Opening Times
Find out the days and times our gallery, shop and café are open – and plan your visit now.
The Whitworth’s opening times are:
Monday (including Bank Holidays) – Closed
Tuesday – 10am-5pm
Wednesday – 10am-5pm
Thursday – 10am-9pm
Friday – 10am-5pm
Saturday – 10am-5pm
Sunday – 10am-5pm
Free entry, open to all.
Art Gallery
Our usual opening times are Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm and on Thursdays until 9pm.
We are closed on Mondays, including all Bank Holiday Mondays.
Please note: From 30 October 2025 - 30 March 2026, our Parkside gallery entrance will close at 5pm. This is due to shorter daylight hours during the winter months. The Oxford Road gallery entrance will be open as usual until 9pm.
Christmas and New Year opening times
Open: 10am – 5pm
Tuesday 16 - Sunday 21 December
Please note: Thursday 18 December we are open until 5pm
Gallery closed:
Tuesday 23 December
Wednesday 24 December
Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day)
Friday 26 December (Boxing day)
Open: 10am – 5pm
Saturday 27 - Sunday 28 December
Tuesday 30 – Wednesday 31 December
Gallery Closed:
Thursday 1 January – Friday 2 January
On Saturday 3 January 2026, our usual gallery opening hours will return.
Free entry, and open to all.
The Whitworth Shop
The Whitworth Shop is open during the gallery opening times.
Contact the shop email thewhitworthshop@manchester.ac.uk
Telephone 0161 275 7498
You can visit The Whitworth Shop online to discover bespoke artist-made products linked to our collections and exhibitions.
Shop the Whitworth collection online
The Whitworth Café
Located in the elegant glass and stainless-steel extension the café overlooks Whitworth Park and the gallery’s art garden.
*Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm and on Thursdays 10am-8pm
Email whitworth.cafe@manchester.ac.uk
Telephone 0161 275 7497
Café last orders one hour before closing.
The Whitworth Café is a cashless venue and only accepts payment by credit or debit card.
Visit the café website to find out more about the menus, contact the café team, or to book a table
What’s on at the gallery
Find out which events and exhibitions are on at the gallery.