Manchester Central is an award-winning venue in the heart of one of Europe’s most vibrant cities. Its vaulted arches and station clock have made the venue an iconic city feature for over 130 years. With the capacity to handle intimate corporate functions and large-scale conferences or exhibitions, our historic architecture and state-of-the-art facilities, provide the perfect venue for some of the world’s leading events.
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Central Hall (1&2 combined)
This magnificent uninterrupted and column-free space can be used for conventional exhibition layouts or for more unusual installations that can benefit from the height and unique character of the building. This is our signature space with amazing potential working perfectly for a range of events from exhibitions to conferences and dinners. Central Hall can be separated into 2 spaces.
Dimensions: W 63.7m L 157.5m H 26.38m Area 10032.75m2
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Exchange Auditorium
A purpose built auditorium with state of the art technical facilities, interpretation facilities and fully air-conditioned. The auditorium has a permanent stage facility, a range of breakout rooms and an exhibition or banqueting space of 1900 sqm.
Dimensions: W 43.8m L 25.6m H 9.9m Area 1121.28m2
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Exchange Hall
This multi-purpose space has the flexibility to allow maximum creativity. Exchange Hall can be used for everything from trade exhibitions and event hospitality to conference seating and large scale banqueting.
Dimensions: W 36.4m L 50.4m H 7.8m Area 1834.56m2
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Breakout Rooms & Meeting Spaces
There are 27 flexible spaces available for a range of meetings and events.
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The Gallery
A multi-purpose space connecting Central Hall and one of our meeting suite. Flooded with natural light through its 40m long sky light, this space creates an ambience of relaxation and is ideal for networking, exhibitions or as an event space in its own right.
Dimensions: W 15.42m L 48.54m H 6.54m Area 748.4868m2
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