What's on

1 January 2026 – 31 March 2027

Festivals and Events, Trafford Park

Volunteer Insights: 10 Minute Talks at IWM North

Join IWM North's volunteers for free, daily, ten minute talks on an item or key figure linked to the museum's collection or subject matter. Find them all in the Main Exhibition Space, subject to volunteer availability.

Exhibition space displaying artwork and models.

16 January 2026 – 31 January 2028

Families, Sale

Cosgrove Hall Films Archive

Danger Mouse, Count Duckula, Chorlton and the Wheelies and friends have a forever home in a dedicated gallery within the newly refurbished Sale Library, Trafford.

Women from the 'Desi Grannies' group making their art around a table.

21 March – 31 December

Arts and Culture, Trafford Park

Outrageous Women: Marriage, Religion and Culture

This display is inspired by the IWM exhibition Chila Welcomes You by artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman, in which she offers a personal perspective on stories of Indian migration to Britain following the Second World War.

1 April – 31 December

Arts and Culture, Trafford Park

The Roads We Walked: The Fifth Pan-African Congress

The Roads We Walked is IWM North's newest Big Picture Show, celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Fifth Pan-African Congress, which took place at Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall, Manchester, in October 1945.

1 May – 1 November

Arts and Culture, Altrincham

ORIGIN at Dunham Massey

A Right/Left Project presents a deep listening art installation, unique to Dunham Massey. Visitors are bathed in sound and light with each cycle revealing what is hidden at its core.

2 June – 1 November

Arts and Culture, Altrincham

The Botanical World of Mary Delany

Discover the pioneering technique of this eighteenth-century artist, whose ‘paper mosaicks’ were celebrated as scientifically accurate botanical specimens.

Large collection of crochet purple roses of various shades from violet to deep purple

7 September 2026 – 8 March 2027

Workshops and Clubs, Altrincham

Trafford Roses Against Violence

Help to create 10,000 handmade purple roses as part of Trafford’s Roses Against Violence campaign for International Women’s Day. The roses will form a powerful public installation for International Women’s Day 2027, helping to shine a light on violence against women and girls and inspire collective action across Trafford.