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The Street at The McManus

Take a walk down memory lane and immerse yourself in The Street at The McManus.

Visit the shop and stand at the bar. Browse the windows of the old Toy Shop and the Pawn Shop. Look into the Shoe Shop and Furniture Shop. Peruse fashions from yesteryear in the department store. You may even remember some retail names from old Dundee.

The Street at The McManus runs until Sunday 23 October 2022.

A Love Letter To Dundee: Joseph McKenzie Photographs 1964-1987

The Joseph McKenzie display returns to Dundee of the 1960s-1980s. Stunning black and white photographs evidence the changing fortunes of the City and its people. McKenzie is considered by many to be the father of modern Scottish photography and his Dundee works are just the balm that we need coming out of lockdown. They remind us of Dundee's strength through changing times, the value of community and the knowledge that we can look forward to better times ahead.

A Love Letter to Dundee runs until Sunday 20 March 2022.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela's links with many UK cities are well-documented but little is written about activity in Dundee. This small display focusses on objects collected by Chris Law MP. The Anti-Apartheid Scottish Committee formed in 1976, and was active under that title until 1994. They held their first two meetings at the University in Dundee, and a Dundee group campaigned continuously locally.

Please consider a donation to support our work. Covid-19 has had a significant impact on our finances and every penny really will contribute to the work of The McManus.

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The McManus has been successfully reopen for some time. We are delighted that from Fri 1 October the Mills Observatory will reopen and from Tues 5 October Broughty Castle Museum will also reopen.

In all of our venues, to safeguard staff and visitors, we have carried out risk assessments, tested our building systems, installed new signage, sanitiser stations and Perspex screens. We have implemented new cleaning and hygiene regimes and delivered training to all staff.

We look forward to welcoming you back to our venues.

We had rigorous daily cleaning regimes in place prior to lockdown. We have enhanced these further and they remain in place.

To maintain visitor confidence, we have signage in place to remind all of us to maintain a respectful distance from others.

We retain a recommended 'one-way' route through our galleries and displays. This includes a designated up and a designated down stair.

We ask that only one visitor or household use the lift at a time. Please consider if you should use the lift – this will allow those with the greatest need to be prioritised.

We advise all to follow current guidelines to wash their hands thoroughly and regularly with soap and hot water. Our public toilets will be open to support regular handwashing.

Hand sanitiser stations remain available.

Yes our public toilets are open. Numbers remain limited to support social distancing and an enhanced cleaning regime.

You should be aware that only museum visitors are able to use our toilets.

Yes, current Scottish Government guidance continues to require face coverings to be worn during your visit.

Our staff will wear face coverings.

Note that within the Scottish Government guidance not all individuals are required to wear masks or face coverings. Please let our staff know if you are in this group. Please be courteous of those who may have valid health reasons for not wearing a face covering.

Yes, the McManus Café is open. Where possible we ask that contactless payments are made. We will still accept cash.

As part of the Scottish Government's Test and Protect programme, on arrival at the McManus Café we ask all adults over the age of 16 in your group to scan the Test and Protect QR code displayed. A paper system is also in place for those who cannot scan the QR code. This information will be kept for 21 days. LACD have a privacy policy.

Our shop is open. Where possible we ask that contactless payments are made. We will still accept cash.

For the moment, we will not be offering our usual face-to-face talks and tours programme. Do look out for details of digital events on The McManus website.

Our Creative Learning staff remain in touch with partners about the delivery of our current Learning programmes.

Do remember to follow The McManus on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

No, we regret that at present we cannot arrange for visitors to view collections in store either at The McManus or at the Collections Unit.

Our enquiry service is back in operation.

Our face-to-face talks and tours programme is suspended. Do look out for details of digital events on The McManus website.

We regret that at present, we cannot provide access to collections in store either at The McManus or the Collections Unit.