Over the coming weeks, Manchester Jewish Museum marks Jewish Culture Month 2026 (16 May – 16 Jun) with a wondrously varied programme of engaging, exhilarating events spanning food, music, history and community, from an intimate tasting-menu experience to family heritage activities and live performance.
Taking over the museum on May Bank Holiday Monday, Synagogue Stories is a full-day family-friendly event in which visitors can explore the story of Jewish Manchester through interactive tours, object handling sessions and creative workshops taking place around the site.
Volunteer guides will lead visitors through the galleries and the museum’s striking 1874 Spanish and Portuguese synagogue, sharing stories of migration, community and fascinating vignettes of everyday life across generations of Jewish Mancunians.
Alongside tours and talks, guests can get hands-on with objects from the collection and take part in arts and crafts activities inspired by the synagogue’s stained-glass windows, while also having the chance to see the museum’s remarkable 150-year-old time capsule uncovered within the building’s walls.
Closing the programme on Thu 11 Jun, an eclectic and absorbing live performance from young emerging ensemble Manchester Troubadour blends folk, medieval and classical traditions while exploring connections between cultures and histories.
Influenced by Andalusia and Sephardic folk song, In the Footsteps of the Sephardim ventures across Europe and the Middle East through music and storytelling that reflect resilience, displacement and cultural exchange, celebrating the boundless beauty of life in the face of relentless adversity.
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Manchester Jewish Museum, 190 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8LW
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- Words:
- Wolf McFarlane
- Published on:
- Mon 18 May 2026
Building on the success of previous editions of The Table, the museum reimagines its acclaimed dining experience as a guided culinary journey through its galleries, foyer and historic synagogue this Wednesday.
Guests will move through the museum across the evening while enjoying a seven-course tasting menu inspired by stories from the archive, alongside artworks and histories connected to the building itself. Drawing on flavours from Jewish diaspora cooking, local traditions and neighbouring communities, the menu offers an immersive and richly layered experience shaped by migration, memory and place.
Places are limited, so book your memorable and uniquely personal dining experience below.