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a Museum in the town of Manchester, in the county of Greater Manchester

The Urbis, Manchester

About Urbis

Urbis is Manchester’s Centre for Urban Culture and explores Urban culture in the cities of today and tomorrow through four floors of exhibitions about the city.

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Manchester Victoria Station(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
Market Street Station(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
M602 Junction 3(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction W)
M602 Junction 2(3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction W)
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Liverpool John Lennon Airport(27.4 miles, 44.1 km, direction W)
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