Students in All Saints Park

Our facilities

Creating a state-of-the-art hub for arts and humanities in the heart of Manchester.

About our facilities

£100m+ building investment

We’ve invested over £110m in professional-grade facilities to nurture the next generation of innovators and thinkers.

Designed for collaboration

Work with others around you, learn from them and explore how different specialisms can interact.

Spaces to relax and network

Explore our onsite cafes, a bar and restaurant, and two roof terraces overlooking All Saints Park and the Manchester cityscape.

Connected with the community

We host performances, exhibitions and events throughout the year at our cultural venues.

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  • Atrium of the Grosvenor East building

    Grosvenor East Building

    Creative writing, humanities, performance and social sciences.

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  • Night time view of illuminated SODA building

    School of Digital Arts

    Film, animation, UX, photography, sound design, gaming and AI.

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Discover our facilities

Explore our facilities by subject

Architecture

  • Materials and audiovisual stores

  • Photography and editing suites

  • Professional-grade hardware and software

  • Workshops for:

    • model making with wood, plastics, foam and metal

    • computer-aided manufacturing

    • printing

Find out more about our facilities for architecture

Students admiring their work
Art and design

  • An extensive range of making and media workshops, supported by experienced technicians. We have resources for all materials and techniques, including:

    • ceramics

    • computer-aided manufacturing

    • embroidery

    • fabric cutting, dyeing and sewing

    • glass

    • knitting

    • metal

    • photography

    • preparing canvases

    • processes involving chemicals

    • traditional and digital printing on paper and fabrics

    • weaving

    • wood, plastics and foam

  • Equipment and material stores

  • Gallery spaces

  • Hybrid studios

  • IT suites with specialist software for print and web design, video and image editing, and computer-aided design

  • Library and visual resource centre

Find out more about our facilities for art and design

A Manchester School of Art student using the screen printing facilities
Digital arts
  • Computer lab
  • Da Vinci colour grading suite
  • Digital innovation lab
  • Edit and audio suites
  • Film studio
  • Green screens
  • Informal workspace
  • Large computer labs for teaching
  • Making space
  • Motion and stop-motion capture studios
  • Photography studio
  • Screening room
  • Sound and music production studios, and control rooms
  • Seminar rooms
  • Technical Village Green, for support and equipment loan
  • The Modal Gallery
  • User experience  testing and observation suite
  • Virtual reality studio
  • Village Green for collaborative working

Find out more about our facilities for digital arts and media

Inside one of the study spaces in the School of Digital Art, computer workstations built into every desk.
Fashion

  • Artificial intelligence and augmented reality for design development and retail

  • Dedicated fashion library, archives and special collections

  • Digital technologies for product development

  • Specialist equipment for:

    • non-sew technology

    • fashion manufacturing and product development

    • fashion photography

    • niche fashion manufacturing

    • textile testing and analysis

  • Studio spaces

Find out more about our facilities for fashion

Embroidery room at Manchester Fashion Institute
Humanities and social sciences

  • Atrium and foyer space for exhibitions and events

  • Editing suites

  • Green screen studio

  • Language laboratories

  • Manchester Poetry Library

  • Radio and podcast suite

  • Study pods

  • Student hub

  • TV and radio studios

  • TV control room

Radio studio at Grovesnor East
Performance and drama

  • Acting and voice studios

  • Movement studio spaces

  • Rehearsal spaces

  • Theatre with backstage facilities including dressing rooms, scenery workshops and a green room

Performers on stage at the Manchester Met theatre