporary art exhibitions.

4.40 (49 reviews) (~0.75 km from centre)

National Football Museum

National museum

More than 140,000 football-related items, plus a kids' discovery zone & skills-testing simulators.

4.30 (6.1K reviews) (~0.74 km from centre)

Upper Campfield Market Hall

Historical landmark

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4.10 (72 reviews) (~0.56 km from centre)

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Top rated Museums in Manchester, United Kingdom